The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-16
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As.. y generally written with figure 81, =
Mr.: cAalist.. Can you tell when and ,sher.
mcnt! .rl f5ifs ,8feS 81 sas4a rsia IL 4sig
-A.,. / am not able to say. i do. not know tha
would say the day was the 10Th. were it not fo'
Cues. Issk yoo ssa candid scholar, and one .
Mr.. MAJ Do not be inHaenoed by that
TLeughter.l .ew7sf usf s5e.s 49, ts Id
been presented 10 you now for the frss time. You
woo!d not have read "Rio Verde, October J.
1852" aid ysaI a0tfe qae5 - s.iasssaxs- Oh
Has,. l am unable to say. If the letters "ro'
we're after the figure 81, would say that it wa
Qu.s. Do you not understand that dots under 4
| small raised cipher Indicate an abbreviation? 9a
| & sAns. Yes, sir. 80 al assa s5.I
Ques You have kept up your Spanish literature
more than have-please tell me what 10 the most
authentic Spanish grammar
| Ans. Josse's. fiA
Ques Do you remember how he gives the abb
| breviationi
| Ana. do not. - -
Qus.. Did you ever see the book of notaries CALI
ed "Febrero," or the "Gartilla RealP'
Ques. You cannot say whether, until you "a W
this paper, you have seen the numerals of ten
written in the way they are on it,
Ans. say that tenth lie usually written with a
large cipher If had seen the date, without hav.
ing seen the foregoing paper, and without knowing
it was the Let. - e., asa -. 5.,ia.. +
The Couar. Ia the go" generally as large as
the one we make in making lO9
| Ans, believe il -. Ha ia iaftt
| Mr.. CARLISLE. Have you not sometimes seen 10
written with figure ''l," and small cipher on
| the line? 49,.
Aus. suppose that have.
Qses. Are not dots abbreviations in Spanish
Ans. Yes, sir. ~ ,i,i lJa4r itE ~. q ta5s
Cues. What 10 this an abbreviation of, then, ex-
cept the word "primero?" -
| Ans do not know.
Mr.. MAY. Are there any abbrev ations in Spanish
equivalent to LIST, I'd, Sd, &C., as we use them!
| Ans. Yes, sir. .t-s~ g..,-@
Qus.. Your statement with reference to the date
made with respect to the internal evidence of the
paper-is it noH J 20 sia
-Ans Yes; sir; and from other oauses. %
| MIR. CARLIsLs. have stated that nobody who
did not look at that paper with the conviction thai
It was the 10th from other things, would say thai
it was the 10th.
Mr.. MAY. Everybody who has resided in Mexi
CO, and il acquainted with the mode of writing
10Th By the Mexican subordinate officials, declare
that it IL written as it 10 here. We can produces
abundant evidence to prove that.
The CouRr. The jury know that the testimony
Ne presented by tho Witness is only to be attended
Mr.. CAaLsLE.s ITO the witness.), You do NO
say that you have before seen 10th written as it il
| written here?
Ans. / cannot say whether have or have no
seen it written in that way. roo
GUS If, instead of the figure 1. the figure 4 wal
on the paper, how would you read it, ,,,.-.
Ans. I would not call ii 40th, unless had rea :
SON to do 50 from the internal evidence of the pa
per, but would call it the 4th. The word "prime.
70" is abbreviated by writing the figure and
"ro." do not know that have ever seen j
written otherwise.
Judge Aguiiar recalled and examined through
Mr. Bowes, the sworn interpreter.
l. Mr.. MAY. Mr.. Bowes, ask the witness whether
he ever told Mr.. Huici, an attache of the Mexican
Iovo hat h. kaA kaAv1 kvxAh on
ment from $4,000 to $4,000?
Ass. He says that it would be necessary to bt
fcrsxy to tell such thing as that.
Ques. Does he deny or affirm it?
