The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-10
The Alleged Abduction Case.
before Justice BRIanr ana U S. ogmnissionsr Conzn


The Court met at o'clock and Mr. Dottr for the pros
eeuton opened the We give the main points of his
Argument
now draws close The last duty Of he prosecution de-
Holves On me lbs duty shall ry to perform with jus
stated been brought forward for the purpose Of the
ton Of Cuba dsclam such object in this prosecution
we stand mere wholly on the ground Of violated law This
IS a qs far as we are concerned, Judicial Investigation
addresses you From the first as citizen, believed that
.as NV a9 been violated qnd believe We have fully sgs
Moane was the FIRST to complain in this case be believed
dearest rights ampled upon and wash his hands in this
matter he came forward and made his affidavit The Span.
oountymen in this free land had been abducted mid.
ih y ~, ~ ps9pIs as ga
the humble instruments Of their will The Spanish Consul
Mcdonnell tEoag6 eaTd n ts pubiis paps@ did ibe
times most unfortunate. eertaH Supreme Judge encs
ehalengeand in few hours that man was on bis way to
late several days before hundreds Of pansds had present.
ed hemae st my office and asked examination Of this
munleaton Of Mr.. FouihOuze appeared was ready TO
Threg months since three persons came from Havana to
andez NivaIde end Rey from the lat
this city This we have from the testimony Of Mr. Bianco
and me EIoFq These three men escaped from the prison
Of Havana. This ETh0rta received the lbgh May
by the Consult the ls Of June, the Consul makes
individuals or The laws Of the county allow me 10 send
them away He adds that he hopes 70 rain better 1oma-
was framed l concur with the gentleman that he could
nOt e3tep me otnet. Se po9 Key theT condition w9ud
oS9me SECRET letter that aec9mPa nisd the Erkorta
1t Z the Il le yer Of t rs; Captain General
NJ DJo4r-Well, eli, then we have not the EgAorta;
+ rot here but this letter goes farther tan the E1l0rta
What are these means that the Spanish Consul put in
going the Mexican Consus Office asking him to inloy
him Should these apply fora passport, Ifhis fact was
i bis sge bat a. nyestigetng mind would ask
/ then
told him that as friend Of all parties be would warn him
he intended to do that Spain would require him 10 be given
Hp as specified p the treaty between the two Powers Mr.
Immediately sailed for Vera Cruz This was one Of he
[rhe Counsel here reviewed Nj Trescazes' evidence 10
show the second movement Of the Consul obtain posses
Tresoazs That he 'supposed' the Consul would have
given seQO tor he abduction Of Reyl
On me ON Of June new agent appears-Fulgeneio Lilo
LoTente to be an honest man. receives Rey Ffoni thai
moment Rey in the graspng control of ToIente
keeping company with the deiuded man driving him 10
g0Pdng hin on By lear 10 BIS embrace We zee Lorsnts
following the poor while in his sick bed, and while
there alone; we him in that isolated place, Mr. Mo-
saoe lnhod9eng eonledefates against him in the
On the evening of the 9th Of June Ayaa sailed for Ha
saa9 moane grew alarmed bis instincts were aroused
pare the rope that would hang him lie said it. siTs in bis
in his evidence declares that GaTcia being sick ss him to
ne the Consul to come TO him and receive his declaration
os to he Spanish consul On re S a be R t Us
short time an official agent between Rey Garcia and the
Consul Ayaa goes in carriage alone, sis, to prefer this
request; the Spanish Consul seemed dispeased this
strange that after the Consul had long desired get Rey
that he should seem in this disposition The Consul said he
Knew the laws Of this country. Sirs, these declarations
Consul The Consul goes % Rev refuses 70 receive bis
geesIaon except at his office Then, s four come To-
wiling witness Rey, the poor deuded; and the Spanish
They up stas and then comes this extraordinary dec
slato9 written down and signed stairs in private par
sign tins at ALL sins it by moral spHsion fraud Mo
@ dnass Ayas because he game into hs house
alyen INTO that patloI by daggen God only knows by
what meanS foul fair, Rey has signed that document
We see the man driven into the Consus power
y The oO19ivance Of these He was between two
then AIS tbe sS Ss f Fensn Se 10 oap NM s sse
on The Tit Is this the who has been anxious to 20
W Havana when he wished on the 9Th Of June to go to
Mexico? Yet we told that on the nth he made this
anticipate the defence will gnrave it sins and e1-
pose it the gazeof the world Il pretended that Rey
went to Havana % hoax the friends Of Fernandez This
hoaxed attorneys are hoaSed and the people aTs Bosxs5
20 they turn poor Rey into comedian. leave it to all in
what has been done am ready, feeble am, 70 shake
aown me pillar OF deience and expose them 70 the light
read tom the translation OF the Crescent which sup
lei Of ST. saDdoys When he counsel ptod fe se t
letter they had obeet was e induce the people be-
Sapt MeConnel makes ihe singular declaration that
table before the Capainand this passenger and that he read
THE counsel here severely commented upon the fact oF
Coleman presuming to look at the passport or know apV
thing about il
MI DHJoET then cited the evidence of Ayala in which
the witness stated that the Consul put his coat al the end
Of interview although the coat bad been accounted ior
before stated BIZ the counsel He further commented IN
time upon the letter Of Mr. 6andoyal and the decars
ton given BY Rev also upon the printed statement made by
Mr. FOuhOuze.
Mr. Collens asked that the letter written BY Mr. Fou
houze should be placed in evidence if commented upon 81
the counsel.
MI. DgJouT-I i much evidence your speech win
be in evidence. fGleat and nOongsd applause
Mr.. COllens and made eloquent appeal against
this intimidation of the audience The Defence had bone
to the end Il now claimed that in an American court th
outrageous longer should be tolerated. Mr. Col
ens remarks were forcibe delivered with much zeal and
promptly sustained by the Court Commissioner Cohen aud
Justce Bright stated that they would sustain the dignity Of
the Court and Mr. Cohen remarked that be fully c6ncded
with the declaration Of Mr., cpenF, The Court desired hs