State v. Tapack

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.

Richard Coyle and Louis Tapack were indicted by the grand jury of Passaic county jointly upon five counts; the first, for breaking and entering by night a certain silk mill named in the indictment; the second, for the samo by day; the third, for entry without breaking; the fourth, for grand larceny of seven hundred pounds of raw silk, and the fifth, for receiving stolen goods. Coyle turned state’s evidence and was the principal witness against Tapack, testifying that the latter had incited him to commit the crime in the mill where he was or…