New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-29
JERSEY CITY POLICE TRIALS.

The trial of Chief of Police McWilliams and
Detective Doyle was resumed yesterday in the Hudson
County Courts, Judge Depue presiding. Chief McWil-
Jams was recalled and his cross examination continued
as follows
know a man named Sanders who keeps a saloon near
the car stables in Bergen and who od the names Of
some men on the Jury who friends Of his he said
many men on the jury panel had expressed the
opinion that ! was guilty; / thanked him, and
told him did not want TO be convicted before trial.
letter was shown TO witness who stated that II had
been received by Doyle from Mrs Deyereaux told
Doyle that be was fool to have anything 10 do with
that woman for she was bad one; we talking of
the and told Doyle thought this woman had all
to do with it visited the Jail three times the first time
went TO see Mr. Bumsted walked around and looked
at the burglars the second time the following Mon
day saw Dennan and said to him, If you had done
you promised you would not have got into this trOube
he lsaid, That's So" and asked me 10 see
Barney Aaron, and tell over; In my remark
to him alluded to the time when met him in the
street Jersey City, and told him not TO ply his profes
sion here; Mrs Devereaux told me she knew that Cum
mings was in the robbery; have had no communication
with him in regard TO ii; knew him by reputation as
thief; before was arrested received a communication
from Mike Murray a gambler who knows Cummings, ad-
vising jump bail because these men were all going
10 swear against me- he also stated that Mrs Devereaux
had Jersey City get Mr. Sanford to influence
my bondsmen to forfeit my bail; when sent Doyle to
Mrs Devereaux told him she had said she could give
information which would lead to the arrest Of Cummings,
and requested him TO see if there was anything in 1t;
policemen are required TO have eye TO vacant rooms
next bank; was net informed that the rooms in Ex-
changepaoe vacant; familiar with the house
five or SIX years ago aud called there TO see MIS- Beaer
and other ladies' have noticed the bill To Let" on the
house for the past two or three years. but dd not thk
my duty to look into the matter never thought the
robber who bought house Warren and Jer
sey CITY, told me he thought the First National was
the strongest bank IN the city; thought nun eoOd
judge of banks ana cannot see why he should say so Tor
bind have Mt been IN Miss Beamer's house for three
years before the arrest or the burglars; When leot
away from the SheTfs officer the night OF arrest
started 20 90 10 my sisters at Lafayette, nut after
wards changed my mind, as was afraid the case would
be compromised returned to Pavona Ferry, went to,
Forty-secondst New York, and purchased ucketf for
Toronto or Montreal; at Burlington, VT, read ae-'
stating that had fed decided 10 TO Montreal,
tending TO reach Boston at certain time, but the
train broke down and was delayed several hours
meant when ] said in the dispatch that had been
wrongly advised, advised TO 90 TO Montreal 70
get information and when saw In the papers that
heard that Dennan and named Hopkins were con-
nected with bank robbery In South Carolina and that
HOPKINS was on bad with Dennan and would tell
me many things about HIM which would help my case
away IN hurry because was afraid might not
get bail and would be locked up drank great deal be-
felt bad In relation 10 the charge OF such hOr
bic crime and half crazy and could not control my
Detective Doyle testified conradictng the dispositions
OF the bank robbers He said have talked with the
DuIBldIs llle1 ndNS WIN nv
Proctor asked them who the fourth man was Dennan
would not talk to me never spoke TO him before ara
not give him any handcuf keys; never talked with
them about means OF escape had only one talk with
Dennan never reported TO the Chief that attempt
was 10 be the bank the Chief never told me TO
20 HewYOrk and tell Dennan that he wanted 10 see
him Witness was crOssexamined at length and briefly
redirect, but nothing OF Importance was ELECTED.
Several unimpOrtant witnesses testified, and Attorney
General Gchrist then stated that since the prosecution
mad closed they had obtained more evidence against the
defendants and could show that some one mad tried TO
influence the jury and he wished TO offer this eyL
dence as proof OF guilt The defense objected and the
Court ruled that could not be opened again on
general principles and excluded the evidence. County
Prosecutor GarrettsOn then proceeded 70 sum up but
was interrupted by the adjournment Of the Court.