New-York daily tribune., 1844-02-07
CITY INTELLIGENC nee.

She''i.lHG 'TOoDS, &G.-Nlchaei McAuiey and
iatnck Laushl'n, charged with aiding in smusg lag
eo'' IRON the ship Oxford, brought up yesterday
examination Mr. VIM. NJ Price appeared in behalf of the
prisoners aud VIM. Barrett ESQ., Acting District Atror-
ney tor the prosecution The following view Of the
timouy:
Pdty1c6 Laughlin sworn.-I am boatman, and
reside at 2si Water Ga Saturday evening 2th January
was employed Ia land goods from the side Of Peck slip
stood on the dock f the goods Of the boat They
Were put nto carriage They small bales covered
with dark cloth. There about ls 20 bae The
rage Went twice in night The first lot, also from
The Oxford Sutton did not tell any particular WHY
ha did proceed think he told that there persons
watching and we had better stop Sutton in The boar
that night Sutton told the ship get the gsod
while he went FOR carriage. saw the I'd Of the
Oxford and told him that Sutton directed the goods
think IT the chief Thev called MIN Gage or
Gates de and another got them the hach from the
after part Of the ship did hear OF the of Jones till
afterwards: There satchman the dock, bat do
know his He said uohng and might have up
the ship If he pleased. up Parker's Sunday.
Sutton and had something drink. Sutton told
evening that they had been taken We
gard the men, half hour after the second carrsge
tr There interval Of about half hour between
the first and second s, The boat went second and
returned. Michael McAuley the boat Sutton was
there. was he that employed me. we TO Pakers
James street. Parker and Harris there. saw two
the following the carrage and told Sutton and
the others OF IT, Daniel Curtis th driver Of the carriage
goods going Srevers. There large pile of
wood on the dock where We landed the goods. saw
the boat beiore The boat brought loads but one
man in the boat would not swear that he was Michael
ScAuley. was with Sutton three or four nights before
stood or the dock hsn There of the same kind
OF bales landed then Th-y from the Oxford
taken off Sutton told me that they from
The Oxford McAuley, believe it was, brought them
O'Clock Sutton said he thought there people
ing on therefore he would not go Tor goods.
conyersed with person board except Gates do
know that Gates said ,h0g about the watch7an He did
say thing about the of the goods.
board about All hour Gates asked help him.
ed iu lowering them the boat from the vessel After the
boat was loaded We went round 10 Peck slip receive them
The vessel lay the foot of Beekman street not al
Parkers house after that Sunday Sutton the
where he engaged me for the first nights He told
that he had goods board the Oxford and he wished
and get them, and he would for Carriage 1t
about dark He either the second time that
he a SSE TO o % h . f @ xo0d to o5 m m 6 E "
keep a good look out for the officers.
John W. Harris sworn-Was at Parkers when
they took the goods saw c.rase and Sutton tha!
into the cear Jhey were placed III small LOBBY
the starbo nd side Of the cellar.
The affidavit of Harms previously made was here read Ii
the 81 Feb He that he has been in The
employment OF B. f. Parker keeps Sailors boarding
with Sutton who spoke whom he represented 10
be The captain of ship soon afterwards we met another
should know the again He about 80 OF age
left and afterwards returning 10 farker saw Sutton
before the door with lot Of goods tumbed into the eel
lar There little helping him belonging the
Yazoo. seek Parker round him AID Martins.
He said he did not know what Sutton meant told him that
men watching. Next morning saw Paker III the
goods daylight That O'Clock they seized
He also spoke OF Mr.. Thompson in Chatham and
Michael McAuley swom-Is boatman at 81
Waterst,est; employed in bringing goods from the Or-
do not Know who handed the goods down. Laus Sat
TON received i,m at the dock; Sutton employed me;
them TO The lower side Of Peck Slr handed them TO Laugh
lin and Sutton; do know what kind of rehice they
put them did Tor auy more, because Sutton did
PaYick Leughn recalled-[Mr Gates mate of the ship,
was brought NIL cannot that is The chief mate When
he The room said ne was the driver could not
M.quiey TesumeI.-sutton, when he empoye ed me, saw
the evening in south street He told me TO get boat
and 20 aens the Oxford and goods took the
frs, nght bales left off the second night suspect
night Of Two men following the coach do know that
asked any reasons for stoppns dd not see aIy ihns 10
know the Captain Mate suspected the gentleman here
the mate but cannot whether or not he handed
the oachnan could uo swear that he was the man.
out suspect that ne IS
The testimony hef rested and Mr. garrs Acting Dis
tct Attorney moved that the be committed the
charge of aiding and abettng, sc. The Commissions de
ced tha, they should be each give bail in the OF
$500 This they did, aud were discharged
CONFESSION OF THE MATE.-The Collector sta
ted that Jacob Gates Of the Oxford who present
under arrest had made full confession of smuggling the
goods The values the Collector said, $1,000 and he
hoped bail taken, should b. commensurate the
penalty. if proven $4,000 and two years Imprisonment
Mr. Barrett moved that the bail be placed $4,000 The
Commissioners acceded 10 that Captain Aarsha one
of the owners the Oxford, entered for that
amount, and the mate also was discharged
COURT OF SESSIONS >. :. Before the RECORDER and
Aid. WATERMAN and BR1ess. JONAS B. PHILLIPS ESQ
District Attorney, ad interim
ADDITIONAL GRAND JURoRs.-Geo. w. Bruen
Samuel Sparks William c. White Richard Tweed, John V
Tilyou Henry Ruggles and VIM. T. Lesgett,
in as Grand Jurors addition the sixteen
terday.
NoIIE PRosEQUI.-ln the case of John d. Egg
gers indicted for assault with intent main boy named
James Brown nole pr'seQut was entered also noHs
proseout in of George Brooks indicted for false pre-
tence-aud jeremiah 6 Austin or the same
TRIAL FOR BURGLARY-HenryN Nation and Hen
~ H. Williams alias Rau,n, coioed men, were trled for
b1e into house of John Roach No % Orange street
and stealing clothing worth SS IS the property OF fhil
lin Freeman Guilty of Grand Larceny only. Sentenced
them TO the State Pson Nation for 3yeas ana mouths
and Williams alias Ran,rin for years.
prr1T LARcENY.-Edward Moore. boy, was
tried for stealing large milk kettle containing 10 quarts OF
milk worth S. from Nicholas l. kechum corner oil adi-
son and Grand sests-caed off the kettle and poured e
milk In the street-eavns also u'e hs'lie " ~
c.nv Verdict-not guilty.
observation-disclosures Spragg, indicted tor as
saut and battery falling appear his secosnzance was o
fsited.
prT1T LARcFSY.-Achille V. Hammond was
tried for stealing Sc 25 from Augustus A. Samano OF No
VII ,,st The accused clearly proved that he was III the
cir Of Baltimore at the time of the theft The Jury found
! him not gully
Adjourned to Wednesday
POLICE OFFICE.
L.ARcEy1Es.-Andrew Rogers was committed Tor
stealing ham-Ellen johnson committed LOT steall
nar of panraloons from John Bapste-John W ilas
Committed for stealing of plum colored salIe boots
Car which an owner is wanted-Jon Wyatt was commItea
for purchase block worth S. from the sioop el-
~ and another block worth 81 So from soop Lucy Ann
! both al the foot of James street