New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-27
THE BELGIAN CONVICT CASE.
EXAMINATION OF CAPT. STACKPOLE AND
ONE OF THE PRISONERS.

EXAMINATION OF CAPT. STACKPOLE AND
ONE OF THE PRISONERS.
Yesterday morning the of the alleged convics,
who were recently brought from Antwerp in the ship
Rochambeau, Capt. Stackpole, was resumed before
Justice Bogart. Sergeant Bell, with Capt. Sackpoe,
attended before the magistrate, when the following
affidavit was taken:
Harris pole being duly deposes aud says; am
Captain OF the packet chip Roehambsau now yias IN TINS
port which arrived from Antwerp the 10th inst or
heIesbou the time Of sailing from Antwerp there were
ISL pass tosrd 50 OF whom died the passage and
the landed in this the ship chartered
by Adopho saus ana among the passengers were the twelve
men now the City Prison list of whose hereto
annexed passengers board the same other
passengers about two hours previous to hauling out into the
wbe ese moi money! % al hs and
Mr. sraus-the sum 50 500; had all the passengers
examined. usual by Commissionofs and found the said
twelve and who died having less baggage than the others
srsus o. the fact and objected TO- taxing them uoes they
were proved to be peupe MI SIaqs replied that they
young able bodied able get their living wherever
they that they all had some ney and were not ppe
ell hsd free PASSPORTS sill objected TO taking them and
stated that would prove them panpefs could then went
10 tie Consul and stated tho 10 him. who after
inquiry INTO the matter told me would have 10 take the
right 20 put them without violating the charter did
not my knowledge that these paupers
Conni.s;opeps. il was spoken Of am9na the Amer.
lean CAPTAINS that there TO be shipped
hut hed of hnsDg out who the plupes were
inr out of the dock, oforins re yard to- -sny one
who would eve information aoOat paupefs cJnycls
being board the above referred
the board whom inspected OF being
paupf or cCnvcts; brought convcts
10 this country knowedge; the of the aforesaid
only thing that made suspect them 10 be
pAupers all able bodied the time OF the in
these heard from the interpreter h4t their
bad been paid aud the given TO them for that
purpose by the burgomasters
Jean B. Fu of the alleged convicts, brought from
his cell hi. taken follows; native OF
Forest in Belgium last resided ir Lavoine lab)nng
man, lived in Lavoine "A years; from Lavone went TO
LeCaubTe aims house, where ! remained two months;
from the aimshorse of LeCambre | went TO the HOos
sffaler house, then requested the Mayor BugO
fbe United States the Mayor did
and passage 20 AaOph Strauss who brought
the ship Rocbambe aud gave 10 frances nine othes
besides from the Work House by the BnrSO
this country in the ship; their
all paid b. the Mayor Bursomaser six OF the nine are
prison th ard the other three acted sailors the
names Of these six Bsie Macs Pierre Macs Gihanm
Eorengen Joseph Possman Joseph "erd John Wagerman
A. the conclusion of this state nent the further hear
ing of tie matter was indefinitely postponed.
Capt. Stackpoe reflects severely on the character
and competency of the American Consul at Antwerp
He states that the Consul speaks our language very
mperfecty and too much so TO render himintelgiblC
for business purposes. Nor does he sustain the dig
nifty of his office, he drinks wine to excess, and i;
more fond Of masked balls, and other amusements
than of performing his official duties.