The New York herald., 1872-10-31
THE JERSEY BANK ROBBERY
Argument Of the Attorney
General.
JUDGE DEPUE'S CHARGE.
The Jury Out Twelve Hours and No Prospect a
Verdict-saunders To Be Prosecuted
for Tampering with the Jury
Affecting Scene in Court.

Yesterday was the last day OF the trial OF Chief
McWilliams and Detective Doyle in Jersey CITY.
The Attorney General resumed his argument for
the State. He alluded to the accused in a yerv
delicate manner, and q stranger entering the
Court would be likely to set him down counsel
for the defence. lie concluded as follows:-
You are To deliver the community from criminals buS
y9 s are g asyer heTe men 4 ,nnoesn iro the aw3
dpassonatey have set DOWN nohn IL 10 Il my duty
against these but hays raths!
this matter in charge because you have charge OF the
Ny duty is done. ~
look OF mute amazcment could be seen on
every countenance when the Attorney General
resumed his seat. The Ian who won laures for
himself in the Bumsted case forfeited them in one
day. There was murmurA OF astonishment
throughout the Court which was only checked by
the gavel OF the Judge when he commenced to de-
liver his charge to the jury
Judge Depue in mis- charge urged the following
points to the jury
eas % i Be- the %s two
these men guilty and acaait me other The
either We're IsS partss "n to the conspras@
was SnRrAy 5rssE sssSsep into p0s &:
First Nationa Hank is uhdisputed in the case.
Iial assd a,;osaIs becomes "ess Se dats @
testimony ascempc Unless tho he 'S ie%ony sSS, be- cor ns
EsSSa,sa a and a.. s is
oay direct may isunHhs but but
sonnest the ers alleged S"S% ana muse
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sspp @ i @ 's 70 strong % in this e s
thnt hcWiams was party to the conspiracy 70 brean
20 s
%s 81 SO A &
s s' q
and 'ss
doubt ySn are bound 70 acaat them Neither sympathy
the crime should influence your verdict, but you
appr9aeh ,s mi this with e f sense
meted out to the guilty
AN AFFECTING SCENE.
The jury went out ut halfpast eleven O'Clock,
and had not returned up to Q late hour last night.
As soon as they went out McWilliams' wife and
selves upon him. The scene which followed was
most Affecting. Poor McWilliams with ali hid
faults, has beautiful wife and good nother WIG
brother-in.law, John f. Scott. the City Clerk, has
watched the progress OF his trial with such anx.
iety that the Chle obtained sympathy IRON quartera
whence he could not reasonably expect TO find
any. The accused man was pitiable spec
ana his mother, both Of whom were wrung with
anguish, as If he were to be torn from them forj
ever. His true friends earnestly hope that II there
be o favorable termination OF this tral he will
mend his ways and abandon such dlsreputable
hannts as Patt's and Dodge's, resorts Of notorious
thieves, and that he will cultivate in The futurd
decent associations II he give promise OF amend1
ment Ii Is not at ali likely that any OF the other
four indictments will be preferred against him.
TAMpERING WITH JURORS.
As soon as the jury had retired Judge Depu6
said:-
During the progress Of This trial affidavit prcJ
sened 20 the Court that efforts had been made by third
party 70 influence OF the jurors. The Court withheld
The will hand 1t TO the prosecute and n In
ought to be pro- ecutcd, the Court Will fix day to hear
motion for rule to show why person should
not be attached tor contempt The Courts in this Statd
are determined TO break up business Of interfering
with jurors.
IL 80 p. M.-The jury have now been out twelve
hours and there is no prospect OF an agrcementi
At one time there were seven for conviction Ol
both defendants and five for acquttal; at another,
ten Tor conviction OF Doyle and tw ior acquittal.
1t is most improbable that the jury will find both
guilty, and the result will be disagreement. The
charge OF Judge Depue was regarded as plea fox
the defendants, and yet the crcumstantia evl.
dence seems to the public to be overwhelming.