The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-16
WASHINGTON MONDAY MORNING, MAY Il, & 1853

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.os|s sst a. a.f 1T hi Ihsn VIZ BE- referred !e
making 1t probable that be had told him that At
was going e Alexandria bae tFi,.U I'd, q
Ans he aays because Of fhe analogy that exists
sSt1s6eo that SsRsAtion Lahst Il z
permitted Sa.s Z ss. sss ~ s s5 ap
the secondary bbjett or bis visit to Mr. siscuri ii
xues' - bat was that object .iaG az hsb.caeg
,; 1ss' He says that he referred TO secondary
olyect pecnuse be had said that on goihg to Alex.
enuna he' went ipthe first piaoefo mako visit to
ar SiacHm, and in the second place to connmuni,
cass 20 nm the kind Of nistrlst be had Oh his
M consequence Of the sueEsstcns zpf aasci
he aayss hence could pc, perceived the connexiop
between the object and the suggestion
i Vses. ASK the witness whether MIR. Slacam re-
moysd tas mistrq;t from 70 big mindl e . Cpl.
kind 81 fnistrust BY saying, Do not believe that
yop tseat with any other persons than gentlemen,
ana lst thls be guide 70 you. You shall be in
been indicated to you; which il the sarne he says
| ~ ne mad stated on preyious occasions. -
Ques Ask him whether he did not. on bis return
from Aiexandrias inform Mr. Huici of the sub
stance Of what he has just stated? -. s,-.g,.j.f
Ans- He rays, as this s thing ip itself insgnih-
cant, that he does not remember whether, after
returning from Alexandra, he said positively to
Mr. Huici that such and such was the result Of his
4 visit '-s''s ss'99afA 81 Slas l.lS..3fT
| CUES. Ask him whether he will deny upon his
oath that he did 30 inform him? -
| Ans. He says that when one says that be does
not remember thing, it ia supposed he can neither
Que.. Ask him, then. whether he cannot
4 deny it1 3g ~ ~ ts higfs3 i8fi
sAns. He says that he cannot deny it, neither can
he concede it. He does not remember.
| Cues. Ask him to state to the Jury what that
instruct upon bis mind was which induced him to
/ 60 to Alexandria?
Ans He says that he has manifested it before to
this court, end that, if it is necessary, he will
| manifest it again. .a,s.s, 49,. -, ~
The DisTafcr ATTORNEY objected st4 ~
| Here . long discussion ensoed with reference to
4 the testimony of Judge Aguilara and Mr.. Huici;
| after which the judge made the following deci.
zion: q ~ - slfta5b etiEli q Jfa9G9s bHn
d The Couar. This witness has testified on his
croas examination that bis fret object in going to
and that his aecoid object was, oneaccouat of the
mistrust he had on his mind in consequence of the
i suggestions of Mr.. Huici; and that Mr.. Slacuni
removed that kind Of miatrost by saying, s1de
not believe your trea tment will be other than gem
tlemanly. Let that be your guide You will be
Undermined for your expenses in the form which
has been indicated to yon,',' Then he went on to
Mr.. Huici the result Of HE visit to Alexandriao f
not. The counsel for the defendant propose to ask
the witness what it was that made him mistrust
Objection ought to have been made at an earlier
stage Of the matter; but when The witness states
that he had mistrust on his mind, think that it ia
right that the defence should be allowed to ask
what that mistrust was. Unless that question be
allow ed to be put, cannot comprehend what the
witness means HEiff} 5f1
Mr.. Ca RLisLE. Askthe witness. Mr.. Bowes, what
that mistrust was which Mr.. Slacum removed. d
\, Ans.s He says that the mistrust which Mr.. Sla-
cum removed from his mind was that he was to be
deceived He says that Mr. Huici spoke to him il
these terms: ''If you are told that your expenses
are to be paid without YOUR being prejudiced,
do not believe word oft The same was told Mr..
4 ne had great difficulty in obtaining his expenses.
