New-York tribune., 1872-10-14
1uH 1cCUsED CHIEF or POLICE.
,NDrcTEp IN JERSEY CITY-PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
his DEFENSE.

his DEFENSE.
Cbief of Police McWilliams was taken before
rdco Redle in the Hudson County IN. J Circuit Court
| on saturday TO plead TO four indictments which had
heen found against him. The first was for having bur
glars tools IN his possessions the second for breaking
and entering the First National Bank; the third for
conspiring with John Doyle Charles j. Proctor Frank
Demon and Joseph Foley to break and enter the First
National Bank with intent to steal money, goods and
chattels thererom the fourth, for having known as
Chief OF Police Of the intended breaking into the First
National Bank and having neglected TO cause the arrest
OF the persons designing It, The indictments were read
by County Prosecutor Garrettson. and the accused
pleaded guilty to each one. Bail was fixed at $1,000
on each Indictment but the bail not furnished and
the Chief is still in Jail.
McWiams states that he does not know Of any evil
dence against him except that furnished by the mpris
oned burglars and by their conederaeF and his friends
express great confidence that this be readily reued
II time is only given TO prepare for the trial The a-
sion made by counsel for the Chief TO witnesses for
it might be necessary to send to st. Louis and per-
haps New Orleans is thus eXplained The defendant
claims to have information that the gang com
mtted burglaries in both those cities, and that In ST.
Louis Charles j. Proctor was captured and attempted to
implicate Eagan the Chief OF Police of that cty that
the woman representing herself to be PrOctOrs sister,
who obtained the private interview by which suspicion
was first directed toward McWilliams and Who 1t Is
swas the chief witness against him before the Grand
jury appeared the stand in st. Louis against Eagan,
who was thoroughly vindicated from all charges In
NewOrleans 1t is sad Frank Demon captured and
a somewhat similar attempt made, but the elrcun-
stances Of this not SO clearly understood Ie
graphic dispatches have been sent TO both Cities andthe
case will not be brought TO trial until the necessary VII
nesses arrive Joseph Foley Is sad 10 nave peen eP o.
vcted OF burglary in this city, aud 10 nave scINcu -
years in the Sing Sing prison. PrOctors sister Is tnS
reputed wife OF a farO-Dank keeper IN new 1oil uhu
botb IL Is alleged are nOOTiOusy bad characters Aega-
tions are also made that all OF the burg aIs were c0
neced with the johnson gang whose leader was shOL Dy
WcWiIliams "A few wears ago while resisting an arrest.
The Chief states that lie feels confident a lie can VIZ
dicate himself readily from the charges pendng against
him In the meantime Dstrict-AttOfney Gaffe!sOh re-
fuses to give any hint of the nature or strength OF tAe
evidence he is ready TO produce. ~ - =,
McWillams declines TO explain his absence IRON Jer-
sey City TO say where lie passed the tlme curing
which he away, but IT "a certain hat ne was IA con
slant telegruphc communication WIN ms pIOtnSI anu
but for q railway detention lie claims ne NOu9 nafo
heen I'm the courtroom before his name was caed on
Friday The amount Of bail which Will be required mas
not been settled have bondsen been found a99 20
nolifv i'm te probable amount. Mir. EdmOndsOn, Police
Commissioner and L. c. Brown are ready TO De security
TO the OF their property ana the FORMER assurSu
THE TRIBUNE reporter that aDuhuahV Da "ouiu io' W
II viii remembered that at carly hour last Thurs
dav morning patrOlman discovered hOrge and wagon
hjtched TO "A IamppO5t, the Hudson County Bank,
and, as owner appeared, he took the properly
to police sno3' Tmfso oos TP91 Were found m the
wagon. covered over with apples. Tho friends
Of McWilliams say that this was putup
lob" we'll planned by the thieves IN the jail, but badly
executed by their conederates outside Inc intention
of the thieves was il claimed, TO verify information
OF contemplated burglary furnished TO Capt Horn by
Proctor and i'm this manner to prove his penence.
Capt Horn, however, does not say that he learned OF
the intended burglary from tho prisoners, ana sun De
capture by the zeal OF the patr0nlan who took the
wagon TO the station-hOuse.