New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-20
u. =. District COurt--WEDNEsOAY, Feb. %.
Before Judge Belts.

4 JUIfto
seameu OF the- ship DevOnshre charged with larceny
sea In having taken the following coupons or cerhcaes OF
interest bonds of the United States, they having been
tanned il alleged In the mail bag OF the steamer
Helena SomAu touu0 In distressed condition al Sea and
her pssseI AID aken Of by The Deyonshrs w
being of the value Of so each aud the property OF some
person unknown. copy OF one OF the coupons which IS
similar To The others, except NE No IL as follows A..
l3f9-U LOan-Thefe viii be paid 10 the bearer $50
on Let al 1851 for months interest on boud No 43s Of
STbers vss another party named. James Lloyd we be-
Heye. implicated. but he was not fund
Mr.. Hail. opening the case said ha ai!eI search IN
vain on board the ship supposed that the malt bag
had been Os-but alter the Deyonshfe arrived here One OF
The bags oundt had been opened, letters taken out
Richard King sworn-In employ OF house Of @ King
Son. bankers; the paper . own Is certificate 81 u D
stock Of 900 thesmapRPeis shown are Pons or-
erest On such bond whcnaTe payable at the Treasury Ia
this City; the bond brought from my Office 10 SHOW the
mode rs 10 attaching end cuung on ceilhcaes ~
Of interest, signed T. Dpsei and others u bsa-
ne for lhe Secretary Of the Treasury an officer OF the
L. s. Treasury In This City Testified that The coupons SHOWN
would have been paid If presented . 49, ,
Charles T. Baidotn, swOn-ln dr. d. Wheidens EN-
plOyment 1856 Nassau-st; know MAY the prisoner ia
November last Nc lean came and He day introduced me
60 Max latter tod me that be had quantity OF coupons
THINK he said 10 asked hn Tor tneIni ne DsOusis 20
lie said Is; counted them twice AMI made only iSi
handed them bach TO hm and he went a" a. WIN .s,ni
the reXt or the second day aer"ar asked MAX wnete
be got them; he said hey could no. hd MN lOf uaf1s
aU ghed and SAID Wei u-y cou"h Jun hiui nc ~ iu'
tOXcacc attic time told him De- ought io 90 me I'n's
and he must look ont ha be didn't get there ne was al
efward arrested; "eli WIN l- o.hcet7 20 Hi7 ouiunS
place: found he hsd negotiated three o he coupons WIN
a broker In SOuihs Tie officers pretended TO De brokers
end SAID 'hcy would pay HIM more than ne bfoAe, Wo.i
uev went 0 the brokers' Max with them one OF me On-
Gers who pretended 10 be broker went behind ne coul err
aferward they were arrested Max never told me where
C,esenn,i1e~ Fifst saw Max four FIVE days before
he was arrested ri Parv boarding house, In tierst
had conversation win MIN then; II there hrsi saw
the papers; handed them back 10 hmi was cay or l"o
sGeTwsrd ihsfI Hsked him where hs got them / never
o. yefi Id
leftt with the broker got Etort the Drohr AZ NJ ~
Wsl~ went aierwald with the oiceriof lle csrn iai-'
huI told the broker had gone into he country my o0-
sinees is studying law when went 0 negnlte tue cpI-
pons wiki Max, had no idea but hat Max came honest
BY Them; had sO thought rom what mclean stlo. ~
The deuosidon OF Rctsrd n Moore, fret nate ~ ths
Devonshire was read testified hat Max and Mclean
were two OF the Of the fell DO with ma steamboat
HelenB Sloman, bound ron henourgh 10 NeW-loiA, l1
ostTess save The lives or those on Ootu aul
their baggage hsd small boat Mex was IA me pos,
pArt Of be me; recollect the last time the bOa pass7d
nom The H. TO the ID; there was mail bag IN tns Ooali
II when t was passed up the shPssdei ncLreh as
the sioe al the time, passing up Tue 9agsage &c ,
him there after Tie bag was passed upi MAX was IN y oDa'
with me remained there all We were holsted IN me
beat up the ships stern The captain 81 inc ueene 81
man said he meant with the mall but he coudnoi
be came The ship in his own boat here was mlcp coa-
fusion al the Time after being on board the CsPaln OF s
n : said the mai was mssing We made search AROUND
the ship, but could not find IT, , a.,
Officers Ryet and Patterson test I'd 10 going win Mr.
Baldwin TO Mr. FaTeys boarding house. BALDWIN went
in and they remeiued outside soon ai.or"arl se" iu
Win turned OUT remained there, and Max and person
came out Bald in Introduced the officers otokss or
Burley sad to Max he would give him more Tor me col
pons Ihan the broker with him woud the broker sad %
Burlev he would thank him not 10 interfere WIN hs Ousi-
ness: when Mr. called the broker ASIDE aud Isd nun 40
was IN officer they the brokers' place OF business
in Soubst Anc MI Burev agreed TO give 81 piece Tor
tie coupons and Max paid back 10 The broker go staee
lie lad received three, and they al We usCA 80
bosoug house where Max had thee Ohsrs ano CAT ne M
eut out gain toge her and soon afef~sri arrested h
He subsequently Old different stones a. one uhs saying
a Duichnsn whose hfs lie had saved gave hem 70 MIN
another time that he pcke1 them up round ne snip PC.
One Of the sesmsn Of the Devonsnre tesnsa .nt' ~
10 O'clock thst evening be mail bsg 10 the OunE 10
which MAY ard Sir Leon slept; they threw ne contents
INTO their bunk lich appeared 10 be pa;kE3es ,e So
,bv were et'ers and they he'd nothing 10 d. win mem
thev Dot he contents again iuo bag snd tire" Il lno
srse nurk after hey had gone % necl ca" james b'y
u The contents Of The bag into th7 BUNK ana of-u ti- &
er and tsfe our some coupons cannot say hsse are le
ssWe a. ...... char
TIE case on tehsi of The prosecutor aler s'ls ~.
LILLE testimony, iaru rested, aud qirsl'Ls "el1 a. -
10 The fact ihs' The s ra'ures GO ne coupons nl ~
proved ARD SEQ. wh-tl-r The United 9-a.-s 10. DlIs
bound tu ray iL- value u. the plls "-7.N7. 80
eIteeec ~ as Bop mtEe 10 l-.ce-y Dtcs1- VI ZIG P''
rt-a.pt1 10 ms loren jon.