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time raw him ] saw Capt. Lewis here during this
trial for the first time never was engaged by schlss
singer TO go TO Cuba no spoke to OF going
Cuba he never stated TO any person in my presence
that we were going to Cuba after sold out my public
Schroeder went with mo to South Amboy 2ith AprA,
after tho others had left remained there day and
half book AZ pr duced my is the second page
but didn't write it, believe schessingcr 1t; II "
also possible that Rakow may have written it, the first
page on out was written plan for Texan colonization
/ WAS with Rakow and the others Except sehocnng)
nt South Amboy there military organization;
scheasinger said as they mostly consisted Of military
men IT was ntcesfary to bring order into 1t;
commission; saw In Schlossnger's old sword
which he used in Hungary and an old gun; also
old pistol but don't know whether it belonged to
tain Rakow or to Major Schlessnger; uniform;
WITNESS commission produccdl know this got IL
the 3lst October from MIR OSulvan at the Office OF Mr.
Blankman Chamber street nobody subpunaed me here
asa witness; lcerfcato produced and marked 7ol re-
| ceiycd this from the District Attorney
Mr.. van Burcn readit twas certificate for witncsss
fees from 25th April [Another paper produced dated
3st October from The District Attorney Marked IL
b'r. Van Buren, read 1T. II was subpoena ticket
to be witness about the middle Of October tried 80
become acquainted with Rakow and Schoening having
heard acts Of tho District Attorney which did not please
me Schocnipg and Rakow first applied to to be u
witness that In the middle of October Rakow
said If had letter which accusing O'Sullivan L
could get much money for ii he said he would look out
fer il from either Burtnctt or Mr.. Hall said In
possession Of letter was not in possession of etter
at the time said SO in order to reconnoro the camp
OF the enemy 0nughter) Rakow named $3.50 or $500,
the letter sufficient to crmnate Mr. OSulliyan had
ten Kakow couple OF times before spoke TO MIR OSu
Ivan about the letter. (seccss for a few miputes
The examination was contnued-ltakow said the money
would be paid when would hand the letter; Rakow took
me to the office and left mo outsdei he shd he would
ask the District Attorney to name the time he could
at his house about the letter had no letter thon,
but communicated such contents to Eakow ~ wished
to be in the letter; Rakow akcd me to go to him at
o'clock in tho morning and from there to tue District
Attorney Eaow said that the District Attorney
imed to his R's) promise If the letter Important;
communicated this to Mr. 0S; lac said that until he
heard from The District Attorney he would not believe
"A
would not believe it, because hc knew the District Attor
n'y 10 be faithful public officer he (Air. oS2 said ho
believed IL trick conc0c,ed by Kakow and Burtnett
] went to Rakow next morning according to appoint
ment; went to Mr. Halls house in Bond street about
O'Clock In the mornins Rakow stated to Mr. Hall that
afraid Of being arrested; Mr. Hall said IL not
cessary he had given security ticket to kakow for
me; Rakow tbenoad that would not give up tho ottor
until got $3.50 Mr. Hall sail he could not give anything
before hosew tho original letter and that should go
and bring the letter and ii was important enough, lin
the meantime slapping his pocket no would pay mo out
Of his pocket; he said no would wait at home
hour and should make hnste; Mr. Blan'inan who was
then unknown to Rahow, and my former bar
keeper went up In the stage with me to Mr.. Halls;
Rakow gave me two shiilngs to return back ns soon
as possible; did not return because 1 had
no letter; went for Mr.. Osuvan. and conducted him
to Mr. Blankman's it was then got the letter from MIR.
OSullyan and brought IL to Mr. Hall; sr Hoffman and
Mr Eakow present. the marshal came in afterwards;
they all jumping Qaughcr); could see il gave
them great deal of pleasure aughtsr} Mr "a Hal shou,
With sort II devilish joy tloud lsughter) Was insro-
duced to NJ Hoffman by Mr. Hall with the remark that
this should be confidential conversations received the
subpoena ticket on the sainc occasion; signed another
paper at that time cannot name it, it said that Mr.
Nclron gave security for for $780, never asked Mr.
