The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-15
Die AIleged AbdaetiOn Case.
Coat50uation Of Mr. La77ts's Speed.

own departure ne had s voluntarily and Hat hs had
q % w e. eSs1 s Fl zee
dsavolsd to show from the undhputed facts Of the
crime 81 SEDUCTION o. IS Il i placed before ne Court the
cline Of ta'e lmps9nmegt could not have taken place
Garcia himself that he had been abduO-
such ass8yefatiOn, you would not believe him.
So much for the Of abduction as il aOf the
touis parry Capt James b. Mcdonnell For the pn4poses
Of the inquiy 50 far relates TO him may assume that
is there anything in the evidence that either directly in
directly mpleases MIN in the offence; Who e James y
oT he iast even hundred yeaTs From NJ osde 70 he
crave their ne Iss en constant mt inefaefnai stypeqe
against overwhelming torthe time but az
born in land where opinion is sufpfesaedby an ever vigil
ant police, and where freedom Of action prescribed By t
effective arguments OF the sable and the bayoSe-bn yetn
land which has produced its Thousands Of Martyrs for b
cry Upon every battle ted Of freedom i2r We last hun
lIish hodies have numbered the earth with The slain.
a,t1,af . ~ noe Is ~ W -
Of any land but il has been hailed with delight by lrsnen,
~ bs SoRa zen sq1P . icon fol9 w psl
Of their fathers to sseaPe the tyranny that crushed their
tgs land hsynf s9ggh home N hls e1s n ths s5a q
having here taken the wife Of his bosom and raised
years Of honest industry. laudabe enterprise and upright
conduct won the esteem and affection Of his lelow.cilzsns,
cevable motive he would punee into crime and perpeate
what lsishnan American would be the greatest
Of outmget VIII you stamp his name with inlamy will
yol blight his character and cart reproaeh upon bic children
Even bad an abduction been oornmtted-aHd 70 suppose
thatt had too great apsufdiy to be ayowed BY any but
% vita Whss IS Your testimony Who IS your Wit
ness We indeed when this subsctw was t qgitated
excitement and iaens upon sander-thosa ielfappoaied
guardians o. the public liberty and yeacous detae Of nm
subsapated aos brought It up conclusive evidence OF
erme that he had cleared for St. Thomas and market
with all the emphasis OF italics
vested with all the w0nderexcitng qualities Of exclamation
points Wen, 10 What cid it amount. Nj Hinks, the De;
putty Collector was the fact that was net usual
TO- take out general ceaIanee Of the kind, particularly
traded bis own account That it was prudent to Conceal
papers giving account Of the markets in order that he
might sell bus outward and 2uIchase his return cargo at
afford him good market he might without difficulty seek
another The deputy collector knew where the vessel
such clearance; he oisast showed hst Ia vessel Vss
bound for Havana What is there sinful and mysterious
Aye but be cleared on the third and did not sail till the
trouble to show that the schooner was loaded with s that
the stevedoe who loaded her did not get all the ogo
board the night Of the third that he took cargo board
the outh that he slowed the deck load that day and
that he even took in and slowed in The cabin some hngs
tOn4 We have shown further that the Captain endeagofei
TO get owed 70 the fourth but that there
boat eitOn that day and that he took the st that
down the night Of thefh. Here then is this as,ouish
readily, naturally, and satisfactorily disposed Of.
AGAIN. bAt publc ClIculdeu QF the
the possibility Of doubt that the Nary Ellen had been char
characteristics real rogue but pretended martyr to Havana
Even be price designated by one Of the especial
which knew everything. The two hundred dOub-
LOOMS The information Of the paper was leabe that
WI y ~ ~ ; tg.s u "t,ai y Qlg 4.92ids
fuel to the sxoiementbut the fault of pepetfang was not
story Of he two hundred douboons7 When subjected 10
the ANALYSIS Of judicial examiPat6n- it dwindedow 10
the something black which the sick man vomted, when
the report was current that he had thrown up dozen
oeck crows ths two hundred doubOons that Captain
MeC0nnetl WIS paid Tor the netarous Transportation Of
Garcia, appear from the testimony Of Mr. 81 Gsrmain q
from The fact that tie Captain was eduesed by Nh VEINS
e 70 take two hundred donbO0ns for him to Havana
take them provided papers nor letters were sent snd N
Che end eoneluded e take letter, az for Nj Verde
m this Or may be proof chat Mcdonnell was oonoomed
went voluntarily and who would not come back when
offered afetufn passage but il would require the dis
elimination and profound logic Of these lawyers and judges
pt the newspapers 70 discoyefit
But Capt Mcconnell refused 10 take any passengers and
Is Rol tns proof eenc9sve mat ne wanted his whole sohnOn
eg for Garcia3 With his hold, and deck, and cabiR slowed
ulay considering the nature o bis trsisbnv5 and i
on his own accountwoud he refuse take passengers
carry passenger Tor three hundred dollars What motive
could induce hun to say such thing his7 Three hun
dred doals n is enormous sum for passage Havana
Granted But the gentleman did not tell that the passen
Ielusedwas demoseile we'll known in Cuba Mad
I'd and New Orleans and designated usually BY Tie tits
Cara Chvala z OF hone teee"-whether be is to .b
Condemned for the abduction of Garcia because he Refused
to take such piece Of freight IN his cabin am willing
submit to the decision Of any sensible man.
