The New York herald., 1874-08-13
A LEAF OF JERSEY JUSTICE.

The Case Of the COnv vfcted Conspirntor.
Reisbeck-Jersey and New York Law.
yers In the Role or Blackmailer,-
What Van Eeten, the Bond Forxer.
Said.
The histsry Of the trial and conviction OF Gilbers
T. Reisbeck, . wealthy resident OF Hoboken, ON an
indictment for conspiracy to suborn to perjury
George H. Gardner, OF Brooklyn has already been
published In full in the HERALD. The essence
OF M IL that In 1869 John +. Gardner died, leav-
ing an estate varlously estimated in value at rom
$4,000 to so, 600. The brothers OF deceased,
o sister, Mrs. Flynn, and some minors were the
heirs. George W. Gardner was one OF the trustees.
AS alleged, ne conspired with gang of shsrpers
to deraud all the other heirs except himself and,
1t appears succeeded. subsequently he had
falling out with his fellow rogues ana the upshot
was that they tried TO dispose Of him by putting
him in the New Jersey State Prison. In this they
failed, and last April were themselves indicted In
stead. These were Reisbeck Charles II. Bertrand,
New York lawyer; L. M. Cook. and one Davis, the
son Of Pennsyvania Episcopal clergyman. Dur
ing Reisbeck's trial facts indicating that
the gang had been engaged or associated in the
carrying out Of
NUMBER OF coNsPRAcIEs
to defraud heirs in New York. Bot the case Refs
beck and the others were indicted for was an
alleged conspiracy to put Gardner in State Prison.
The result was that Risbeck was convicted and
Bertrand, who evaded the Jersey on1cers ior sew
eral weeks and gave them lively search, but was
finally caught, pleaded guilty. Cook Is still at
large and Davis, who turned States evidence,
was liberated. Relsbeck and Bertrand were sem
fenced to the extreme penalty OF the law, two
years each in the State Prison and q fine each OF
$780, In passing sentence Judge Ellsworth to0k
occasion 70 make some very severe remarks,
and expressed regret that the statute did
not permit . heavier sentence, 30 enormous IN
wne % aes cear
that Reisbeck was associated with gang OF
rascals who perpetrated many crimes outside u
New Jersey, it Is declared by those competent to
say that the evidence OF mis- having com mttted
crime in Essex county. the crime for which be
has been convicted and sentenced, was very
nimsy and threadbare. His counse, Mr.. William
B. Guild, IT,, . most reputable lawyer OF Newark,
Jury. that the evidence against Reisbeck was
mot STRONG ENOUGH 10 HANG DOG.
Is reliably stated that even ven the me- Court ana pros
very weak but that the train OF moral culpabllttJ
was strong RelsDeck. having complained that shs
as IL ne County ss ne v
He WAS found occupying cell No. !, on the ground
tier. HIS vile, very lady-nke person. has been
under @ his trouble, but she is bowed 70 earth and
almost constantly IN tears. Everybody speaks OF
tsou TO nsr unorSaSase husband ReisnsCx Who
Is quite well favored, respectable looking man
snS ,Ss msstey
Gardner estate-with which the Newark case had
In TACT nothing to do--he had paid the full value
for the portion he obtained. He said that lor
years, In consequence OF being possessed
OF some means, he has been pursued b.
persons determined TO reduce him to penury. Aa
regards the Newark case, ne declared that he
really was the victim Of 2 conspiracy. and not 2
% the Case was tried against MIN, and said tSas 4
Was Was Convicted ae sc claims a. even even Il ,' he vas
| aV,pr III ROM Dn.An
s where, that was no reason he should bs held
guilty in New Jersey. Jersey Justice had nothing
He admitted that he had visited Newark on the
day the conspiracy against Gardner 10 alleged 70
connection with the anair, but merely was there
! as TREND OF the parties Returning TO the Gard
! ner estate, he admitted that
| SOMEBODY HAD ROBBED TIE HEIRS.
But the question was, who was III He com
planned, Also that the Judge mad refused him one
half the latitude IN introducing testimony he al
lowed the prosecution. For man who thus con-
siders himself innocent he bears up remarkably
! well, and takes his misfortunes with q most phfl0-
sophcal air. He states, and produced letter from
Anew iork lawyer 10 prove MS assertion. shat
peated attempts were made by the New Yorker
and certain young limb OF the law in Newark, to
Sackmali hlm % on the ground that they Sould save
their propositions ne rejected, he says. In course
OF conversation ne related
in the Newark jatl. The night be,ore he lett Van
Eeten told him {aelsbeck) ali his trouble. He de-
Ci6reu tneD ne WOQlO never go 70 C1iiiofnta auVo.
He argued that ne was then nfty-thrce years Of
age and If he went on and got ten or fifteen years.
and he did not see, therefore, wnas there was
In his living few days after, as recorded
suicide in the Hudson County Jail. He said to
Reisbeck that he wanted to settle down In New
York and wrote to the California Bank proposing
to settle with them. Instead OF shat they had him
arrested. Resbeck and Bertrand will not be re-
moved to Trenton TIL the 2lst. The Sherin allows
them the full limit OF twenty days from day OF SEN
tence to settle up their affairs.