Nelson to go security forpie believe it n security
other sidc Of IT, and there Tie date 18th of
Ariil signed The paper six or seycn times from month
TO month after got rid OF Ral:ow, to Mr. Blank
man and Mr.. OSuivan M quick possible,
and showed them these papers; / advised thom
TO raiso these wtstss fees after the trial
grants. l had desire to suIly my hands
with tuch money never received cent from the bis
to pay my fare .ltasow told that he hmsolf
ceiyod his pay back. Q-What do you know from othor
Txocption II was myof TINT suggested about getting
thc letter from Mr.. oSulliyan when frat spoke to
Eakow Mr O'Sullivan could not know about the letter.
afterwards he know wanted the letter my object wns
10 detect The intrigue TINT had been played against the
oSuiyan nor have never been offered or promised
cent frst stated TO Rakow in the Shakespeare Hotel
was not subponncd after showed this letter made
Rakow lclcyc was poor Dir, OSulyan had no know
ledge Of my conversation With Rakow considered it to
he my duty to tear Off the masks from the face OF
bad boys Uaughter)
Cross, xamincd by Mr. IIoTman.-I had been twelve
years in The army aud about fya x years out of the
amy, before came here; was with my parents few
at Cnsse and couple Of years after in the post Of
then every day with Mr.. Schcssinger, and after
wards resumed tho porterhouse business in Chatham
street am not in 1t now ! am attending the Gu
ban trial and have time for business 0aughter)
lived since the "a Of February the money which re-
ing the friends who had advanced me money.
Tho District Attorney at this stage Of the business,
said he had received alettor from Mr Burtnct denying
the accuracy Of the statement made by Mr. Bansrnan-
II would therefore, be necessary before tho took
any action in the matter to require aidays to be made
to subgtanAtc the allegation.
Ir. HcIJnmn j. Banlman deposed that hc resides Mt
III Chambers street, know Nv osulyani (lctter ~,
tic commission rroduced) have seen this boforc at my
flee. en- 3lft October, ii written recognise it
ly he mark made on it ty Mr.. Ihompscn know why
il written Mr Baniuan, Of the counsel who IL
my brother had heard tJt Rakow getting up eyi-
dence for sIr. Hall. Dir. o'Sullyan---
The District Attorney objected to evidence of convcrsa
ton between Mr O'Suliyan and his counsel (ejocted,
and exception taken) Witness continued-Weiderhold,
letter was given to Wciderhold Mr. Thompson think,
copied it
The witness was not crossexamned
II y. Tulmadgc tho United States Marshal recalled By
the defence, examined by Mr. Van Buren,, deposcd.-on
Wednesday ed Of April first took notice to tho
Cleopatra hired steamboat to 20 down tho bay do
not rooect II tho name o the steamboat tho Jacob
Tcl went from the foot of Beekman street think:
say all the officers mean what say; | mean all tho
officers and police force OF about twenty-five men, fur
nb he'd BY Dir. Matscl she (the Ceopatral put at
my diro'al the same day by the collector; that was in
consequence OF information received from Eurtnct few
days previous TO the seizure can't recoect the precise
time; we returned TO the city about daylight on the
morning Of the oath leaving the cutter at Am
boy Butnct cld there would he signal board the
steamer ON which he would be- and that We could sco
them he told mo what the signals would b.; he did not
give amy written memorandum of what they would be;
not cruisirg about tho bay ell night mysclf,
on board the cutter. which anchor out
sdc the Hook Describes the poin. upon the chart)
She towed out ly the steamer and then left thcrc
my impression is that che got down there about 10 oc0ck
ut night stayed board the cutter and tho steamer
orulsed about and came and reported TO tho cutter
occasonally VIC had sgnals on board the steamer;
fom the Information had rccoi fed from Burtne ex-
pected the Cleopatra 20 start ae Same night; did not
any hng of the William Rogc; Hay down for while,
in the revenue cutter and think it was between two
and r,c o'clock in The moraing when We lc the cutter
come back We vent up the North river whore sst OF
tic people who with dobatked: mink the Cleo
atra was lying at tho aot of North Msere street wc