The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-27
The Alleged Cuban Expedition.
United States District Court.
Before Hon. Judge Judson.

the Judge inquired of counsel when they would iesire
that Burtnctt should be brought into court. 80
The District Attorney said that he not required
( further by the prosecution. ~ -
Mr., Van Buren, said that he certainly wouht3 ~
the witness to be in court at the termination Of thsse
! for the prosecution. -
The Court directed the Marshal to ~ond for Butnett
and have him present about one O'Clock.
Oscar Van lIako dcposed Thisi my name written In
book ~ wrote it myself it was writeno Van lake
staten Island Cavalry oiieer | was engaged IN the
coonAing expedition Nv Mr. Schlessinger ia March last
year. made the acquaintance Of Schlessinger In Broad
way near W hite street; he asked whether should
hike TO participate in military colonization for Texas
said yes the condition that ne would give ms the
rank officer of cavalry which | had held
before few days afterward he told he had asccr
tanned that knew Of newly invented rifles called
Zundncl and whether would he able to procure
pie and bring it TO his house; then brought sample
TO hs house and schessenser told me he would speak 10
the leaders OF the expedition whether not intended
to use these rifles he then expressed his belief that FOR
the beginning they might order about two hundred later
about from four To five thousand and II the should
turn out successful perhaps twenty thousand afterwards
he told me he could not make of them, and among
other which have forgotten he stated that
had money enough buy the rifles about fortnight
three weeks before the OF Schesscngr he
to at - Duane street that going to Cuba but
took word Of honor not to speak aboutt had been
military man in the Prussan army Schessengcr told
me was to have the rank of officer in the expedition
lie stated wonld be paid at the rate the Americans
arc generally paid together with reward II successful
| OF about $4,000
-cxamincd-I n veterinary surgeon al Hcrti-
mer Village, Iicrkmer county am there about
eight months am not certain when was subpenaed;
1t about the beginning OF April each time the trial
was expected TO Come noticed 70 come; was
ubponacd by Deputy Marshal Rakiclewez. Q,-Whss
did kakielcwez say toyou when hesubponaed yon'
The District Attorney objected to the conversation be
tween the witness and the officer tending TO 90 into
other matter. The Court sad It was clearly inadmssi
TO me and told me tho Deputy Marshal Raelewiea had
warrant against me witness, aud advi Cd To go
spontaneous to the court without being arrested and
did received the witness fees like all the Others:
cannot tell the amount; after the first of July last,
ceivcd money from the cashier but cant say how much
received at different times divers sums of money but
can't tell how much: Rakeewiez discounted certificate
for me; don't know how mulch it for; never
ceiyed any money from Schcssingcr; do not exactly
know the rate pay American officers chicssingcr told
me at the time stopped nj - Duane street then; did
not goto South Amboy after Schessingc told
going to Cuba him two three times; can't tell
how many days before he went away saw him; did
participate in the at ALL had nothing to do with
it, after heard they going to Cuba took part
In IT, agreed to go under the form OF military coon
cation to Texas Schlclsinger said wond stare
here with vessel for Texas from there so
Cuba but it would be left to the free will of all the mem
ters to decide at Galveston whether they liked togo to
Cuba not.
this country since 18th August, 1S49; am musician;
/ play upon different ontstrumpet trombone
carioncttc serpent, &c. sc; was acquainted with
Schlcssingcr in the Of 1851 was engaged in the
colonization expedition by Schlessnger; | to bs
trumpeter for the cavalry was to have pay long
were at sea, SIS month and at war, $50 to SO
month there something said by SchessiDger about
General lopez he said had served many years and
acquainted with all the signals and also good horse
man. he would try to have me employed with General
Lopez a. his first rumpeter; did not % to South Am
boy because not in the city, | made out d list Of
musical nsruments at Scbessingcr's Office and gave II
to him; they two large bonl,erlonncs ophocldcs
two scrpcnts alto buglo other buglos and three
other trumpets. and two camp horns they were
all wind nstr,lne as Exception taken to the testimony
without the pronc ion Of the written paper sch!e4
singer toa me these instruments had been purchased.
Cross-cxaminodl had not known Schlessipgcr before
enlisted living at IS Reade street had musical
instrument at the time: were promised the in
strumcnts as soon "a we would be Mt sea in order
to make music for The officers; schlcssnger had
heard play; it because with regiment i've
years and tncny- as runpctcr that he said he
would get to be rimpcter to the Geneal; play the
violin the last string (a,ehtcr) schlcsspg gave
dollar at time in order to get the trump peter
Grofe was Long Island when they they
long about departing obliged to look Tor ether
occupation, which / got Long Island; l didn't feel
bound to 60 Q.-Wlo was with you in frankn street
schrocd.r Cladeck r,unpccr tro~e and rumpctcr sip
rc; tho we're about three or four more don't recoect
their uamos they Iungariars scllessinEer sent
agc Long Island for back to New York;
he p,onr ~ hoard at ly7 Franklin ryet and being so
very disappointed then ana there concluded not to
~ With them that two days before they
eic,. II the Navy; tell spple; sippc was
just as well IN bad hulnor because We had been hum
bulg.d 50 long.
Stephen Elaum dcposed-I engaged for the cxpe-
dton by MI schlessingcr, a. surgeon sehicssi'gcr
asked me whether was inclined 70 Join the expedition to
ac,r'ained that was fufgcon during the revolution in
Fadtn and asked whether would recommend him
other surgeon myself few weeks acrward he asked
me whether had si all my surgical instruments; told
him had only some but they were by enough
for complete surg cal apparatus satisfactory fora military
expeditions he ordered me to buy whatever was necessary
which did; sehessingcr paid for the intrun'cnts he
asked II was surgeon; answered yes he then said
that he believed would be able to perform all medical
operations toia nm would ne asked Tue !, could
perform ampuation extracting OF bas exlrcti ulaon;
he sad It was military colonization to Texas and in
casr should come 10 hght or battle they must have
fkiui surgeons TO oil; Schlsssigcr did not tell me
wher, they We're to go afterwards can't recoect that
ever heard from Schessnger who was to command lead
th,m; went on board the John Potter; took mycar
pet bag with me- know some Of those who were to come
with if-hakow schroeder Cladeck ana several others
OF those examined here as witnesses
sross-eAamncd-ihc surgical Instruments were bought
IN william street between Frankfort ana spruce Streets
iorget the name Schesslngcr gave me the money ana
pad ior them the amount was about Sl4 or SI those
bought diu not make my set complete had only
sh set ana pougbt ony rev or W u was an express
cchatoh whicn MADE mat II did not IKE u could
"ihdraw. ana scniessinger told me might 40 so .
fmh sz'nnk lcaiied schohlig) exanlned-lBook AZ
psaueca. ns Is my name signed u; ltne oath pro
uurtu tHls - my manu- WrHgi signed W mo JO TINS