New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-20
the sUIFT JUSTICE OF 8EV-JERSEK.

rUE DISHONEST OFFICERS OF THE WRECKED
JERSEY CITY BANK SENTENCED.
The General Sessions COURTROOM in jersey City
was crowded 10 it's utmost capacity yesterday morn
INK AT the trial of Garrett :. Boice. president Ed
ward +. shaw cashier, and John l.. Beach, book
kee3cr of the wrecked CITY Bank. The Court had
determined that the trial should be begun yester-
day aud had firmly refused all motions 10 have 1t
postponed. rumUr was circulated on last Saturday
chat in case of failure u secure q posiponcment
on 10 have the case rri-d by foreign jury. tho de-
PENDANTS would plead guilty and throw them
selves on the mercy of the Court. Another story
that if Bocc AMI shaw did not their pleas Of
NOT guilty Beach would retra,t and would become
"A witues, for the state. Ex-Judse Hoffman, coun-
sci for Roice and shaw assured a TRIBUNE reporter
Oh saturday afternoon that # ms clients enter
famed any such intention, he had not been made
ACQUAINTED with th" fact. This statement OF Nj.
HOLMAN le cy ~ body 10 believe thtt The defend
ants were prepared 10 stand tld aud thar the case
Wogid occupy the attention OF the Court Tor nj least
II became evident yesterday morning from the
mysterious actions o: the counsel the District
Attorney and others Interested IN the case, That
something unusual was taking place. EA-Judge
Hoffman. and Gtib RI Collins, who mad been ASSOC
clIted with him Tor ite teIchc", h'"l se'eIai con
,ultations with the y Siuci-Attorney and the
Judges IN the Judges chamueIS. IL was ll;oO be-
fore Judge GarrrtSuu and LIS associates, Judges
BrukrrhOa aud Fry. took their seats upon the
bench. The DEFENDANTS were brought into court
aud Di.trlct-A ttorucy Mc(iill addressing BOlce,
said. You desire To rctract your former plea ana
plead guilty q the indictments found against you
Roicr nodded atirmatively, ana then
the same question put to each of the other ne
tcudanjs and tine same aiirluallNe hod gwen III
.u,wer Judge GarretsOn directed the prisoners 10
stand No for sentence and addressing Boice, sad
" \, .ud,ler duty than this has ever been imposed
on this Ourt since have been connected with ~.
You are well known 10 the Court IN tact. you pos
se,scd the confidence i every man IN tue community;
Nuu have betrayed your trusts; you have ruined
two banks and ruined the individuals VINO mad
confidence in you and III the banks. There IL
nothing the Court can say that Will ada 10 or take
from the tenor of the sentences about TO De pro-
The Judge then sentenced Boise each of the
twelve indictments against him, giving INN ten
year. for forgery, two years tor making false
statement i've years each OF i've indictments
for embezIlemeLt and five years on each oi
i've indictments for overwhelming his account,
making siXty-two years IN all. AS the Oluer
zenteures are to run cCncurrenty with the Ten
wears for forgery the term is EN- years IN all al nara
labor Shaw WAS then sentenced 10 SIX years IN
the State Prison aud Beach TO four years. also a6
h.rI labor The defendants received the sentences
calmly and seemed uncoucerned. they were re-
manded to the County Jail to await removal 70
There is no similar case record in the State,
that is where the punishment so quickly iolo"ed
the crime The bark closed its doors on January
10 and three days later when the receiver WAS APP
pointed and made partial inyeSteatlon' II was
discovered that BOice, haw ana hoach hau appl"i
,,ten not only all the deposits but the assets ana
in" naid M cauta of 10000. As none OF the difec-
mrs ar stock holders of the bank made any motion,
tho defendants we're arrested on complaint made
Lv police official on information and beilst, at inc
direction of Chlef Murphy. After an examination
before Police Justice Stilsng, they were commit
ted Tor trial. they intended nj first TO make Y'g-
orous defence hut the evidence against them was
overw helming and besides Boice. ana shaW, WHO
IA his son-ln law, heard tho ruGOr that Deach ~.
tenI,d 10 turn state evidence. and concluded 10
mead guilty The speedy netting out of justice TO
the bank -wrec kers was the ail-abSoroins VoPl0 Va
ci,nYersAtinn in Jersey CIV yesttruay.