Ans. He positively denies it. E-...t-,
CUES. Ask him If at any time be told Mr.. Huic
that he had seen Mr.. Sacum at Alexandria, ant
that Mr. Sacum had given him his word as a gen
leman and an agent of the Government, that h,
(AguiIar) would be paid what had been promises
him in New Orleans? , Ii, .,t.....,s., 1910
Ans. He says that it is a snarI as black as nix
and that it isnecessary for him to conclude that HI
has not said to Mr.. Huici any thing else relative
to the journey he made to Alexandria for the pur
pose Of speaking to Mr.. Slacum, except that MIR
Sacum conradicted the tale which Mr.. Huci toll
him; and he had been assured that the lawyers o
the United States would conduct themselves to
wa rds him az gentlemen. .luA .rM "a
Qxss. Ask him whether it is true or false that b
said he saw Mr.. Slacum, and that Mr.. SIacum hat
, given his word, as gentleman and agent of TIL
Government. that he would be paid what had beef
promised him in New Orleans? -
: Ans. He says 1t is radically false. 1.. tldi
! | III Quss. Ask him whether he stated to Mr.
, Huci that if DR.. Gardiner would give him $780,
be would go home?
Ans. He says IT is radically false. He has neve
said such thing % = 81 '4p 81
Cues. Ask him if he saidydwo days afterwards
: that if DR.. Gardiner would give him $4,000 h
} would go homer 80, .,-, ~
Ans. He says that it is radically false.
Characterization.
Mr.. CARLIsLE. Ask Mr.. Aguilar whether he toll
MIR. Huici that he bad seen Mr.. Slacum at Alex
andria?
Ass He says that he had no reason to hide i
from him. I'D lrstl4 a.. s-.a eff tr
Ques Did he tell him that he had seen himf
Ans He believes that he told him 80. ~
Ques Did he tell Mr.. Huici before he went tina
he was going!
Ars He ays that he does not remember whethe
he announced to Mr. Haici his intention of fs'ini
. tinualy urging him that be should ascer ain hi
definite condition here, it would not have beei
stran re that he should have told him be fore goint
! that he was going to zee Mr.. Slacum. g :. y
, GUS. AJAX him whether he went to see Mr.. Sla
cum for the Purpose of ascertaining his defnt
( Ans He ga 70 he went to see Mr.. slacum as
friend. to render him visit in return for severa
: Mr. siacum had made him, and then he says tina
d incidentally be said to Mr. Slacum that such an,
such things had been told him here. which are th
q same a. those he declared in another deposition
: ibefore this court, and that Mr.. Slacum answered
him that he ought not to believe SUCH nonsense.
! Ques Ask him whether be was not asked q few
moments siace whether be had told Mr. Huici tha
. no was going to zee Mr., Slacum, and whether b.
? did not answer that since Mr. Huici was continu
aiy urging him to ascertain bis definite condition
here il would not b strange that he had told bin
, before going i...
4 Aas. He says be bias been asked that, and tn
d answer be gave appears to be the same = ~
CUES Ask him Whether he did not mean by tina
that his visit to Alexandria being on subject il
. regard to which he had spoken to Mr.. Hdici, ]
!. lwas probable be had told him he wac goSag 4
' Alexandria? Ask him, if he did not mean tina.
I what he did meant 49,, go.
Z Axs He asks Mr.. Carlisle to write the question
I In Spanish. 20 r-tl - ts.iA. y 'i-n
, Qxes. Ask him to give me an answer to my pre-
( vieus question: ssayga alis @, s.,aa0gqo cd
4 Ans. He says. what be meant By the answer
: gave is purely and simply that Mr.. Huicf, beinl
frequently In his bouse, It would not be etrenk
. that he should have known before ne went oil 81
. | going to Alexandria. "a s,~Haf F
: l. The court here took recess.
Z Afsr rasseubling-
Judge Agoiiar's cross-exan,inaaion was 70
suu8ed. afI "a ry1G al 81 .tssge.ls9o zAs'
. \. sMr. CARLuLs-, Ask the witnesey Mx, Hove
:, yhsther be did or not mean by his iormer AneYe
I that the reason Why be thought It probable that
had told Mr.. Hoicf be won't to Aie9andfse was VA
hs vent tA&her In consequences Of biz CONDENSATION
With M Hnisi. and fps The Dprpose OF having ~
}. understanding With Mr. Slacumf q,
q Lss He nvs hat What he meant to say In hi