The sun., 1873-07-18
Ex-CHIEF M'WILLIAMs's TRIAL.
rhe Atterps 20 lob jersey City's First Ma
tionat Bank-The Testimony of One of the
Thteve- from Trent Prison.

tionat Bank-The Testimony Of One of the
Tblcve- from Trenton Prison.
The trial Of Edward T.. McWilliams, ex-
Chief Of the Jersey City Police, and John Doyle,
ex-detective, on a charge of completely In the
robbery Of the First National Bank OF Jersey
City, was resumed yesterday before Judge Scud-
der. The court room was even more densely
crowded than on the preceding day.
The examination OF Mr.. Cary, telegraph
operator, was concluded. His testimony went
to show that suspicious dispatches had passed
between Mcwilliams and @. A. Scott, while the
former absent from New York. One OF
these, addressed to Mcwilliams at Montreal,
Canada. contained the following "Come home
Immediately. Courage. G.. A. Scott
Frank DENIM, one Of the burglars convicted
Of attempting 20 rob the bank, was the next
witness. lie described the plans for the burg
lary He aud his associates, Proctor and Foley,
had taken rooms In the house adjoining the
bank and cut hole through the wall over the
mon vault At half past one o'clock ON the
morning of June 10, 1872, the attempt was made
bur the authorities had been warned, and the
! bank was surrounded bya G. lrdon OF police, who
arrested tho burglars lie continued:
knew MeMSams S and yG Wa Ss,6Ysq S Is
ef Si9 'hf f9s sT h9S" h IN uon Sp IN SrG street.
he Irbty spoke to me aoout the projected bur
IL aad he Knew oi job the Frst Naiioaal Bans Of
Jgcy I 9 which great aea q , moTSS m,tt ,,f d
! TO have anything to do with IT, lie proposed that st
! ald bore through ihc vaii. / dld Dot him again
| throe Hoces. Nnei m,t hn" IN. IN Jef.ey ~, IL,
/ time. lie again INA ,e the proposal
TO non TnF uANK,
snd w. went and saw the roous winch he Intended ic
/ a.I Nh-u went To- Wv Nor, .pokc about & Co. uin
NHyrm.. .I al az ioaHG 'oe rh ' Heg wv, 70 and
No. mtg i, n'1. ,tl.l nal r,,l aar l,s ne'-ni -
| Though The eai. Llta'f McNii MS " DogIc AWAY,
/ "a. any dsus,r We Worktd in, ami ugnt. unti .. e
/ uda, bro. fel into the bans We were frltten' &
tle bans peopie n,y scat u, .gT Alier ~. i,t e
! Vim ms or ptyic ctcr, dly. ono ,isht McNi'i ins
,.'d M Na,d ri i z he'd bcc'6i ob F'd lIry
T., ,ay,ao@u. @"' "a rhga r,aas3,,Iy, me, alm %,
AND Iess d5nt ean banser. In rs in Of IA,
! nu'lnc.s. lilusntcr; nc other saloon had b'd
80 U,r. and pUutIciau. aud ~cuat. Pc. 'ltueiterl
/ mean Sew YgrE -eultcrs. .i.cncxcd ialshiT.
about his share of he booty. lie wa TO get
His suARs IL GRtENBACKs,
a' he cou'd, not d'sgo.c, Of boais Doyle was 81
w'I about thrrc Ntr,s bcfore We wcrr arrested BON
DOVE ana NcWii.as us u lsil: NC MN m
I,em. sad would He arranged that .e,Gogld lg eN
sSf nut a'i e%,c S% c ia wanted nv fTiend.
to rase about ,soO which could be used f1r my al
yariage. sent word not to give NcNIlans tne
tor sister had maIe rgats tsaust m received 4
letter from Doyle Nhr Vas ~ ghll, ana answered. II
/ ~ letter whcn gave to Mr.. WInncld
After delivering his testimony, the witness
who would not under any circumrtnnces tell
| is real name but who acknuwledged that ht
WIS an old thief, and a such known hY the
/ police. was handcuied and taken back to the
jan fauntug.
Sheriff Reinnard testified that he was giyer
| two handcuI keys hy DENIM while he was 10
! jail awaiting the action Of the Grand Jury. lie
! saw DENIM cut these k " out of the cruss-b ai
/ OK hi- stool The KEYS fitted the handouts
/ with which he sptA ATeu the prisoners.
Other testimony was taken. and the Court al
journvd until this morning.