The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-16
WARREN COUNTYS SENSATION.


THE BALL OF JUSTICE STILL ROLLING IN BEL
vIDERE N 1.-TWO ADDITIONAL CONVICTIONS
SECURED YESTERDAY.
BELvIDERE, N. j., Jan. Is, 1879.
The Court House this morning presented rather
curious sightthe effects of the terrible rush OF yes
terday being plainly discernible. The large plate
glass doors. elegantly cut at a great cost. were
smashed, and the seats and some windows were
broken OF course. much of the damage had been
remeded and all OF the dirt removed by the Sherifs
assistants but enough remained to bear witness TO
the awful confusion that prevailed yesterday.
The case known the "Teel settlement. which
called last night to have been continued to-
day and would have occupied fully two days. The
prosecution ready for most vigorous onslaught
this morning. and the room was, as usual, packed in
anticipation Of rich and racy revelations concerning
the late Collector Teei. the late Finance Committee
King and Cox and the late Attorney Owens When
Court was opened Counsellor Morrow slowly
and in low tones, said:-"AIay it please the Court
on behalf of my client DR.. Cox desire, with your
permission to Withdraw the plea of guilty and enter
of vult contender tSensation.)
Counsellor Shpman-Messrs Teel and Givens
claim the same privilege Your Honor.
Counsellor Jacksonville same for King.
This unexpected move on the part of the defence
startling. not only to the spectators. but to tho
counsel for the prosecution The Court in accepting
the pleas, said that the plea of vut differed from
that of not guilty only in the fact that in the latter
case the defendant was liable for damages in civil
suits and in the former he was not.
The District Attorney then called the of SAM
uel Trome for conspiracy. The defendant was not
present, and several other called in sue
cession. The defendants in these were not present
either. while many witnesses absent. Chief
PENDANT not present when called his recognzance
would be forfeited. and that witnesses who absented
themselves would invariably be punished.
AT THE BAR JUSTICE
The case OF Gersham II. Trimmer, DR.. Cox and
Sker the contractor indicted for conspiracy to de-
fraud then called. s. c. harrison. the present
director Of the Board of Freeholders and member
of the Board and COMMITTEES on Bridges, first
called as a witness. He testified to having been
cided to rebuild what is known the New
burg bridge in December. 1877: when the final
bills were presented he signed them No one had
told him or the Board that an order for $199
$3.50 had been given to Sliker the contractor His
received two orders, iof $3.50 and one for $780,
in advance of the completion OF the bridge When
rendered and paid. The defendants all signed the
orders and DIR. Cox wrote them.
number of members of the present Board Of
Freeholders were examined, and their testimony
proved conclusively that the money had been stolen
Dr. Cox, Of the defendants. went upon the stand
and swore that he had forgotten about the two orders
when he signed The bill for the full amount.
When the case rested neither side made any
argument or summed up. The Court charged the
ticularly Cox. and at half-past two they retired.
1.-THE NEW YORK CONSPIRACY.
While the jury celebrating the prosecutor
moved the case OF the State against Simon A. Cum
Minis, late Collector. and Edwin Bulgin, promin-
ent citizen of the county. but not ofiiceholder
Mr.. Cummns not present when the
called, but it understood that he was his way
from his home, twelve miles away, in
the custody Of officer. 1t fully
four o'clock when Cummns arrived and the case be-
gan. In the New York Conspiracy" as the case is
called, there were four actors-Smon A. Cummins
late County. Collector; Edward Bulgin, Cummins
right hand man; John Dean and Dr. Madison. Fol-
lowing are the points on which the indictment
against them was iound:-On the nth Of January
man named Adam K. Reese, of Phiilipsburg obtained
from Dean q note for So 600 which had already been
paid. The note was taken to Collector Cummins. and
he paid $2.364, $4,000 on the noto and sS64 for
give to Dean, who went home with them.
At the time Dean got the note 1t had
on it the signatures of the County Collector and
Director OF the Board. Some time after this Edwin
Bulgin called on Dean and told him that Cumniins
said that the boys not dividing fairly with him.
He wanted better treatment in the future, and ii the
note delivered up to him by Dean he would pay
the whole of it. Arrangements were accordingly
made and on the 23d of March Bulgin went to New
York. and ut the Pacific Hotel met Dean and Madison
Cummins, paid Bean $4UO and Mattison $500.
FOUND GUILTY.
At five o'clock the jury in the Newburg Bridge
came in and declared Snker and Cox guilty and
patty with the feelings Of the audience evidenced
by the applause. which was not checked by the
Court.
John Dean, ono of the witnesses for the State in
the New York conspiracy case was first called to the
stand aud in his evidence swore positively to tho
facts of the transaction related above. He
cross-exanned at great length by Colonel Robson,
Of counsel for the defence.