The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-06 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.

Heinrich Kuhn, again placed at the
bar, before Mr. Alderman Bosley, who sat for the Lord
Mayor, to uedergo • final examinatioa upon a charge of
conspiring, with others, to scuttle the ship Alma, with in-
fest to defraud the underwriters.

r:tiOrna,-7—cbiSfCl;ac to the Salvage Asemistimi, was
again called, and stated that on the 2od aid 3rd of June,
since the last examination, at the prisoner's request, he
went to Nes/trate to see him, and on each day took down a
statement in writing, which the prisoner made and after-
wards signed. The statements were read, and were to the
effect that the mate of the Alma, E. Book, stated at Rama-
gate that the ship would never mob New York. her dealt-
nation, and expressed himself very decidedly be two sailors,
Fiallke and Barbuchi, as to aulewinlll making away with
the yawl. The mate went down into the hold, and in
the preesnos of the primmer and several of the sailors, took a
hale of cloth, which he took into the cabin and divided,
remarking that it was all the same whether it was taken
or not. A quantity of cigars were also taken out of the
cargo and sold off Deus The mate told the prisoner so
claw that the ship would Doc reach New York that he at
last said they bad better sink her at Ramapta, on the bar;
and the mate said that was rather too close at hand to make
away with the ship in an unlawful manner, or sink her.
The mooed statement which the primmer made on the
3rd of Jose was to the effect that divot they left Ramrd*
the vessel made water, and the pumps bad to be worked
once a day. The mats warn always vary particular in
taking core of the sounding-rod, and always appeared
to bean private conversation with the captaia. The water
in the hold continued to increase. Oa the same day that
they left the ship the mate ordered him to provide
himself with tools, and he got two angers, which
he took into the hold. He lied them, but did not bore
with them, but threw them down. Re did ant know whether
the mats Died them or act. Re wee away a long time. and
afterwards told the mate that he bad made two boles is the
ship aft. In the weenier of the same day the mate took a
saw, and cut the pipe through. All was ready, so that it
was mils necemary to pull it open to let in the water when
It was time. Mr. Morris also produced the policies of lawn,
saes on • portico of the cargo of the ship which he had
received from Antwerp, which amounted to 3,0004 The
total insurance on the cargo and the vessel wee about
30.000/.

nernullY. eltiPwrirat. data that be wee gauged
in repairing the Alma, which arrived in limmagete about
Christmas. and that he made her perfectly unworthy.
Captain Parma, modal agent to Lloyd's. at Ramey*
proud having surveyed the Alma. sad that she was per-
fectly seaworthy whey she sailed I. the heglo. of
The cue having bees ormapieled. Mr. Lewis irked Obit
!be pneow might he committed ; sad after reosivins the
usual esation, the primmer. through se leberpreter, said the
Oatemeets he had made were ell guile true, bat be knew
&Alder about any emormiunft-
The
144114 primmer was thus sonalibied t• take Ids trial at Se
4••• Amino.

1864.