The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-07
.Thn ALLEGED AbdnotiOn Case.


Yesterday at o'clock NJ the invss cation In the case
Of the Spanish Consul and otheH resumed, Matna.
Dufour, Waited. Reynolds and HuHton present on
the Of the Prosecution, and Mefsu. Fouhouze Coans
PreauA and LaTue for the Defence.
The Count Adjourned at 10 NJ to meet again to-day At
= VIVA EIsurH DAY.. .Moldsy. Augusta.
Capt JOHN WILLIAMS, Of the brig Pierre scnlt sworn
w sw 9si AN M ~ INV ,si ~ g nn III XIV 'b u
July. Capt Mcdonnell was there two three days asrI
went in. There New York brig, the Andrew Ring,
in,goE A-..,.., r,,..u, 80. -,
-. met him whsu he was coming en- did NOT see him
On boad saw the american Consul on the gth dsy the
sAdiSS DOVE towards he vessel He vas sons dSws 70
he Captain Of he Port he told me he was going 10 get
TIE counsel u S 8 Ee Prossculon oBc to hearing the
s sU sm 81 NJ & hm IN esS 70 Rey Ms fSras
and PresgS argued the point with much ability and we's
conversation not under oath was nsdmssbls.
Eggalingtion saw General CsmPhell on the
brought lsten with HE name endou9d on them Dc
GOT know to whom they were directed merely dropped
Had tie salvadofs auYed when YOU left q. No SIR
know that three British steamers arved~one from Mobile
RoBrRT FaW lrE sworn was the ssvsdOro that load.
her about the LIST Of July or thesd was sl lOaens heI
loaded principally with lard sbs had from so 10 70 barrels
e aron deck Ihe held Of The yes' s was ia did %,
some stoT nail. and box Of peacock feathers oI dutSp
sisht full Of lard aud hs oher with provisions fOI
stores They were the two aft state Ooms On the Sd Of
3 s f !. ad s. @ i a not wish "a g
away empty INC eIoslsEsmlnaIIons ~, 49,. -. h,.r. 0s
the Mary Ellen during the la1t voyage w9a shipped IN
was O. Parry the name The protection furnished me by
TRs coaFt here stated that this was usual,
si1 hs Thsa O. me fls n9H a PAL ABOUT
there were Number Of people coming on board We left
WofS any Of the passengers left there a. Yes, sir He
looked like spaniad Or Portuguese we brought him on
board Of an American brig brought him on board with
! i
Oned at the stern and he came on board -
man on deck g.. Yes sir he was | have seen hlm some
pn g a he e ons he vas II dsk
pexiQn and w9ea small Pansma hat From The few words
that heard him speak to the steward also thought So
The steward was Spauiard.
me court-Coud you tell Portuguese. spapilh or
Italian a. i could not well tell, but this opinion.
To the best Of my Wedge there was
man called Robinson on board Tnever heard the other
JOHN Cook swom,-EpausiRsd Jy Mr.. Coksns--I live
the departure Of the Mary Ellen her last voyage; wss
on the 5h or 9th Of July waa on the wharf when she
State every thing you know relative to her departure
him il he was in hurry; he was going 81 very quick he
said he was going with man below e the tow which was
was with him; After he had gene minute or two min
- Cotton Press Coeehouse;' called for Somshing to
drink and while was drinking three Or four came
at the time One of the that drinking appeared to
have great deal Of talk; thouEl hsw9s anxious;
pretty positive that he had spsctaees noticed that be
threw piece of money think twenty five cents upon the
counteE and that he sbtsned dime think in change.
he Mary Fllen "a man passed from the Stssmboat asking
Capt msCo1ne g. M, was 'fsdE some one replied all
he would shove of While be spoke SAID that
SopSef 5 & Is Ss aboard Sa DS SoOn q VIZ
e h M g an s9Eg g st EPd SAID hsp him
ou q ys men with ths PASSENGER they took hold Of him
&c have Others often done, aud hOted him the
rail Of he schooner heard nothing said that took notice
bOar he took his ha in his hand and making motions with
(dlsu) no then got top OF the cabin BY that time they
/ o 1 "a " In on
lead him from the top OF the cabin. recognized u
Charles Rodgsn there were two othen do not know. The
sEGSiSaed 6g W. I,,ntogThey frst took hold
OF Rms when he was 70 feet hOm the vessel They all
gwen lat shs vessel was Oil then they picked him ~: they
so h isss over ths AL end b TsEaned his feet on tie
aud hfed him mp bodily. The man not earned from
the Captain put him in the cabin hosrd uoms oHe
bi s him rs come bsI s., IA knew me Esg' hsLs
sawnO one else that recognized on the wharf -Four OF
~ 9us before the an we pastsd over saw and spoke
pSepe When the man was lifted up.
