The sun., 1873-07-22
,uE TRIAL OF MWlLLIAMS.
,oyFrsSIOS WHICH MUST MAKE
az tDyERsB VERDICT
IN. E..rs,sfof Psliee OF Jersey Ci', rs,nns rI,
nj. story Of M Attemp' 10 hoo """A
p.i,,cuan's autobiography.

\ a ,vcrc giving their testimony anu esp''l"lN
rr,I,,. when Proctor was ON the stand ma
.i,.., entirely disappeared, tose her with TIE
- Work. detectives and police officers wh' -c
,.-,.,r,e wa, deemed necessary to guard against
...,.,t.d rc~. Ne. Instead of these the
, ..,rt roru vls nued With an intelligent thr"hs.
v..lrr-.tt.rc since the commencement ~
g.. .,r..l Mrs. pryrresu1 was absent from her
..a,.f.rrcNar. her interest In the case hay-
IN, IN some measure disappeared with the con-
.I-..ruf D. rIro.her's tc-tmony.
u.i,r,.t 'cn was the hour named by Judge
s.,iI.r f.roucu'ne court, bu some minutes
,-.,.n...|u., cX-Chi'f McWiiliams entered.
,...,.r,ut.d bv his counsel, Mr. Winfield.
n..,I, and cx-Chuccilor williamson entered
,t.,rtly sutrward, and taking their customary
.,. u.a uvNcrs and the accused ex Chief of
police. ,1s,rd thc time until the arrival of Judcr
sctli.r,un,,r-iug iu low tones, aud examining
documents The intense anxiety Of the last few
months has left unmIstako,hle marks ON Nc
wliam-' rountenaucc. Naturally he "a re-
r,.r..I., tur luutiu- man, with perfectly regl-
is 9h, $50 tuc middle height, square shouldered'
u.I t ..H actlN lh.lt, trp Scntlus very nm" MUS
S.irt,,ti tpmcut. His action. under ordinary
Sf..m tautps. IL quick and imperiuns' ana ne
l4,.l tt have been a man Of unswcrViug reSulu-
tiun and iron nerve. At the opening of the trial
h. .ceiucd l.stless aud almost Indifferent. occh-
s,nntli, % ftiut smile lighted his countcnancf,
,i'f,. ..Ir..ity " one or other OF the witnesses
served 60 auiusc him. but for the most part he
l,y h.r. ,u hI, chair, quietly stroking MS heavy
wu..scae. AND. jud-ing from the perfect .npas-
tbl,lry Ul Dds features. seemingly
THE LEAST INTERESTED MAN
an ,l that crowded court room. A the prose
1,,ti,r ,i-,w toward q close. however, his man
nor altered i. face, pale and careworn. lost us
o.lS.. Indifference and his deeply sunken eyes
assumed u ..UA uf efer-iucreasing interest:
U.rr >...u. the iIror whose sudden Illness
ls.t tsIA, was the cause Of an early adjourn
mrrt vl- ir Ul- flt'r yesterday, pale and III.
lie stated h.s ability 10 sit through the case,
Tdc Ir .ccu'..n ,ame to a somlewh9t gne1- Y.,
cumuarauycll urimpoitaut witnesses.
The first W.tnrs, examined Tor the state was
Nj Michael >udt'rd, Cashier of the First Ma
tuulI Bank. Hn testified that on learning that
tuors WIS scheme On foot TO rO0 the Bank he
had talt-rapHed tu Mr.. GOpsill In Philadelphia
however did not get to Jersey city until after
The l.r,,t Vas made. AZ the time OF the at
tempted robbery the vault II the bank con
tanned about million and a half OF dollar.
when witness saw the Chief he expressed his
regret that le Nad not been present t. have the
honor u masking the arrest himself. As far a.
be- could rr.oilcct Mcwtlliams replied, It's
u-tMy II.h. ur words tu that eject.
Mr. Alfred Dayton, lawyer. practising In Jer-
-, C.'N. testified that he met NcMilIains To-
WU! 'Ur "nd "i Last uctobsr coming o. Ntw
NUk H tlain 90 the New York and New ha-
n,t.c.fyc Howard ot the Jerscy city police
sliI o. v4s present when the Chief was taken To
Cooper iil after his arrest. when IcW WlHami
WIS permitted tu -o into back room while his
f- .uI. were preparing his tail bonds In re-
t.rul- wal,,l fast ana was about tu enter
"a. rt.lu.l he GI- lyered that NcWillilms had
t'.Iif' f.i. u, 40 once rep rtcd u bciectlFc
e. i.u. 's whom the chief mad been arrested
4. ttu -lt It wt- put up Job between
.N j.. .,',' '.' IT. ,Naru' ahN he Mu"H an I',
tH' Htt r {, me Slnir pri-. h' rms was thc nts'
u 'rlr..H II ward hdd oi the Chief arrest.-
tA n lN.r ial,c- Il. '...l NOT ''l,c 90 the count
r..... t.r ATTORNEY -ttcu,rnl read Dis testimony
.- gwen 1920 the first trial II WIS fla; the Ue-
.I, p -..' ~ >anaierd g. thn lilu-atm House
. IuH.I. Iilia, "a. iu- MDWil.la'u- tu return
unrr, lt..y. was given into u.e bands 81 mo
80 Off .f past b In The evening ui f.r H' % o
. '.. I... N'"Iil. .m-, ou receiving i. stld {
W....-. What does this utHut II Thought
There WAS anything lu 10 would !. al once, hu
Eu-i .f4 Is -ich - nervous fellow tnat snoNi,
IrH'I.IN have nN Journey fHr nothing. NJ al
events, it Vill keep until to-morrpw. lie t.ei
I.f l' away. aud tpuk mo- further notice ~ !
that dny une or two more importaut witne' a
were eNtulued, and Dr. LutNus being au-t %
Ais testimony us gwen On the IurueI tEil wa
THINGS Nor TO HE rxrIAISEp.
