The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-27
THE JERSEY CITY FRAUDS.

Tho Trial Of Bumsied, vreelnud and Welsh
PostpOned-Police Commissioner EdmOndsOn
Again In Court-The Convicted Commission.
ers Apply for a Stay OF Proceedings.
The trial OF william II. Bumsted, Garrett vrceland
and Ben amin F. Welsh, for consplrnR to defraud
the Mayor and Aldermen OF Jersey City, was moved
yesterday by the District Attorney. judges Bedle,
Randolph and Brnkerholr were on the bench
Judge Bedle interposed and said that, in the case
OF the State against the Police Commissioners on
which q verdict Of guilty had been rendered. the
Court would take action on Saturday next.
Counsel for Bumsted aud company moved for
postponemcnt Of their trial on the ground
that very important witness, Mr.. Gil
lett, President Of the Board OF Public Works,
Is lying seriously ILL., An AFFIDAVIT, accompanied
by two medical certificates, was presented In sup.
port OF the motion. After some discussion the
trial was postponed till the first Tuesday in May.
The defendants Immediately renewed their ball IN
Mr. Dixon moved that the indictment charging
Joseph Acton. an Assessor Of Jersey CITY, be
quashed. This was most grievous case, which the
Of aaRay amt to the s aan5 jury m eae
upon took up The matter. Edmondson, who
duced Acton to give him power OF attorney to
collect $500 OF the laiter's salary for political pur
poses, and this demand Acton acceded 10 only on
the representations that the other assessors had
i IN order "' 70 bring Acton down quickly
applicant for tho position occupied by Acton offered
as high as 5000 II the position were given 10 him.
Mr. Dixon pointed out some alleged defects IN the
Indictment on which he based his motion, and the
Court reserved decision.
MIR. Dixon moved stay Of proceedings In the
case OF the Police Commissioners and Ohlef OF Police
Just convicted until the supreme Court could re-
view the exceptions taken on the trial. lie
the jury panel again. and was abiding repeatedly
to the "tribunal" by which defendants were tried
when Judge Bede sharply broke In, 'You mean the
Jury, presume" Mr.. Dixon replied In the afrma-
tive.
inc Attorney General opposed the application.
The defendants had not only been fairly tried and
convicted, but they practically selected the jury for
themselves. The state was far from showing
any vindicIiveness III the matter for IL al
lowed these men six times many challenges
as they were entitled TO by law. The verdict was
regarded as just and righteous one by the conmu-
these men were virtually In the control or the public
money IN that large city OF 1000 inha bitants
Judge Bedle said that the Court would reader
| the ARRAY was not based on any imputa-
| ton OF fraud on the part OF the Sheriff
| The question was purely whether the sheriff had
| complied Win his statutory requirements in his
selection OF the jury, and had 30 far departed from
the requirements or the statute as 10 rem
der that Jury panel null and void. Tne
| question IS novel one, and had never
the Court would yield to tho motion for q review OF
the decision on that point must be settled by fur
| ther determination.
The Court asked the District Attorney If ne mad
mp the case OF the Fire Commissioners, but the wit
| nesees were absent.
! The Court then adjourned till this morning. when
inc indictment against Chief OF Police mcWnIiams
alleged cohuslon In the. Noyes bond robheW case,
will be takenW