The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-23
TIE JERSEY BANK ROBBERY.
Detective Doyls's Version Of the AfYair-Mrs
Devereux Again-Close Of the Testimony
on Both Sides-Brilliant Address by
District Attorney Garretson.

Devereux Again-Close Of the Testimony
on Both Sides-Brilliant Address by
District Attorney Garretson.
The second trial Of Mcwilliams and Doyle, ex-
police offcials Of Jersey, for conspiracy with
burglars to rob the First National Bank Of Jersey
CITY, was continued yesterday In the Hudson
county Court Of Oyer and Terminer. The con-
course OF spectators was materially diminished,
owing partially to the fact that no thieves were
announced to testify, and partially to the convic-
ton which is taking hold OF the public mind In
reference to the case. The accused detective,
John Doyle, was called, and he deposed IL never
saw any OF the burglars until after
their arrest; never met Denning at night
to tell him that the coast was clear; could not,
because from the 1st OF May was sick with small
pOx, and only went on duty two days before the
arrest; on the night Of the arrest / was in the
station house at nine O'Clock; then went to
Cooper Hall, thence to o saloon and thence
home; did not see Sanford that day; frequently
went into Nafew's saloon sent the despatch to
John Ahern by order Of the Chief, who was then
being tried for complicrS with the Noye's bond
robbers; never spoke to any person about getting
new examination for the buIglars
THE LETTER TRANSMITTED TO DRNNNG
this Is the letter containing the initials ~. d.,
which counsel for the State to have been writ
ten by Doyle was that which received from Mrs.
Devereux for him when visited her at 2l2 West
Forty-thrd street; went there by order OF the
Chief TO seek Information in regard to Cummings,
the missing burglar; l asked II Mrs. Devereux
was In; the servant said yes, that she was
taking BATH and would be down soon;
Mrs. Dcvereux soon came and ushered me into q
bedroom; told her that the Chief had sent me to
that tnfOrnAfiOn soil CHI
letter momentarily; she then asked me II Chief
McWilliams was not connected with the bank rob-
berry; said no. that he was too honest and true az
steel to the bank folks; she said nothing about me
being NV
CONNECTED WITH THE ROBBERY; III
she asked about the furniture when told her that
the Chief would let her have 1t II she could procure
an order TO that effect from Proctor; nothing was
said about the amount Of money that either McWn-
nams or / was to receive, ana nothing about my
meeting the burglars every night; was not in
the room more than ten minutes; she came out and
accompanied me to the corner Of Seventh avenue
and Forty-frst street; took the Eighth avenue
cars homeward; she gave me letter, which
sent to Denning. through Messrs. Winfield 4
Albeit; talked with Denning and Proctor once in
the jail, but could get no Information from them;
Proctor called me and asked me to inquire Of the
Chief about the washstand and his watch;
NEVER NEVER NEVER
never went into Proctor's cell with Denninr:
never gave Denning handcuH Keys; never spoke
to any Of them about their being released; never
reported to the Chief how those men were getting
along In their attempt to break into the bank;
never knew such an attempt was being made;
never spoke to the Chief about such an attempt;
never took letter from the Chief to Denning;
Mrs. Devereux once came to my house
and sat in the, parlOr waiting for me;
don't know whether my memorandum book was
then on the table or not Crossexamned by the
Attorney General-When / went to Mrs. Deve-
was connected with the bank robbery, thought 1t
was peculiar and unbeeoming; can't recollect
what more she said about the Chief; lsympathized
with her, although she asked about the Chief being
connected with The robbery; when she asked me
member whom 1t was directed to; never knew
Franz Denning until he was In the jail.
@ These burglars were going from and coming
to Jersey city Tor o month; did you never see
Q. Did the Chief ever tell You about themg A. He
dunn book Of witness was here shown to him, when
he said he could not tell parties whose names are
when Doy 0 sns at Of
the names. When the name Mac was arrived at,
and the words Fourth street and Broadway read
ferred to Mcwiniams or not) Mr.. Gichrist asked
found in the note written to Denning in JAN; Doyle
wrote them and his handwriting goes to the Jury.
the sye 70 MRS
TO her by Denning this Is the letter which Dennng
he wrote to go5s but the night q the ar
NOT 60 over my previous testimony with my coun-
sci yesterday.
TO the despatch that semitic Ahern received an
answer and gave the same to the Chief. (The Chief
swore he did not get this answerl never knew
once; sent the despatch to Ahern and signed i
'John" but don't know how Ahern could tell
what he ss0 SEND an answer to- THIS
deposed that he heard from hearsay OF Doyles
sickness at the time ne twtness received the sub
son, the Police commissioner, whose name
has so frequently been brought up during the trial,
FROM Georse wnrren n ans
that the bank was broken into on the night pre-
viorA ordered the Chief to go back; on the 23d
ton house, and ordered him 10 go home; on the
evening OF the 10th saw HIM in the sta
to rob the city treasury; am no greater friend
Of McWilliams than OF anyone else; I am his bail;
had no conversation with anybody in regard to the
bail OF McWillams being released when the latter
was arrested; spoke to no one about his escaping;
at four O'Clock the afternoon OF the 18th Of Octo
whereabouts; met Mcwilliams at the request OF
Scott on the same evening; did not know why
McWilliams had left the city; did not advise him
Mr.. George Warren dcposed that ne sent the
Philadelphia despatch to McWilliams, already pub
lished. Judge Hoffman, who was counsel for the
defence at the first trial. swore that up to the trial
OF Mcwllliams none of the prisoners intimated to
him that McWiliams or Doyle had been connected
with them In the burglary. On his cross-examina-
ton he admitted that when he had lett the Court
House in company with Ahern and Swain, after the
examination, he went with them to Cooper Hail.
where they met McWilliams. Oflcer Donnelly testi
fed to having seen Doyle Ill with smallpox in the
latter part Of May. J. F. Magee. driver Of the
prison van, deposed that he never heard from the
accused anything about an
ATTBMPT TO EFFECT THE ESCAPE
OF the prisoners. After the liking OF the dates OF
certain transactions the defence rested. Counsel
Tor the state offered the statement made by McWil-
liams on his er0ss-examnati0n, as follows:-"I
never spoke to Proctor, except when ne was In
Jail; then said to him, Il understand you have
been speaking TO the Captain about me; don't
know now yod could have done go, as you did not
know me : and he replied That's so."
Mrs. Devereux was recalled, when sne denied
ever having received q letter from Doyle; never
knew who Cummings was until heard IT from the
Chief; was shown the tools by McWnliams he