This closed the evidence for the state. X
Chancellor Williamson opened In a lrlei addrc-
for tJs Geieuce. Tie said all the circumstance
upon which tUc prosecution placed so iuuch lu
port .ncc would be explained away, 80 lar a
exclamation wuS uractcahle though there wer
some things which could MT be eAt tln' {
such, for Instance, H. the long stories t'ld u
the three con~pitators, Deunin, luley, an
Proctor. He admitted that New Hams, actin
under the advice OF so-called friends, had gur
To Canada after being indicted but as soon
the ELECTS Of q debauch had passed away, an
reason asserted itself, he returned and surrer
dered himself 10 Justice. with regard to Mr.
DeV,leuuA- - story of her conNer~dil ms VII
McWil iam- and Doyle, IL was merely the tale q
an artfil woman. II would be shown that Duyl
had called ut her residence by order Of his sutt
rQr,ln order t. hear something about tun'niug
fourth hur-lJr, -tid 10 have been concerned J.
the robbery ut the bank once In tnr room
Mr.. DeyerrtuN might lus.ihlN have led h'i
uu 70 tdls about the PRISONERS, though certdlul
hIe words would bear no such contraction "a
sh, had placed on them. A. for Ncnonuu-i
the -py Ia the closet, II would be shown that b
had stated what he knew 10 70 untrue. I'll
conversation between NJ Williams an Cop -i
iu PM .dcl1Jit as to the proprirty ~ cHmpyin
W''H saudi rd dc'paich' unG4e' l.puuuiy too
90 the aD,I.cl. The attempt Oi tie prosecute
= SHOW that MCNiliiam- had trici tp lfacr.t
i.r LT.,"-e. vs. rom thtcothY Jal VIZ ~. -tI ~,
APART from the Issue, but tho cua'te "onl
irN,~'GoIcs- be d-prpycd, as the Cefen'" ai
ht i.ra-' leaving even a shad B." ~ -"SiIriP
H,HA i.r characters OF the prisoners.
1uE EN-CHIETs TESTIMONY.
fvr I,f civilians was the first witness -
a" .'r .ur defence. lie said t"l alu lulrN
'Id. dm married man, and nav
Wt lIc iu Jersey tl'y, except te
I.4 -,A A.cl / .cr,od in tie army. / was IN
..I ... 't Police under the new Org mia
t.' ".'- apro,ntrl about Two y hr- a,o
tr .I. -H'ucr, aud tho other Is somewhi
"a' ..N. htc hcou C"nu'cioG Win "a" 20
i"" -'.'" i~-h once paid houniies forthe cit!
Eii % .tr ..d 10 much ~ 9l,UUul Ia my hauu- q
un. ,... ! ",ut I, Philadelphia last June I
A. U.4 .UC ItUub.. can Convention which non
ahd President q ant | stayed al the BInl
u.n House. aul ruourd with Mr.. Gopsill II
49, telegram from Mr.. Sandiurd ON the eyenin
OF ..r aI.. A. far a. | can reculiect, II rcil
.ltAi y Williams, and send him nome At on c
q u't think there was anything IN IL, and a
H.l 'uHtH un arrangement u 20 out riding ]
lr pth fur following day, told Mr.. Gopsl
sidl would not mind IL. The follow ing day
he1-d 'utt Commissioner Edmond,on had tel,
pauu"l Hr re, and | came home at once.
never 'ulu au. uue that was drunk m Phllu
,eIi l.1. Du The night Of my return saw Cap
NJ DO On ), vino reported the aIr.-t OF the ban
itt'.., tie also told me that Proctor had give
u'u revolver / sad he would have 70 ge
P''uIs.tHu from the Police Commissioners I
A"'p t. ia" the bank robbers that nj gIt, an
a. went 60 -rc the hole iu the wall Mr.. SAND
l"l wa there. lie said he was sorry | wa
~. I.r, md | replied that | thought h
-. I"ulng me or | should have CON
A'N'. have kuown DENIM py sight for Nv
y, I7' saw MN once in Jersey il.y in Arr
~ u. 'p the robbery. asked him what IA
~" lnus here, and he said he was living her,
=. ~ H'. t1ulu not prohibit him from don
u'"l 'Ii would not allow him 10 d. any bus
H.+ Hrfc. lie crossed the ferry T. New Nurl
".N Nlu NOT see MN a4alu until after he va
t'''.i | gave his description To Doyle m
t"i IlA 'pl 'uA Out for him, | never in my In
~" 'i ''nr unt after his arrest. | have know
.. sight Tor seven Or eight years. | sa
40 company with a professional the
u-'' l'Du in "a ball room IN Mercer sire.
'I' ago sorts Of people cOngreg1te, but d
=" |''"Nrrl % nave ever seen any ~ the ban
d. ! ht'" never ca them either At th
w." f"iH or tee metropolitan Hotel | haN
p,' ""'u IA the New York Hotel once In m
I'' have been at ChuWberlaln 81 Dodgc's 81
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