The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-29
The Alleged Cuban Expedition.
United Statos District Court.
Before Hon. Judge Judson.
THE UNITED sTATEs VS.. JOHN Il. osULLIvAN AN
EIGHTEENTH DAY.

Before Hon. Judge JudsOn.
| TIE UNITED sTATEs vs.. JOHN l.. osULLIyAN AND
OTHERS.
EIGHTEENTH
| TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE.
MARCH All the sitting of tho Court this morning
Mr. Blankman previous to calling the witnesses for the
defence sad that he had to direct tho attention Of the
tho witness Burtnett who stands committed for CON
tempt Counsel proceeded to state that Notwithstanding
the solemn order Of tho Court for the close confinement
the witness permitted to visit the grog shops
the city and had been allowed to pass one evening in
company with two females
The Court said he would direct the Marshal TO make In
| Quirics into the matter.
Gardner Spring Jr the witness called the
defence lie deposed-I reside in Twenty second street.
have resided in this city all my lifo nm of DR.
Spring and am a member of the bar; know John L..
OSullivan full twenty ycarssince schooboy days;
very ntimatc in school and In college, heard
hs standing for integrity and honor questioned am
been always in the habit of corresponding with him when
separated, and Of seoing him write frequently In
his Once and my own paPer No IL produced IN, The
van; ii has been shown to me two three times since
this trial commenced; never it before; Mr. Hall
showed 1t to me first and it twice since; at
the time OF Rakows examination on this point Mr. Hall
turned to and snd, in familiar way, Spring you
| know o'Suilivans handwriting ?" said Certainly
do" he then continued and asked me If had any OBJ
| lection to going tho stand to prove that single
fact; ! should think, from the Question no must
have known Of my intimacy with Mr.. OSulivan;
| he then added, You know l know his hand, and
he has admitted IL to be bis;" ! then replied,
that would rather ho would not call for that pur-
pose; the paper was then think, in MIR. Halls hands,
for he immediately afterwards handed it to me; looked
at il cursorily and said to Mr. Hall substantially 1T
looks like MIR OSullvans writing; Mr. Hall was stand
| ing and WAS sitting near the raings | then
locked at tho paper carefully and added But,
MIR Hall there are great points Of dssimilarity in
the writing" at that moment Mr. Hall Withdrew the pa
per from my hand somewhat hastily and desrous to
any false impression he might have, had added,
Mr. Hall IL il not his handwrng;n think that is all
that passed at that time have known Mr. Hall since
boy never had any intimacy with him. but havo
| always been on friendly terms with him.
The witness not crosse xalnined
Edward Recsoy was next sworn and examined through
the German Interpreter, and deposed Il reside in Diy
zion street; am in this country since llth January ls5l
| l am from hungary; know Ar. Schlessngor; made
his acquaintance hore in january or February 1851 at
my hotel, the Shaksp peare; know L. Tczecziak; was
present al conyeration between him and Schessinger;
only recollect that Schlessingor gave r. $40; $.
called T. aside and gave him orders for Philadelphia
cannot rccollcct that Schessnger said syllable
about getting men for Cuba: Schlessnger told me that
there colonization for Texas hand aud had
just arrived in this country joined this coonzaton
my conversation with s. about the beginning OF No.
bru.ly; after my coming back from South Amboy
by The papers that the Cleopatra was arrested; believe
was on tho 23d April went TO South Amboy: wont
there with schlessngcr and about forty in steam
boat; don't know the name OF it, Dehana, koelbel,
Eakow Wider and others with u.s. Schessipger told
me before leaving South Amboy that every man should
be searched and whatever weapon would be found him
should lie taken from him; Schlcosinger the only
who had had uniform mado, and that Hungarian
had the uniform made to onbcsh himself (laughur he
aid if any Of them had amos they woud be taken from
so na .s, i VIII n N"W York ior about ton days be-
ptsfcld about the 2d or jd ot April he wrote few
lines requesting to visit him before hs departure,
remained here Mt That time; engaged mon TO 20 to
the South sohlessnser appointed me his representative
while lie away. viii be seen by the advertisement
in the German papcrs advised every vino called
me to go and find work Scilcss ngcr had told
that the plan of the colonization would not be effected
of three or four months; never informed myself par
euHrly # the of those who called this book
l41l at Sclilesspgor's never wreo my name in it,
clessingcr nearly every day boc went to south
AMb9y he never engaged no TO - to Cuba he
spoke 10 me about going to cuba engaged any
one to 80 to Cuba; cannot rectllect ever heard
Sciicssnger engage any 20 to Cuba know Ita-
kow only since 1 visited 81 iugcr; he lodged with s.
