New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-30
THE JERSEY CITY POLICE TRIALS.
CLOSING ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE CHIEF
BY HIS BONDsMEN.


BY HIS BONDsMEN.
The trial of Chief -Of-POlice McWilliams and
Detective Doyle Of Jersey City continued yesterday
N The Hudson County Court. Prosecutor GarretsOn
summed up for the State, reviewing the testimony at
great length In relation to the burglar testimony he
said II only matter OF practice and Of law that
the evidence of accomplces must be corroborated IN
order 20 convict" Tie Court, however ruled that the
testimony accompces must be proved 20 he dsiner-
esed on it must be cOrroboraed Mr.. Garrettson then
argued that the burglars must have been dsDterested
fjuce neither the Chief nor Doyle mad anything
10 90 with the arrest, and neither had
appeared witness against the burglars,
While Capt. McHorney had made the arrest and after
ward testified against them, yet they had made
sao against him. He held that the burglars had made
The charge against the Chief and Doyle because they
implicated in the conspiracy 70 rob the bank, and
sferward deserted them in their trouble Therefore the
burglars had felt justified in turning States evidence
He closed by saying that he had produced all the evil
dencc against the defendants that ne could get
Nj williamson then summed up for the defense. He
sterd that the letter offered in evidence was not legal
because il related to time subsequent to the conclusion
~, 49,. - s''iIacy. II is while the conspiracy is
in progress that such evidence Gnu ee aqmted, The
evidence given by accomplice should only be con
,idered for what was really worth When three ac-
completes come and tell the same story OF course II
makes great impression the jury The latter must
he careful 20 consider that i'll law does not cOrrobo
rate the other The jury must take w one Of the wit
consider his story without regard 70 the other
Counsel reviewed the testimony and claimed that the
Whole evidence Of the state shrouded in doubt aa
tbe defendants shcaM have the benefit Of the DOUBT
The Hon Charles H. Winfield also summed up for the
defense. He argued that whatever Hoyle said In The
~o in New euuIu nor nc taken as evidence against
itfTiftf defendant ph conspiracy completed June o.
rbs rosp Yves cne Which would show whether Combina
ZION OF rOgues could put down honest men 10 their own
advantage. No 50 subiectto the machnatlOns
nj rogues as policemen. They we're compelled 10 60
anong them IN their official capacity 1t was plainly 70
he seen that they vulnerable 70 the attacks OF
thieves 10 Is upon the testimony OF men VINO are
clothed with crime with garment that the jury
asked mol only TO c0nslgn THESE 1elehu,
ants ~ prison but to everlasting infamy. The OLD
Mosaic Law that a man who confessed his own base
meas not to be heard, yet the State was building
M a ease the evidence Of such men. Fearing that
the Of such would detract from their
evidence the State hired miserable eavedropper 10
Frank McDOnOugh OF HOboken the 2lst man TO
whom the Infamous request was made and he was fresh
fr0In the county Jail, where he had been confined
for refusing 70 support his wife and children.
He read from the Bible He that refuses 10 provide IOf
nj own is more than an inhdei."
The testjmony was reviewed by Mr.. Winfield, who
closed by making a strong appeal TO the jury TO take
onpr ensve view OF the situation, and not TO consider
the evidence OF thieves and burglars who we're curses 10
Attorney General Gilchrst began the summing mp for
the state The Will probably be given 70 the jury
Chief Mcwiniams was surrendered by his bondsmen
yesterday afternoon, and at 1880 p m was rearesteu IN
Cooper Hall. IN Newarkave., JerseY-Clty' oy sherlH
Reinhafdt who conveyed him TO the County jan.