The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-29

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The State Bank mt Morris-Review OF the
Trials for Perjury and Conspiracy to De-
fraud.
Now that the two trials in relation to the
defunct State Bank at Morris-one for perjury,
and the other for conspiracy to defraud--have
terminated, review Of the proceedings, and Of the
results arrived at, may not be uninterestng un-
instructive to the reader. The charge of the
learned Judge the trial of the directors, who
were acqutted-which we give exclusively-pre-
SCENTS curious contrast to that of the same Judge
on the trial of Dayton, who was convicted. At our
leisure, may review these charges, in connection
with the philosophical history Of New Jersey justice
for years past. II is fresh subject at least
There is no man that has attentively read
the full reports Of those cases-which were
published exclusively in this journal, and fur
nished by our own repor,er-who must not
have been startled ut the audaeity Of the "con-
6den.e men" who played their parts in this drama,
and the facility with which they walked into the
Affections Of their dupes The Developments m ide
on these trials are well calculated to alarm the
public who are holders Of the notes Of many banks,
which, for aught they know, may be, and, in point
Of fact really are, rotten and tottcring as the
State Bank at Morris on the day before it,
fall The very directors themselves Qf we are
TO believe them) were so utterly ignorant Of its
situation, the night before it failed, tina.
they had hesitation in releasing an en- iorser
Of two notes from his security for $4,000,
and substituting in its stead eight hundred and thir
teen shares Of the stock Of the bank owned by T. A.
Thomps on, which were then not worth rush, for
the foundation on which they rested-the Susque-
hannah Bank-had failed, and the superstructurs
went with it. These eight hundred aud thirteen
shares had been purchased by Susquehannah mo-
ney, Of whose worthlessneSs at least two Of the
directors we're advised on the morning Of - day,
IN New York, the placards Of the failure being in
their own hands. Yet such was their blind credu-
hty-such their implicit reliance upon the con-
fdcnce man-that they released good security,
and leaned upon broken reed. This is their own
showing; and il affords pretty conclusive evidence
as to what kind Of directors they were-lawyors
and doetors-sons Of Esculapius and Solon-with a
toothdrawer for their cashier, whose defence on
his trial was that he was utterly ignorant Of bank
satisfactorily proved. We are bound to believe
from the characters the directors received, that
they were "all honorable men" Being friends
too, Of The Judge, who endorsed their respectabty
and put in good word for them with the jury,
che presumption is that they all as innocent as
unborn babes Or sucking doves, while l.. A. Thomp-
son and Willard Earle we're very hawks One Of
these il gone to bis account and the other over the
Aleghlncs Dead men can tell no tales aud the
abscnt cannot defend themselves; and whatever
blame the directors attach to them, must be re-.
eoiyed with grain Of salt. One thing IL worthy
of remark-uo attempt Las been made to bring
Thompson to trial There has been no requisition
upon the Governor Of Ohio 70 deliver him up to
offended justice.
As the case stands now, Il presents a curious
phase Of the administration Of justice. Harvey
Dayton. the supple tool, Who, by the sanction and
with the advice of tae directors, swore that the
bank had boHl Gae cash capital Of so ,0Jo-the
officer q the hank-the servant who was only car
rJing out tho will Of his empoyers-is convict for
that false O. "a, and will be brought up for sentence
Ia july next fore the Supreme Court, al Trenton,
while the employers, at whose instgaton and for
whose advantage he pepetrated the foul decd, go
scot free, illustrating the proverb,
That In the Captain = but a cholozic word,
Which 10 the soldier IL Eat baspheuy
Lambert Norton, the President u f. A Thomp-
con. who did bis bidding. and als9 guped
the oath-not withstaniiug the Sunday schools
and the prayer meetings, and other religious
exercises IN which Judge and jury seemed
70 place % much faith on the last tralwill hsvsto
pass through the ordeal second time, at Morris
town, in September next, Or Mr.. Ponier, who re-
poses the utmost confidence in him, after a three
months religious acquaintance, viii forfeit bis bail
Whether he vii be forthcoming thea aad tasfe,
Or, IL =, either his ricty vil s the sA.isc.i5a
q Judge and jufy. make black white, f4,s.
cath ttaa, tmg clone can deternaa iar. y dlu9t
fl afs .u.h e.a'F, That & Judicial .saatry eas
oree tenn gted to his that Gol had fg.e .it. . lu
thi1ga except tlc yeriels d petty 5Iu.t Tl8
came observation j. equally applicable q the