never heard s. give orders TO Eaow TO engage TO
go Cube; the day whom back from South Am
Toy here isw Mir U'suvan for the time; did not
knew Capt Lewis; know him now; saw him first here
proIs Francis and Ferdinand of Austria military
and also in civil employ with the Minister of FL
nance; wasa military officer Letter NO l6 produced
believe have received this letter from Schlessnger;
cannot tell positively; tho Hungarian portion OF it
assures mc Of his friendship, and invites mo TO
Ptsiicld; | cannot recollect whether ] have |
given that letter to Rakow am accustomed to ,llc
care Of my letters myself do know how Rlkow got
possession of III iaud my friends had military ortuniza
tcn was arrested ON the l9th November last, at
O'Clock in tho afternoon, at the Shakespeare Hotel by
small Qaughcr)-I do not recocct his name; he
took to the Office of the District Attorney; there
Mr.. Hoffman the District Attorney and Il kielswiez
the interpreter; the District Attorney permitted to go
my word OF honor, and under my promise to appear
before hin him again certain appointed days;
the District Attorney told me must DO in the possession
of important papers belonging to Mr. Schcssingcr and
s,id he would have my searched to which did not
object he asked me whether had received money from
O'Suiiyan when had been on board the CLEOPATRA and
when / could not answer him in conformity with his
wihes my conscience would not allow TO DO he
asked me whether could find bai the District Attorney
wanted letters which had not and H. asked ms to tell
tlings against my conscience; could not speak of
Cuban expedition, because did not know anything Of
Cuban expedition, and he always pointed Mt III and after
lac raw chat lac could not &c. out anything from me- Inc
asked what prison would choose, either the Tomby
law required; then added. that in he had me
rested would know how to got my satisfaction; there
nothing further; saw Eah.cewiez for tho first
time on boaid the boat when coming back from
south Amboy; Kalloiewicz said nothing Of rc- !
ward to me- but had young Hung irian, who took |
charge Of my clothing. whom akicowicx FIRST spoke
i'll the EngISh and then in the German language,
and he Offered linn SlG0 reward If he could tell him any
thing there was no pccunary inducunent held out To
me; promises have been made To mo ny the Dis |
trict Attorney; / remember only time, when the
District Attorney called me into tho and closed the
door. and said something about letters said wanted
an Interpreter because matters seemed suspicious to
and the District Attorney eaid viii not and that
all understood so much English to know he spoke
about letters Mr. 0Suivan spoke the German to
spoke to Captain Lewis except How do you
do here in Court; u was at my first Interview Tho Ds-
trict Attorney offered me the choice OF tho two pison
have him i've or six times since; no did not peak
any about arresDg but only about letters and
papers, in o very inducing manner.
10 The District Attogney-l do not know the hand
writing Of this paper marked GSl
william z Ruseeli deposed-i reside In the city OF
New York; proprietor Of mercantile agency, and
counsellor. at.law know John Il. o'Sullivan very
well decd; have known him intimately since 1925;
at school and at col Sc togethor hs general stand
ing for integrity and honor IL Of the very highest nn
acquainted with his handwriting studied with him at
the table and in the class and have received
letters from him papor No IL prodGccdl; believe the
body of this is not in MIR 0'sullivans handwriting 1t
would not be proper for to Fay why almost know it
be his but believe il is not his and know 1t Ia
not; have looked through it. and zee but one cttcr in
il like his.
To Mr. IIo1man--Thc word passengers think Is not
n 0'Sullivans hand; he writes the word with two small
as" aud II IL written here with two sman "ss"
The District Attorney then read the hungarian portion
Of this letter Bccsoy, the substance Of which was a.
Becsy said his examination; and IL concluded by say
ing Don't believe n word Dehana says.u (Laughter)
James Thompson deposod-t rcside in Franklin street;
l confeotoncr, in Iro.dway ] am twenty-eighs
years thercabouts, ia tho city; know MIR. 0Suy@n
Tor about fifteen years. Note No 43 produccdl saw
this note written, think. in Office in street between
Chulch street aud Broadway the &ls OF october
can't say whether il in Warron Chambers street,
know the note because marked II NJ the tmo. lrhD
note is the commission Wsidcrhold written by DIR.
O'Sulivan.]