The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-14
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
o. No news of importance received by the
Southern mail last night.


CHARGE OF PRAcY.--A singular charge has been
made before the Recorder of New Orleans, by a
Mr.. Edward Stebber, from whose affidavit we learn
the folio wing PARTICULARS
On the 9th of June last Mr.. stebber chartered the
schooner Luda, burhen Al 37-9s tons, whereof VIM. L.
Hurd was and is master and American vessel
owned an duly registered at New Orleans A. to go
the port Of Laguna and any other port or ports which
Dir Steboer might direct and convey him cabin
passenger to and from Lsguna or such other port as
might De designated by him to New Orleans at which
place the charter party entered nto AgIeeably
this contract the schooner Luda commanded by Captain
Wm l.. Hurd, left the port OF New Orleans about
the 18th june ls4s by direction of Mr. stsbber went
to Campeachy where she arrived or about the 9th or
aS.S Of the same month a. G9mpsachy the vessel still
beer cleared the nth day of July ls4s for New Or
LEAFS was detained under various preexts until the nth
OF July 1913 On that day, Mr. Stcbber having been IN
formed that Hurd had expressed determination not 10
convey him to New Orleans, and fearing that Hurd
would leave him in Campeschy carried his baggage on
board the schooner Luda with the mate
and drank coffee about 30 minutes after supper
the Captain came board and asked deponent to go
shore with him. TO settle some accounts the Of the
vessel Alvin Hurd. brother Of Captain Hurd privately
ntmated to Mr. stebber MOTIF go on Shore but he
vertheess went, accompanied by the mate Alvin Hurd
well as Capt Hurd Mr. stsbber having insisted the
mates accompanying him.
After having been on shore short time, viz about
unwe and returned to the small boat belonging to the
vessel declaring that he would lie down there until the
Captain ready to 90 board, and the mate accom-
panied him but he fell asleep in the boat almost as soon
as he reached it, when he awoke he endeavored
TO RISE but found himself unable do so; the Alvin
Hurd who was idenied as then before the Recorder was
rowing the boat the ship not in sight and he insisted
upon the mates returning to the town Of Campeachy
but the mate after seeing and examining the epeebled
condition in which Mr. Sebber was, continued to
from the until daylight. when he landed Mr. steb-
her at the port of Lerma which is about ten lies from
Campeachy After some delay in Lerna caused by the
mate, he got couple OF men to row him hack to Cam.
peachy when the mate volunteered to pull one OF the
They reached Csmpeachy about IL O'clock, AM Of
the 18th july when he ouni that the Captain OF the
Luda had away with her, and large quantity Of
goods and merchandise and moneys the goods and mer
chandse consisted of 25barres Of French bread 40 kegs
crackers IS boxes soda biscuit 80 hammocks 20 straw
hst and 1000 ssgars about hundred
lars in specie part thereof being Mexican dollars and
the balance being soveregrs and doubloons; all the
things together with large quantity of baggage Sc ali
the property of Mr. Sebber carried of in the Luda
BY VIM. L. Hurd, the master and owner who ran away
with her.
From the conduct and behavior OF the mate, in car
ryng Mr. Stebber to Lerma, in delaying and endeavor
ing to deain him there, in keeping the boat of the
uda and the connexiou between the mate and the
csptsn of the Luda his intimacy with the captain his
of leaving the Luia and all the circumstances of
the case Mr. Stebber believed that the mate did know
ngly and willingly aid, assist and abe Captain Hurd
in running away with the ship Luda and her cargo,
goods merchandise and money out ofthe port OF
And from the stupor and situation in which he depo-
nen found himself when he woke in the small boat be-
longing the Luda the night of the 10Th july he has
doubt that drug sleeping potion was admins
tered to him in the coffee taken by him supper board
the schooner above mentoned and that the same
administered with the and assent of the mate
On this statement of facts Mr.. Stebber grounded
charge of purjury against Hurd, the Captain of the
schooner, and the mate, Alvin Hurd, he charged as
all accessory.
The New Orleans Diamond says Captain Hurd is
well known in that city, having had command of
schooners in the Mexican trade for number of
years. He has, we learn, wife and family at Gal
weston.