New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-15

Rio; was here in July 1919 remained to S'h August
there agar in FEB 1850 Mr. johnson al raransgusy
Mr At Rio before mat; have been OF 'ne COAST .
Africa sailed from P in Aug isf9 for Ambrz lisa por
for traders and for slave vessels: was 10 me ong
there to Csbndoj found out Il vas 10 De save YoysSa
P took in $50 slaves a. Caondo myself and Two oIns''
same persons who hai an interest In the 6ug ne
went 10 Rio empty ~ ached Rio IN Feb saw M J. rs
chief mate ship Hannibal al In Aug 1919 did not see
the the coast OF Africa after got back went to
Santos pace to NJ out vessels for the slave trade
saw some Of the Hsnnibas there she had returned
but not Al Santos; did not see Mr. J, At Sautoi
Mr. Evarts wished to snow that the said they had
been 10 the Of Africa and returned 10 South America
with cargo OF slaves Wished 10 produce MS with the
fact that Mr. belonged the n before started Objected
tol IN February. 10 Rio, asked Mr. how he had made
out he ssd very well he said they had had full cargo
Of and msde good voyage; am sure Mr. j. 10 the
same man saw the Martha al Rio; Mr.. J on slore
there bat not on board Of her; worked on board the
Martha a few days, man who was German. or some
thing did business for her; eight or nine OF us went on
board left because could get no Satisfaction 40 to
where che wAs going: they told US that golng
whaling voyage al Sl00 month the Raymond de Lado
Irwas her shown thar no defsnss had been offered
the libel sgans the Maths and The decree Of condemna
The case for prosecution here rested and Mr. mordl
opened for defense He stated the return to be 90 an IN
dcnent charging defendant under the lsv, with voln
ary serving on board vessel engaged in the slave trade
carrying slaves from one foreign county 10 snolner ths
question is whe her Mr. voluntarily served on board OF
Inc Martha knowing her TO be SLAYER. You he jury
take the acs Of the master or he vessel 10 con-
The defense is that Johnson shipped in Phllsdepha
90 TO CaOrna-On the way out he and the Master gotinIo
quarrel which resulted In J. being discharged at Rio
The Martha being Rio and Il being difficult for him 10 get
away be shipped as mate y the undersandiDgshe was
bound to Valparaiso. When OF Paraguay The Captain
SAID The was too crank round Cape Horn aud she
must 20 in there to get ballast Wien they got out
to sea he wss obliged sbey The orders Of the Captain las
When The Perry IN sight and the Brazilian coors hsd
been hosed Mi said he would have nothing more to do
Jas r. SfcroIrf swom-[Mr. Morrill, told him he must
say nothing about himself Was passenger on ths Mar
ta went on board at Paransguay took passage for apa
raiso Johnson was male UNDERSTOOD from nun ana the
crew that she bound TO Valparaiso. The vessel as
Understood was given mp on the coast of Africa lie went
forward and said that the master had gwen up command
and he had nothing 10 do with the shipthe Captain had
given up his command and he would DO so also was
when The Brazilian nag was holsie ha1 previously spo
ken the Oregon who told us the Perry was o. y ship
but tie Captain Kept night on She hove TO when w.mn
Cun-shOt Of the Perry: me brakan nag was theh hOsu
She taken under American coors but under Bra
lillian.
know what for have not been able 10 ind Outye was
said witness also indicted on this charge and counsel
pl, AIDED for him not guilty was not to pay anything for
my passage: was 10 work my passages wss des'ituei
arrived at Paranaguay about month before from Rio
There about seventeen OF went on board at ar
rived al Rio, four five months before in ship Adene
Gibbs from Farhaven, Mass Was sick aher being on
bosrd the NJ believe the hail to The Oregon was made
while the American Gag was hosted; was below; under
stood tue Brazilian flag hOsed; then came on deck
Mr. Merrill was captain and Mr. Johnson mate The Ore
abonf y miles from The Perry when the Martha
hailed her and told il was the T. 5. brig Perry Did
not know where going TIL we were taken poss-
Direct We len Paraguay I'd Of May.
BY Juror-When took passage on board the Martha,
did not knew TO what nation the vessel belonged.
fr DonOlue here stated that he had sent to Mr. SOulers
to get him witness in relation to his being owner but
told that Mr. not at his store, and probably
would not be to-day. Mr. Evsrts said that he would admit
that the Martha fitted out at New York for he slave
trade did Mr. Souer know agree to her being
gagged in that trade lie would not admit no gever, that
She was not fitted out for the slave trade at Rio
The here rested when Mr. DOnohue summed up for
the defense and Mr. Evarts for the prosecution.
The Court charged the Jury which after short
returned verdict Of Guilty and the prisoner was remsnded
for Eentence