The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-22


MACH 20 TRIAL for Cou,.tegfsitins james Smith
ana Srsssis Kelly Indicted sor seinns placed
The Assistant District Attorney briefly stated the
cess to hsjury, and then called
Ign police eosr In February last that ON the 9th day
Of that month, man named Lawson. and his wife,
we're arrested In Brooklyn for passing counterfeit
money; witness came with them In the boat, and
they told him Of tho prisoners that they resided
In Cross street; witness with another oniosr. went
after arrested Kelly in the sirsst; witness examined
the premises In Cross street. and found the several
VT SEINE spoons, plaster OF PAri, moulds lead, 81,
one OF the spoons found in box which belonged to
wife vi met s% 70 u. and ~.
Deputy Marshal Racklewit. testified that three or
four week, ago. he received some information from
lawson Of Smith and ely upon which gotta warrant
~ IL. Ds,Gs 0Ss then M
we're dressed; j went down to the basement myself
and left the last witness outside when went in
raw person who answered to the description 70.
osived Of smith; upon calling to him no answered to
then came out followed by ms. and went into the old
brewery and up two flights Of stairs, | stll
so%.n and n' asked her she Sc. Kelly she said
ne he then turned round and went down stairs ;
ne. sn after bin through tie YARD IN. other
siosr who was stationed outsde was directly 10 his
'front.' saw him running and saw me after him; closed
brought him Into the street; observed him put his
hard In his pocket and it then occurred to me that
no hsd there which he wished to get rid OF;
srssped his hand, and asked him to give It mp but
refused and held on to It; then grasped bis hand
him to the Marshal's onioe; then searched him,
and found twenty counterfeit quarter dollars, which
We took from him; those now produced tho same;
after securing Smith we went after Kelly; We were
told he had bad finger, tied up with white rags; We
went up and spoke to him, and he admitted his name
a,Kelly arrested him; after securing him, vent
back to the old brewery and made further search In
q MEM anff nnv.n audi nnnd In
email dark room which was filled With shsvnys, and
tho wall. Of whioh blackened with smoke, found
the noud. 'poons and plaster OF Paris there was no
Two or three other witnesses were examined, who
testified that ell the prisoners In the ast OF coin
Ing The for the prosecu ion here closed.
The prisoners defended by Messrs. Donohue and
characters Of Jane Thomp.oR and McGovern thu last
witnesses who deposed against them. Two witnesses
Sre eno eAamine as TO the cnsraceer OF smith Inc
case was then summed up. Mr. Donohue madea very
Ingenious argument behalf OF the prisoners After
which the Judge charged the jury, who after short
consultation, rendered verdict OF guilty against
the prisoners
The Court sentenced all the prisoners Including
those convicted on Tuesday last as follows:
Zine Hobbs to be proned for six months, and kept
at hard labor Eliza lawson to be imprisoned for
year and kept at hard labor; James Lawson to be I'm
prison.d two years, and James Smith and Frsucis
Kelly to b Imprisoned four years EACH and to be kept
Ine United States James McLean.-A noue proseqwi
was entered In this case by consent OF tho District
convicted at the last term Of court tor receiving
stolen goods.
IN ADMIRALTY.
Before Judge Belts.
MARcH 20-The United Sisfes rs. the Brig Su'~n, her
Cargo, Tackle 3c-rhe libel in this suit Led to
lave been made the high by the nited tates
brig Perry. the 9Th of February, 16s9 about three
miles outside OF Round Islsnd near the port OF Rio
james P Hunter, Lieutenant in United States Navy,
examined. Is twenty three years an oiaser in the
the coast OF Brazil in 1888 1884 never was there
except ct that time and at the time OF the seizure Of
tbs suian; was connected with tho squadron year
previous to the seizure; was attached to the brig
Boxer have had charge Of other vsssss seized be-
rides the Susan while attached to tho Boxer; /
ordered to seize the Malaga at CabendI brought her
to Beverly, Massachusetts,; she and the Susan were
pre- at the capture OF the American brig
cepen tence days previous to the seizure OF the
Susan just In the ,ame position Is tbs susan Of my
own personal knowledge, the only port from which
have known the slave trade to be corducted, is the
port OF cabenda the employment Of the Boxer was to
look out for the interests OF commerce and to sup
prefs the slave trade. Here the court adjourned.