This know, because Barragan told me 30. They
\ will tell you that there is q law in the United
States which gives acertain amount daily to witt
if you endeavor to get one, shilling more, you will
be disappointed in every sense of the word. You
will be here three or four months, and then they
will calculate the distance you travelled from New
Orleans here, and from here to New Orleans, at sc
much mile-I do not remember the precise
amount-and you will be paid.l besides, ten ahil-
lings, or ST % per day for the time you; remain
here; and that is all you wifi obtain for your ex
penscs in coming here and returning, and for your
expenses incurred here to the amount of three Of
four hundred dollars and this you will agree, TO .
! certain extent, is making fun of one" ..,rs
II Now, be says that he has said no pecuniary con
ditions were made to him on coming here Tha
is true. He ga ys that in New. Orleans, Mr.. May
the brother of the Mr.. May that is present, tolo
him, gentleman, thus tsY GU will have your ex
Penses paid and be assured that you will suffer nc
loss" He says also that his individual delieacJ
, has pr evented him from cansing direct inquiry
in regard to the pecuniary Compensation II hs
: came here under the word of honor of MIR. May, o
New Orleans, it Is easily to be understo6d as tc
what point bis mind would be .preoccupied after
the information given and repeated BY Mr., Huici
that he would not obtain even his expenses. He
says, "Gentlemen, Il do not sell my testimony; but
I on coming here it, was thing well understood
] that my expenses were to be returned to me; and
persons 30 impartial as supposed Mr.. Huci to be-
! when it was destroyed by means of invoking
friendship, and in order to render me service
+ friend and when the advice was founded on a law
cited to me, i have had. motives sufficient to fee
I discouraged" Consequent on hisindividuai deli
lcacy y, and in endeavoring to avoid these kind oil
snarls, he went to speak with the only person who
spoke Spanish with him, in order to destroy this
mistrust.4 He went to Mr.. Slacum, to whom he
frankly told. only concealing the persons name
the information he was in the habit Of receiving
Then, he says, Mr.. Slacum told him, s'Beiieve you
are treating with gentlemen, who will not fail ir
what they owe to themselves" He says that tht
I word OF a gentleman given by Mr.. Slacum tran
quiilised him, and caused him to believe that the
And as these indications were no more than those
MIR. George May made in New Orleans, be repeats
for the fourth or fifth time, that he believed the
declaration that his expenses would be reimbursed
and in such manner that he would suffer no loss
} and he has been guided-he has been in happy
& quiet1de- go st 1870
Mr.. CARLISLE objected to the witness proceeding
MIR. BRApLEY. Ask him. Mr.. Bowes. whether be
can recoliect whether he did did not tell this
Mr.. Huci in order to put stop to his suggestions
Ans. He says that he has already answered thai
Iquestion. Hesaid be did not remember. ts,,~
4 Ques Ask him whether he cannot recollect nowi
Ans. He says that, as his words are being
weighed in a centessina scale, he cannot say any
, thing more than he has already said. He does MOI
. remember. f ,eis{3sl- s5lsssseis9st So
! Ques. Ask him whether Mr.. Huici renewed biz
, suggestions after that time? ssss 49,. 49,.
Ans. He says that Mr.. Huici did renew that kind
of suggestion othe extremity of taking the liberty
to make an indicatonto him of another kind, with
. reference to which be will answer Questioned.
'Quss. Ask him how il was that he then came t.
say he went to see Mr.. 6lacum friend " Wait
lin consequence of bis having called upon him two
or three times, and not to inquire into the precise
situation in which he was here? ~ sssse
] Ans. Owing Mr. slacnm several visits in conse-
quence of his having called upon him several
times and it being constant custom among gen
ttlenen that politeness goes before business be
says that il that his principal object
in going 10 the house of Mr.. Slacum was TO return
! the friendly attention which bad been rendered
him He says that he consequently said that
he could not say any thing else than that
first, be went to see Me- ISiacum to return his
friendly visits; and, secondly, 70 treat on
business Nor could it be in any other man.
lner because he says he bad no 8eeA8 coupex-
Lion With Mr.. Slacug, and that it would hsye been
The rno,t imnroneF thing In the world for him te