New-York tribune., 1879-01-14
WARREN COUNTY RING TRLALS.
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE.
ATTEMPT TO pIsCREDlT TIE TESTIMONY OF DEAN
ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL BEGUN.
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BELyIDERE. n. j., Jan. 13.-The evidence
in the conspiracy trial was concluded to-day. What
there was 1t showed the line OF defence to be as io-
lows: Giyens. the former attorney OF the Board Of
Freeholders, was not AT the Warren House when the
conspiracy was alleged to have been completed.
and the bonds that traced to him
had been purchased from Dean Bulgn was absent aso
Clmmns had no motive tor engaging In conspiracy,
and did not try cheat the county out OF any money
and strader could not be guilty OF conspiracy 4 all the
Others Innocent
Gyens was the only OF the accused men who testi
fed in his behalf lie pronounced Deau's story OF
the conspiracy to be false, far as ho was con-
cerued; aud he an account of meeting
Dean at the Warren House on November 10,
1877 aud purchasing the bonds OF him. His
brother George Gycns. swore that he let the attorney
have about that time; but no stumbled badly ON
the examination. DR. Brtkcly, Of Bolvdcrc tsti-
ned that Gyens not well enough TO he ont Of his
house n night with safety at the lime specified. Will
ian H0agand OF Beyidcre. "A witness OF Bug,n's.
Mrs. Busn had passed night at Hoaglahd's house
about the middle OF November, 1877 and her husband
had taken her home in wagon early the
next evening. Joseph van Dyke, an acqualu'a lance.
swore that he called al Bulsns house to borrow har
ness on the afternoon of November TO- 1877, and met
BulgIn and hs vile returning from Belvdcre about
o'clock In The evening. When led thrOugh seVcre
crosse xaminaton by Counsellor ByingOn, he sald at
first that hc fixed the dae hy some papers but he cond
not explain any connection which those papers
mad with the time, and he said aftcrward
that lie fixed the date by the almanac In
cynlaining now nc fixed the time Of day in hls
mind nc said il was after sml0wn. When asked what
time tine sun sets IA Novembtr he caused great deal 0
laughter by saying that II usually sets III the even
mc" Il was found that lac tii not know what days ID
thc year were the shortest aud which the longest
and ne went of the witncs,stand at least III ptlDe
state OF confusion.
There was some surprise in the courtroom when conn
sci Tor tie efcnc" called Caleb Swayz the man VINO Is
credited with fcrictng most OF the frauds practiSed
by tno old Frceholders' Ring. His attention
was called to book when he recognized the account
boob OF the County Collector. IL had been presented 10
the Finance Coumtee OF which Sir. swayze l. II mem
bcr and il Was put dence with the aim OF showing
that Cummins had credited himself with tire note
which Dean said had been pad twice. Mr. swdi ze,
remembered that the County Collector had pr,-
t,r. ut tmr4. aud auother book WIS urnrUrNa'
which Cumuirs mad declared was not IN existence,
The effect ih, crdIy ~uCn ~ - MAKE tHc "r-
irudnT-' Cpun~, wish tnCy h"d rot cac @iI N"\ Ze
m t,r.lu u, SUPP manifested IS! - counsel on
tIc accused men closed thr. case without Attempting
tu introduce al testimony .Ur NtdcI, iAr rA-ul tl".
Counselor l.. Iiit"ii, a." 80 Wa" "'p ',> y" , ~ - -
s..uc the prosecution b, <tn rae >V.ulL~ up i.I
stale. lie reviewed the ic>t!monN which lad leeI
IN. Isd. and expressed great Nu ll.-c ih,.l
Sfr.d,r haI not attempted either 10 olic
HIM, ( or h, acc. mu,ic,s. Col, ,hel Robe. ~.
counsel for Cuuiuus began tc sunml. up iJI H. tc-
fcuc,, directing most oG hia c.uqu acc against u H.
w.on he denounced III the >trou-,>t tenn. Cout Was
thea adjourned until tomorrow, W.rn ihe ease WIZ 'r
oi.rr counsel tlc defence aud AttOruty General
STOCKTON ale expected.