sss Of he YhH as 9theE did Tse9 tG man bEouGhs
now nne, were We were there but few nomepts fer
the nsn VS. put on board was not with Eagle,
"a. smt Eqs o. The wharf when the Mary
went % board. st this passenger about
igh' oclooS he was on the eyee elise the wharf, he
tlo o whbf tberswere three OF four men with
@ 3 5 5S pS S9P P1av 5sSs, ne b ys they az
ee VS. No h e peculiar IN this passenger that noticed
waAyd a i; ,biDk he went down into the cabin When
~ ~ oT on the WHAT Tint might he wss Bot exactly
ger wsat bosd saw him there probably Ten minutes.
Crgss e4astaed BY Mr. Qgtoar.-YOu are Tunner for
I EIn h aud Ta'OguiZe Yes.
Yon az he rsnon that for the cook and brought
Before hi. sfida instituted did you not have con.
ss;leon " q me eb9ut whet you saw ?Hot before the
Mss ne as[ Eagsii, srSst AZ sI T. can Judge
TINS conversation took peeain my office D.. EKagtiy
hd you rot Ell me that the man o9 now call passsn-
tgf sppssled ~ have Dssn carried forward into the
nsi ten me- sir that tins seemed very strange
Did you say that asked who the man was and no
ns was given and that you asked, among Othsm, Capt.
Did you say that you asked Whistler he was pa,,sp
MI DUJoaT--ttad you seen Nh OItOn bSfo that night
he was perfect stranger to that evening any
Did you converse with him 7. L did not
How did you know that It was Mr.. Orion -. To see
mans face enough for me- can always tell after that
60 81 soal Sw sesod 70 M bafo1T Oe y ~
" Somebody came iOr me ifsI to him again
WSrs you asked for your testimony under oath No sir
odsbt myself perfect bSy 70 te H. DaS SaI& What
thought proper.
CTgss-eEGmination resumed, By Mr. Datoatr The man
that sent 70 you bad you ever seen him before No
ST. me wltneas then sde voluntarily atatementl wish
70 state now hat MI Orion came before MI Dufonr did
and SAID that peuOn in lOulOuas street wished see me
Somebody me Spanish gen sman OF very large pTopoT.
tons and told me that somebody wanted see me up
person that wished to me he (OHon) told me It
was certain lawyer he did not mention MS name:
piled that could not 60 that day, any rate He thsu
said, never mind it lhgt day that the next would do and
TO say when il would be convenient come agreed TO
CONS npthere the next morning at 70 o'clock did go
never seen him since. Then Mr. DufOuT sent for after
that and went.
Mr. Coleas-W9pld you recognize that bic Spanish gen
tem'n 4gtin a.. Yea sir.
Is this the mao ?-Epoinng to Mr. CasahaIJ... HE'S.
MI OH1gH-Who the person You say sent for you
Introduce him and will tell you.
L i It VI. Casaiias a.. No sir
How long after this Fl visit that sent for H. Two
or thee days think can't judge don keep the run
of such business Icant give positive answer whether
came the next day not 10 Oce positively say
hatl did not al 10 O'Clock the morning ofhe next
/ dtv
Francisco RoMAsOsA swofn-[S2anish translated BY
| Mr Gomez l-EIaBtiHed bB Mr.. C0LkeHs--l know mr.
GaghaE Three four days be fore making out the aihda'
Wits In Thu he called
Mr.. Dtfour here objected to hearing what he SAID -
Mr. COkenS stated that they wished 10 show thar MI "a
Sanos was running about town with snbseiptlon TO Gel
money to buy witnesses against the detendanh.
Mr., DyfOuT said that he objected Mr. Casanas was mol
I concerned in the tIial
that stand have been bought BY M Caanas II was time