The New York herald., 1850-12-22
TRIAL OF COMMODORE JuSKs.


Ray.
NAVY YARp Washington. Dec 20 1850.
Court met ct half past ten President Stewart and
all tbs Court present; and accused and his counsel
Cen walter Jones. Minutes Of yesterdays proceed
Pursur Wilson resumsd under cro.s-sxamiuation BY
9emnee since tho court met yesterday, on reelection
With Com Jonss on or .bsut tn. 2tts or 25th OF Nov
las board the Ohio sspssiito (bay San Fran
vtssbe 10 send home all the gold vhich had pur.
chased ss IL would make good remittance and safe
one 90 the govaDmeut0 the Con modore stated some
rSsson Why IL could not be sent; what that reason
was cannot recollect this wa, the same conversa
'ou thai toos place with regard to shipping the 2751
ounces
Q -s0ppo~es su iden call had arisen immediately
alter Jones rccsived the grain gold the
. sum 2, m'n.ay contnoution money invested Ia IT,
into the MARKET and to sell for silver do you
sot thinh from your knowsdgs Of the market, that
the risk OF loss would have bee greater
the chance cf profit. At would be more ike.
ly 70 have besn loss than gain, n he had been
obliged 20 send 10 the market because the had
enly those Who had silver could purohse gold;
gold va. worth enly eight dollar. By the Court. I
knew nothing about It. the gold dust but hsaSent
acting uudsr his order; purchased It by his order
aud deV' red 1t to him by his order knew nothing
about except from the papers re erred to In ie
mopy All btlOve, and kno~ about Il q. that Commo.
dore Jones wanted me 20 take seme property belong
Ing to himself l. considered II to be his property,
I considered that Il put board. aud that tbs
Commodore Intended to replace IL With ssme OF his
own; IL wac TO be replaced he t~o csasters Of 2761
Purser Reynolds, re called -Ex.mination resumed
by tb, Judge Advocate i have the letter referred to
vhen last examined (rhe letter 81 Com Jones 60 std
pufser designsting him special ag.pt" for tn. dts
burement OF the military contribution fuud iss and
letter was r,ad By the ~itnessJ returned hone in
the soutbs ptopi think IL th- Let September
ls,t, lett oalifornis In November, 1872 and drst
| touched at Psnams, aud nsxt at PsTts; I had o
| charge q any gold duet for the ascused do not
know that any vas shipped for hin on board thu
southAmpten have no knowledge 81 any trading IN
geld aust by the accused, while the Csorni,
on: my vouchers tor pay mrnts made. of august 18th.
1919 we're r. turned to Com Iopss; bsd receipt from
purier wilson. uhich s'o delivered the Goo no.
dorsi did state nv seoount 90 th" accused; have
Seher. % stating thS. be hsd received m, accounts.
with ne
Cro.s eXs mined by the Acour,d II think the South
symptom lett ssa rranrisco foe Panama the 10th of
NoteH,ber she did not return 10 Connodcre Jcnss's
con msnd
samu.l Forrest srsrn -- Examination by th, Judss
Aovocste In the year lssS heid the commission Of
purssr 10 the IHvy sttsthtd 20 thr chip ~ Onto,
on the Pacific station Do not tuos anything 81 sur
sold Dust clipped board the Uhio on o. about ths
18th November 1855 tuo~ nothing 81 any shipped
duet beirr ttaushipred from the L.xlstlon 70 'tss
Ohio. Ct tbcut ttst duy. I had chsrgs of tue
of ary geld Dust Tor the pubic puhiic Ascent
o. Respecting mtHary contribution faudf Al
fece'ttd fr,m Purter Green st NsSttltn. Nex.eo,
about the lsttrr part of JCne 1sts 40 ut go Oo0 per-
hnps not 80 much rs that bu, large aud at.-r-
watds Rht W July August FROM Pursrr Green r..
OF uommudtre Iones and dsbur,,d it by his orLsr.
A lsrss fum vss paid 20 california refugees. sons
tbrrtd cvtr 20 Futssr Reynolds fcme 90 ne Commo-
dufe tome was paid believe to the Qusterns ur
Commi,tsry ~ the Army ~ Ia Pas. aud coai ni,
sion snosso 60 myself for It. di'burssmsnt Attsr
October iSis did dispose 81 geid dust or gr.iu
eold. tor Uommodore Joars; sometins ia December,
ls4s about Christmas the Com no lore loag qu,n.
tiiy ~ gold dust In the iron chest on the shiv IIs
gsVs ns a memorandum Of g. whh a request hoe
should dispose otu placed stat' mspt IN q duOii-
cate memorandum. tS0us conversation rerpecttng
the paper oetvten the judge Adgo:s'e. aud ccuasel
dore Ionee The ship then seled tor a.fstlsn -hers
! Oispoeed of the aoid dust 10 the best advsnt.gs
carried the prccteds back to ssp Francisco aud a..
coun'ee fer them 60 Commodore Jones I thei re-
ctiv'd back one copy Of the duplist,e mrmor.aiA
on vbich ny statement mads aud rao my pss
throuEh my name connot prcduia these nls-
n,oisbcs; they are At my residences. IN Norfolk The
fott price ot TIE gold dust Of posed OF about
$50 100 cannot re-ollect the prsciso numb.r Of
OpDcts they footed up IN the o.r sold N Al Va,
EasB; forget the rate IL sold BY the svoIrduoos
oubc. hs'e 50 secount Of the ssiss think it
sbt ut sl4 20 per ounce svoirdupoiss the gross
received for the gold dust vas about as uo,
I accounted 20 ComnodOfe Jouss Tor that rnon~v- =
turned part TO himf ef part other
hts ordsr; tbe sccount var short SIS dolar, shI,h
requested Mr. Parrott to pay % onmodo-, lone.
vho explained the transaction ubep he (Nr Psrrott
rttprpsdto Ms1atlsn. and he received the eunount:
paid part. by the Ccmmodors's ofder. 20 No,t .nd
Talbot st Mssatisn soout 900 $50; at san FRAN
cisco paid Lie utenant NcCormisk, certsinly SSWe
and Lieutenant Handy. think 81 10; considered
nysei .. sppiyirg these funds upon the request of
Ten umodefe Jones as iodividHa. the Ohio. on that
occssicn vas not more thsu elqht OF ten dsys At Ma
satlsD; vhen TIE gold sss dspUsted IN the rcu chest
a. TIE n p ~ Nss pared aovn tsto ms ores ant
Ilscto tn re ete'i utt r. x ~ss 10 hag~ sad thik
s,mt uh We N canuisttrs. o. not knaF ~bsn q
vas ~ ueht On bce.c do utt kupT vh.r. or bv
Nbrrl It. pprcl sssd far CcufrsoJara Ioue. ,artv
IN NtvsmStr lsts ConaoderS zone, sent Tor me, sud