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BY Lieutensnt MrLAueBLIS-In answer 10 question
concerning the kind of money taken our ~ ne /" Az
ma the nonev given 10 Lieut. MLaughin las contained
in aaidsv,. b1 Mr. Marshall the witness said- said
in that affidavit that the Wave sailed from New oIk or
Florida on the first day Of August 1885 was captains
is, on hoard of her and had charge of all the money
on board belonging TO Lieutenant NJ Laughlin, or the
gnvsrnn,ent; closed Lieut. MLaughlins bank account
an day we sailed and withdrew from the bank all the
money 10 his L'M'L 81 credit which was paid me in Eng
ish soyeregns all except $40 $50 for change which
as ali the siye the bank would give me retained the
charge OF this money and had the of all the other
money received by him during the cruise of the Wave
there ounces or dou blooms board the Wave
whilst she in New York, when she sailed from
New York any silver beyond the twenty thirty
dollars have spoken of; paid his private bills in New
York and he had no money that was not IN my keeping
when the Wave sailed from there am sure of this, be-
cause when he examined tho bank book, which he did
Lieutenant Meade and some other gentlemen
who had accompanied him in the vessel from the Navy
Yard hsd landed a. the Battery He that there
still a check Of his outstanding which had not been
presented at the bank and called upon for money to
serd back to bank to meet when il should in;
gave him the money, $500 Think in English
reign and the pilot who took the Wave sea- carried
il back to New York; this the only money he got
from me after closed his bank cunt and was TO nv
certain knowledge, the only money he had after that
time until arrival in Florida heard before of
his offering Mr. Meade on the day we sailed from New
Yerk bag of gold containing and silver to the
amount flour five hundred dolars if he did the mo-
ney did not belong to the ship for such description Of
his money public and private in my keeping and il could
hardly havs been Loaned from any officer in the ship be.
cause all the oihcors wero already in debt to the
ship By authorised advances as the pay Toll of the
ship Will show. II am not mistaken that money was
given 10 Mr. shocco, Of shocco, c. received all the
moneys paid sales OF bs of exchange in Havana by
the consul and compared the consuls certificates OF
sale with the bills, and thsy In Mobile
Lieut. Mclaughlin exchanged donboons for paper for
the purpose of ing advances to shipping maj 10
euls'ing men lie sold the doubloons at premium of
seven per cent, He paid the shipping master in paper
fha nay oil nf tlor
cent do not recoect any other instances if there
any the vouchers will show it, received in Havana for
sale of bills OF exchange doubloons and silver lived
in what was called the officers mess on Indian Key
and the only besides the hospital mes during the
greater part OF the time from October s,h ls4 until
July 9Th, 1912 There was hospital for sick off
GERS upon the island at the time, which was pre
sided nv the hospital surgeon | was sick myself
for short time, and lived in the frequently
heard OF its having been used by any but the sick
until since my return from Florida In mess
the officers mess upon the island, particle OF
hospital stores OF any kind whether liquors stores of
any other description, used Our table and
liquors were supplied by ourselves, from private
exclusively. In fact pei fectly satisfied that
part of the hospital supplies Of any description was
ever used on Indian Key, by any officers Others than
the sick II there had been from living on the island
and being in contact and intimate association with the
officers both in their quarters and at the hail.
should have known it; whereas, never knew of soli-
tsry instance of it. unless il might have been accidcn
tai visitor to of the sick officers who came about
meal times. and was asked to share their meals Even
never knew it TO than two or three
times at the outside When the whiskey was received
at the Key from store always invoiced and
charged at the guagers mark the barrels in ma.
ny instances not full They about six inches
deficient.
By the Judge ApvocArE.-AH the money that was on
board the Wave the time she sailed from New York
was in my keeping; kept the bank account and drew
the money SELF and kept the cash board
the ship.
By the CouRr.-The doubloons carried out in the
Flint in sal as private money 1t Mclaughlin got in
New York by exchanging check draft for that
amount, think; this amount part OF the public mo.
ney transferred TO 1t McLaughns private account
on my cash book advance from the Government TO
payhis purseI bills in Florida which suppose had been
contracted during his absence when the FIit arrived at
Norfolk in ls42, 20 not think had in government
funds eight or nine hundred dollars.
BY 1t McLAUGHLIN.-I think for the doubIoons- in
New FORK Sl675 so cents and sold them for SIG 61
BY the Judge ADVOCATE got the doubloons in Wall
street. New York, from broker and sold them to the
man; do not iecollect his name
On the opening Of the court this morning the room
Immediately crowded with anxious Spectators 10
hear 1t McLaughlins written explanation OF the evil
dence Al Il NJ. tho journal OF the preceding day was
read and approved when 1t Mclaughlin arose, and
with Arm voice, though tremulous at times las with
his remarks upon the evidence submitted against him
in deep earnes OF feeling read his review of the ev
dence upon the FIRST branch OF the charges contand in
the preeept preferred against him. propose giving it in
nay next