The New York herald., 1872-10-06
TEE JERSEY CIyY BANK ROBBERY.
Startling Developments In the
Case.

aHan Of Dollars the PriS0-Pr0ctoT and
penning Convicted-The Story
Not Yet HALF Told-A Lesson
inthe Art Of fBank-Eursting.
The trial OF Proctor and DenDing, for attempting
70 rob the First National Bank OF Jersey City, was
resumed yesterday before Judge Depue. The fol-
lowing testimony comprises all the material points
In the case
Jane Beemer testIfed-I live at No. 6 Exchange
place; first saw Proctor on the second floor OF my
Aunding; ne asked me to see that the room was
cleaned for him; asked me how much 1t would be,
and paid me next saw him in the hall during the
latter part OF the week; used TO see him often,
sometimes with two others; on Sunday morning !
saw two others at about four O'Clock; Proctor was
not with them they came generally at about ten or
eleven O'Clock at night and Proctor perhaps an
hour earher they were in the habit OF going out at
about hafpast four O'Clock In the morning; !
thought there was something wrong; tried 10
look into the room, but all Of the windows were
Aarkened; then told Nafew; did 1t because WAS
AFRAID OF the men; heard nothing more; in June
Proctor rented two rooms OF me on the second
no0r; he told me he had sister and brother COM
ing rom Chicago and wanted them to stay with
him; besides, he intended to move his of1ice rom
New York, and wanted his men to sleep over here;
he said he was q sculptor and showed me piece
ofMarble; saw them move bed, bedding, &c, into
the room; the windows and fanlight and skylight
were covered the first week; sometimes heard
them walking around all night.
Mr.. SandfOrd, the cashier, testified that there
was, on the night of the attempted burglary, at
least million and half of dollars In the vault,
consisting OF notes. bonds, certificates securities
and money.
Sylvester Nafew sw0re that he first saw Proctor
between the LIST and the 9th OF May; understood
he was q sculptor; about that time he hired some
rooms In the building; on the 4th OF June he hired
room No. in the rear; Richard Howell, who is in
my fathers employ, went up to move the furniture
out OF No. 8; after we had moved the furniture we
tried to look into Proctor's rooms; the glass over
the door was painted and covered with q blanket
Or something Of that kind the inside, and had
70 look through the keyhoe; we could see nothing
but bedstead; we went down stairs and after
window in the rear Of the building; he reported
that he could not see through the window, as that
Se ne @ m he p tn Sa ne m
anything covered the wall or any part Of the wall
nearest the bank building, and 4 anything stood
that he had gone in and what he had seen; was
not present at the time Of the arrest Proctor that
night went into the building at half past ten, and
twenty minutes after eleven Denning and Foley
Richard T. " Howell sworn-I am in the employ
from No. 8, after Proctor mad hired It, Nafew
sSd me- that ne was suspicious OF tne men young
glass in the doors, but it was guarded by curtains.
and we had to look through the keyhole; we saw
only bed tried afterwards to look through the
rear window, but could see nothing; then went
up through building No. and climbed into the
abig trunk and a wardrobe; the wardrobe stood
against the bank wall; pushed the wardrobe
brick, which had evidently been taken from the
bank wall, lying at the bottom OF the hole; piece
pasted on tine END n tSe % IT rat Precinct
police, testified first received information OF
Wa M Sn Sane s case the a sa
that ! was required In citizens clothes at the
Presidents house; at eleven O'Clock was directed
10 select my men; sent for my men, directing
them to wear rubber shoes and citizens clothes,
and arm themselves with revolvers; to report at
precisely twelve O'Clock; at twelve O'Clock the
men reported, and sent two OF them
upon the roof OF the building; then myself
ana three officers ascended with drawn revolvers
into the building; Proctor came out OF No 8;
showed him back and secured him; then, while
bowe and covered him with our pistols McKeag
burst open the door next to the parlor door; we
met two men at the door; told the officer to force
them back; we handcuffed them and took them to
the station house; in the room we found bedstead
and bedding, wardrobe, trunk and coalbox; the
coalbox contained bricks and mortar taken from
the wall the trunk contained burglars tools; II is
In Court.
Mr.. Young, assistant cashier, on being examined,
stated first received information Of the designs
OF the men from Mr.. sandford; made an examin-
alton OF the premses went up into the upper
room OF the vault, looked on the wall ana saw
some paper pasted there; pressed against 1t and
found that, the mortar having been removed, the
Drick Welded to my pressure; in removing the
brick they had broken the plaster work and used
piece OF paper to cover the break the end OF the
brick was also covered with paper; in plasteriDg
the paper to the wall they had plastered one OF the
bank letters as well; at five or ten minutes after
one that night went up into the burglars
room the men had then been arrested;
rear room, where the hole was made; some OF the
tools lay in front OF the hole; the box containing
fhQ mn nrfa
wide and deep; saw Dennng and Proctor there;
Denning was attired in his pants and in shirt /;
Foley was dressed in the same style: they had both
been at work evidently: examined the hole in the
wall; they had cut thoroughly both walls, and
through the blue stone concrete, and were at work
upon The granite which protects the vault In the
vault there at the time about million and q
halI OF dollars belonging 10 the pahk ana peiong.
Ing TO other persons perhaps million OF dollars
worth OF property.
and fifteen minutes afterwards they appeared and
pronounced q verdict OF guilty. AT this announce
ment Proctor, who is a daring, brazen fellow tried
TO smile and appear Indifferent but the feebleness
OF the effort was palpable DeDning whose coun-
tenance has assumed bilious hue since the com
but dartng look al Judge Depue he seemed to read
his fate. Both had small bouquets which were given
them by two lady friends in every way worthy, to
all appearance, of the compaDonshp OF the cul-
prits They, like their "chums,n were attired re-
gardless of expense, and, considering the grave
crime OF which the prisoners were convicted, the
sight OF such fashionable swells ut the bar was
something very rare in a Jersey Court.
Proctor is short and thick set, slightly bald over
the forehead and wears O cropped mustache and
chin beard OF thick growth, denoting a robust
temperament. In his genial mood-for even such
characters can be genial-he would pass for
master OF ceremonies. But though mis- makeup
is fautless, cunning and resolution, which phrenoi
ogists would term ''concentratveness," are prom
nent traits OF his character. One OF the Keepers OF
the Jail, IN speaking OF him, says "that Proctor Is
a desperate fellow. He declared more than once
that he would not hesitate to shoot down a
who would stand between him and the accomplish
ment OF his purpose. We had TO remove a prisoner
that Proctor would tear him pieces, because
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