March 2l.-Mr. Parks cross examined on behalf Of
the government.-Was consul IT Rio from l646 to
ls49; had into the matters OF the
slave trade like all other mstters relating to his osce
In relation to that business persons sending out to
Africa to purchase or .end out vessels to transport
slaves employ broker at Rio to charter vessel for
them; this 10 done because the commission houses
have Tor number Of years declined to receive such
erders; when the bargain IL made, they make q char
ter, which s usually made up In peculiar FORM and
hasa speeial provision that there shall be nothing
right refuse any articles that he thinks Illegal;
but for time past, since Mr.. Wise called It .
charter psy aas Se
charter party Is given, there is another arrange
m.St mace BY .hi,h Il y sgIssa that upon the
naming them. ss shall vish to buy vessel, that In
that case the vessel sh all be sold to him tor specified
sum named in the private agreement; In that Gaze,
either Of the agents the coast has cargo prepared,
he gives notice 10 the captain that he wants the yes
sci III he takes the vessel he goes through the cere
nony Of giving draits on home til. money, in fact,
bavirg been paid before the veisel leaves Rio bome
times they do not 60 through the ceremony There is
smother condition. that tue vessel shall have the
Americas flag until the slaves are received on board
When they bring them over, they land them =: va
vas going on boating party, aud enembers that a
large Do nber landed on marrow "trip Of land,
beach, intide the bay Of Rio The slaves are
loaded the African coast with great petition; at
time . load OF several hundred were taken
board American vessel In very short space OF
time, and they closely packed together that
hundred of them died for want Of water In the course
sons the Wet coast from Liberia down to tn, British
Possessions The equi pment of vessels employedin the
slave trade depend, on circumstances She would De
equipped perhaps, in the same manner rs she would
be equipped to take out cargo. There would b this
distinction however that vessel taking out cargo
simply would NOT be likely 10 have extra water or extra
cooking utentis on board, although che might have
the tame provisions on board 81 vesels employed
jor bringing slaves, such ., black beans rice,
j,rk.d heel &c. In regard to the ships com
papy, I have observed, In looking over the lists
q crews Of ves.es which had been condemped
their were mostly composed Of foreigners, Por-
tuguese, Itslens, spaniards, &c, and occasionally
q ne or two Americans nominal Americans, mixed
In with them the ebsIierer geaeraiiy II the vessel
IL 70 be employ as SLAYER. puts on oOefc a. pas.
reDgsrs, captain, mate and crew; they sometimes
have supercargo; and sometimes not; never heard
OF any i'm ports iron Africa to Brazil except few
mats and little oil; the exports from Africa to
Brazil do not equal the exports rom Btaz to Africa
heard OF q ve,sel tina, IL do not know OF any
yesse having brought cargo OF wax aud oil from AZ
rica; the report ie generally, that vessels arrive In
ballast; recollects the brig rusaa at Rio have no
doubt but wrote note to Commodore Storer; Tor
lad sgreed report 10 him ell vessels cleared tor At
Jica A. understood, for tiaree; and that wrote
the rote TO hin out the eussn; know Charles
Rsyusford, IT,; he my clerk for several years
witness doubt tho letter he proiuoed vas writ
ten BY him to hr. Davis, the com nand ng ohcer OF
the brig -. on the coast OF Brazil giving him en-
account Ct the sailing Of the Susan and the kind OF
cargo she had board was rsad, subject to excep-
tion: aso the let Of the charterers TO the con-
a. mt In a uif a