This, however knOt ALL The counsel for the prosecution
have called my attention the fact that this famous m
sui Office. Alas Can any doubt exist of bis guilt now
The master of vessel going to Havana the ofc
There Is rigid quarantine at Havana The oaGian III
schooner wants clean bill oil health be is the OF
acg Is not this unQuesonahls evidence Of guilt Ca
any doubt now remain Of the chminaity Of all tha pae
gbut tng obstacle between the premises and the con
ans tor
abduclon Of Garcia, with all his connection in inquit
and sudden determination Of the martyr Rey, the hard
hearted Consul, would pot give the captain clean bill
quarantine like any ordinary man This FACT glone woTi
beevdence sufficient to every nodetemided shut hi
between the captain and the Consubut is ugh for III
prosecution that Mcdonnell was at the eOnsuatal
there mystery to he explained we hear Of the maxim
delivered 10 Garcia but hear next of he passuoH Ia II
CABIN Of The Mary Ellen Capt MoConns was az the Cor
port to the captain lts mysterious and cali upon In
defence 10 accomtoE OF such stuff dreams are made
such the arguments against the accused We Ga nng
prove that the passport was delivered aoa, because
ies hls t199ns g u Is CONSUMED az the parties who kne'
was The agent between Garcia and the Consul can be
witness But the passport was made outfor GaTeis It
seen IN his possession al the very lime when lie Il in e M
tne Of Things required toppoduee 1.-THE tirt moment tina
unnaturandeed every fact connected with his case
IN the usual oTderof honef and upright proceeiHgs HI
been how Garcia received his passport after was made ou
nuL now happened that he had passport at ALL Iii b
had been stolen from here 10 be smugged into Havana
passport would have been necessary and Om the ufdnaY
caution which pursue when committing Offences W
may safely conelude that would have been gwen an
made Of accord in the consulate. CnminBs do not gene
ally take useless and extraordinary leave Their ira
! marked aud broad behind them.
Thess prelminares having been Disposed on let rs 70
momsnt, examine the tacis developed By heevdence
relative 10 the connection Of Mcdonnell With this remark
able oOnsgaey in which every thing known this aston
shtng abduction in which no forced away Ali
assault and battery where nobody beaten aud false i'm
prlsOnhient IN which every one iee, Examine ali N
acts on The time be went his vessel the evening
the 9th OF July, i the night he walked into this Con ri an
voluntarily surrendered himself of this examination an
You seek in vain for single circumstance indicative
guilt. He told Smith, when the vessel was about TO Fta
that he expected passenger friend Of the Saansh Cor
sui Did this look like party 10 abiucton2 Be toI
him farther That if thepaengsr did not arrive BY me i'm
the cqOk board, he would n0twait Tor him m
aocodingy when the cook brought he told the yb0s
he was Ieady-hat he expected passenger but wo1d po
wait Ol him, and gave the word 70 bis crew 10 easr IN N
crime, thus openly call attention to 1t Would one 5gb
had been OF expected 10 be well paid for bis paFicinafio
IN an offence, be careless Of the result Aud what ws
his conduct when the man GRIca ted on board III
sohooner3 Did he say ordo any thing which could Lad III
most supioOus to believe that he imagined that there wa
any thing wrong Ddhe leave his ordinary ayocations
assiit the man on board secure bun when there MOI
the slightest He merely remarked, when informed thai III
passenger had arnVed Let him at !" or lei Mn
20 into the cabin and proceeded with the duty Of eettiu