The New York herald., 1873-07-19
TIE JERSEY BANK ROBBERY.
Continuation Of the Trial Of Doyle and Mcwil.
liams-The Prisoner Proctor Story Foley
officer Romaine and Others Testifying
Against tho Accused-The Pris-
oners Getting the Benefit Of
the Doubts Of the Court


with burglars to rob the First National Bank, was
resumed in the Court OF Oyer and Terminer, Jersey
City, yesterday, before Judges Scudder and Wig
gins. The interest in the case continues unabated
as Is evidenced by the increased attendance OF
spectators. The court room was densely tnronGed
yesterday The nrst witness examined was Mr..
Leon Abbot, who depOsed TO having received from
Mr.. Winfield letter. given to the latter by Doyle,
to be delivered to DENIM DENIM read 1t and
wrote an answer which was transmitted TO Doyle.
The prisoner, Charles J. Proctor, brought into
Court handcuned, and he was then placed on the
witness stand. His examination occupied more
than two hours. Relevant to the conspiracy he
gave
HIS HISTORY OF THE CASE
substantially as folows:-I met Frank DENIM In
Washington square, when he told me that he had
valuable job to perform, where the Chief ana his
right-hand man had put up the job he said, 'The
Chief tells there is million dollars in the tin
boxes. besides bonds &c. !" they would have to
hire rooms and dig through the vaults told him
I would engage in the job and II did not like it
would Withdraw and say nothing about It; we
went over and looked at these rooms; saw Mr..
Nafew, think on the 9th OF May, and leased the
rooms; hired Jane Beemer to have the rooms
cleaned up; our next step was to dig through the
wall; DENIM and Foley did the work while
l sat In the anteroOm to prevent
picon; the first day we got through the first
wall, and the next day we commenced digging
through he wall Of the bank buildng; on the Sec
ond Sunday said to Denning and Foley that they
might 20 Oh with the job; Cummings pointed out
McWilliams on the steps of Taylor's HOTEL and on
another day he pointed out Doyle, saying 1t Is the
man with the Dundreary whiskers; another day
Cummings gave letter TO q boy for Chief Nc
Williams and a ten cent stamp; the boy returned
w IN i'm
after getting through the first wall said. "Wc are
liable to get coared;" Cummings said that the
Chief Doyle would always De at the station
house, ana would notify OF tumble;
one day. while in the Metropolitan Hotel with Dem
nIng McWilliams came in, ana was introduced;
said. "You the Chief OF Police OF Jersey Ciy;"
he said eyes :" said, You put up this bank jop :" ne
said eyes," said, at Is a hard jOb;" McWlams
said that If there was any squa, either he John
would be at police headquarters, and would know
about 1t; IL was arranged that II anything occurred
that looked suspicious they would notify us; was
the only person Known as an outside party that
could De shown up; tney were 70 notliy US IN New
made the arrangements with the parties about
working at night, so that they could notify us; we
met u second time at the Metropolitan Hotel; we
walked down Crosby street to avoid detectives
and prevent suspicion; told McWiiams that we
would have to engage the front rooms from Jane
| Beemer, and said 1 expected he would give his
| portion; he handed me $40, and then remarked
that he was not going directly home and he had no
| more money; handed him back $40; did not care
about the $50 but wanted to test his inten tions;
some acids and had some other implements which
the police did not capture; after my arrest Nc
Williams came to see DENIM In the county Jail
and conversed with him then pretended not TO
be acquainted with him; after being unlocked
walked down and saw Mr.. Tricky. the turnkey;
said to him, ais that Chief McWams ?" and he
said yes; did not want the turnkey to know that
knew McWiliams, as understood that he
came and said they were going to get us another
hearing; as we had been Illegally committed;
that while in the van at the foot OF the
hill, returning TO the jail, to be rescued
the right man was to be on the van; he said that
Frank had the KEYS fitting the handouts and the
door OF the van; some friends OF Franks were to
be present to assist In the escape; just this time
the turnkey came and let NE OUT Frank then
came up. and he and Doyle went INTO my cell; /
again TO see me- and regretted our having got into
the difficulty; l sent message to Mcwilams,
through George ROmaine, asking Tor iurniture
the Chief said could go to hell, which made me
mad; l then expressed doubts as to- McWilliams;
after this McwiIliams came to the county ri
that you knew mei'" replied, "Brng McHorneyy
here and III show you whether said so Or.not;"
%s S1 hs ssIar s
were handed to the witness and by HIM identided)
During one OF the interviews between Doyle and
myself Doyle told me that he and DENIM met
during the night OF the arrest In York street; Doyle
had ms umbrella up, and Mr.. sandford passed by,
whereupon Doyle tilted his umbrella so that Sand
lord could not see him. This statement is re-
markably corroboratve Of previous testimony to
The letters from Proctor to his sister were then
offered in evidence. and counsel for defence OBJ
jected to their admission, Tue Attorney General
arose and said tnat he offered the letters as q
declaration OF confederate OF McWiams
and Doyle-or declaration OF an exc.
declaration OF confederate to which they
were bound. II was established beyond DOUBT
that conspiracy existed at the time of the writing
OF the letter. Nothing is stronger to connect man
with an offence than that he is connected with the
perpetrators and endeavors to aid them to escape,
and this letter shows such thing. The conspiracy
shown TO exist by this letter was necessary to the
faithful carrying out OF the first conspiracy 1t Is
for the jury TO determine the genuineness OF the
letter. Judge Bedle had already admitted the
declarations OF Libbe Garrabrant a month after
the death OF Burroughs because they were made in
relation to q robbery, the conspiracy to perpetrate
which was part OF an original conspiracy.
The Court avowed itself in doubt as to the ad-
instability Of the evidence, and gave the defend
ants the benefit OF that doubt by excluding the
letters.
tion Of the witness by Mr.. Winfield. Many ques-
tons were put to Proctor. all OF which he evaded
versaiOns with his sister In Trenton that were not
iully overheard by the prison officials
FoLEY's STORY OF THE CONSPIRACY.
The third prisoner, Joseph Foley, was then
brought forward. He testified in the following
tcrms:-l have known McWllams about twelve
and other places; DENIM first spoke to me about
the robbery of bank out West; met him next day
the First National Bank in Jersey CITY, and that
Chief Mcwilllams and Detective Doyle were IN It
and would protect us; We went over the next
morning after meeting Proctor; we went to work
and got through the first wall that day; first saw
McWlams alter we quit worRlng by day next
day ! was In Chamberlain Dodges saloon I'm
Broadway when DENIM and McWllliams came in
was introduced to McWIlliams AS one OF the
party, and he said II was all right; 4 had known
Doyle ten or twelve months; saw him one day in
the jail, and said TO him, "If you had attended
to matters az you agreed to we should not have
been here;' he said, "lt will be all right yet,n and
appeared to be in hurry TO get away.
To counsel for defence-My name Is Moses vogle:
have borne the name OF Foley since the arrest.
WHAT AN Ex-POLICEMAN SAW.
George w. Romano sw0rn-I had charge OF the
three bank robbers in the jail while they were
there saw the Chef 60 into the prison once there
were orders TO allow no one in there except by
permission OF the Judge; saw Doyle In there
twice; the second time he met DENIM, whose cell
was being whitewashed; they went Inio Pr0ctor's
cell Tor few minutes when Doyle came out he
wa kndn I'M Uh haf VIC Inaf