The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-23
Later from Turks Island.
OUR GRAND TURK C0RREsPONDnNCK.

, Nors about Mr.. Nelso.s ~. S. ConsxD Case
Has Suppnf T ON the Inhabita $, and His Raso-
iufion-Sunin'a y ts Assaa -7ne Actios e
the Judiciary-A l. cal Llwfr en- route f1v
Ne,o Ymk-Hiats {, the Cabine at Waskinxsow
About ten days ago | W. OF, you by tho way e
Boston, per schoo er Aboie Forest, which letter
hope you have received long ere this as { contained
something very important concerning your Consd
here, john l.. Nelson, Esq.
AS wrote you before, he is in jail, and that toe.
mast unjustly, as viii soon be shown to tho world.
as She people here gett ng up an address TO bo
presented to him. which will be signed by nine-
tentfs Of the inhabitants. They iryt called psb-
! lie meeting by posting hnndbills, which was verv
! well attended, and passed number OF resolutions
all expressive of their deep sympathy sor him. and
| OF their disgust and uter contempt fos those who
placed him in jail Cae Of the principal features Of
che is that he is ral forever as the committai
specified no time for him to step in, and il your
government does not interfere be will never be out,
as he says he will rot here rather than come ous
4 otherwise than honorahy.
think explained 20 yen the causc before. Mr..
Nelson. the Gay he arrived here, fopnd one orhis
oountrymen, Captain Msahas Of the schooner
Balance. in trcable, and all the trouble arose fron
Captain NJ. attempting to prevent lot Vi wreckers
aom taking ad-antspe Of him; but the same party
IN power now was in power then; alawsuis grew out
0f the case, and because they (the wrecaers) had,
sil the law on the side the Judge allowed she case
togo by default. Mr.. Smith, then Consul wrote
tho Judge severe letter under the consulate seal sf
| the United States, complaining OF the manner IN
which be and his countryme had been served by
one Of the Oficenrof his Court; the Judge Out the
Official letter i'm tho officers hands and 4 isws.it
eIsued, which Mr.. Smith won, but as soon as thew
found Mat they were defeated, the Judge granted
rCuw ft:n halt
that he (tEe Judge> had misdrected one of the Wit
nesses, got another Jury, most of which were good
men, but the Judge IN his charge told them so many
times "that it was = libel, and that they must and
for the plaintiff" that they were completey frigAt
ened into it. This is one OF the ways law is DE-
pensed here by one OF the most extraordinary udge
anything about this, let you readers know that Eli
this is done very much against tue fe slings Of an
real Turks Islanders as the address and resoutions
viii show. They oil aware that but for me
United States they could live as no other nation
would take their salt and il is notorious also that
scarcely Turks IsAnder is concerned in the STAR,
up here at the time just before the separation o(
this place from Nassau, to endeavor to make il .
failure.
One of their prihcipal means Of ANNOYANCE II b.
erdeavoring to annoy aud throw every difficulty IN
the way of all the American consus that have been .
here since, to wit: :. I. Pickett B. E. Smith and
brings this brings you a. Turks Isl ISLANDER dsse' born born
-naturalized in America, married to daughter al
one Of your judges, and believe practsed at the
bar under his father-in aw-and no doubt when -
finds you are posted up on this matter, Gas he wlH
be in New York } he will call on you and endeavor
70 alter your impressions; but all have to say ~
the people is, beware Of him, keep dark, and yoa
may puno him as much as you please. He Is ono
| of the gang who persecuted John L. Nelson; Ctha
brig that brings him is called the Geaner and also
that Mr.. Pickett might know of bis arrival, as he
wishes to have special meeting with him.
1t is the wish OF the people here that the govern
ment would send syesse with proper authorities to
applied for all tae proceedings; they were copied
and sent to the ndge, but he struck out lot or It.
the most important part; consequently the Pro-
rect copy, and Er. Nelson will not receive them with
out that; So as they have things their own way ff
will be impossible ever to lay the matter clearly b.
to see for themselves. Americans, since the i'm
prisonment their Consul, have been subjected to
all sorts Of insenveniences, and God knows where Il
will end; and believe echo the sentiments of nina
tenths ofths population when say, nothing elss
can be done, send company of "fibusters;" they
will be heartily received and the parties who have
taken such an active part in this affair pointed out
You may think this strange, coming from an Eng
lshman. am one, heart and soul and proud of Il:
but that is one Of the reasons like to see Justice
and the rights Of citizen of q country that we ara
on the best Of terms WITH protected You cannot
treat the subject too severely, nor agitate it too
much; it is one Of the greatest pieces of vilanY ,
Mr.. Nelson admits that he die commit breach Of
| the peace, was taken to the police Office, and
| paid $40 for il. As soon as this party found
they had something. to take hold of, they
| get the Queens Advocate, sneaking fellow.
to enter action against Mr.. Nelson aud after do
ing So never allowed it to go before jury, because
they knew s, any Jury must scqait him. as hs had a.
The breach of the peace alleged was for assault
on one Gustayus Lightbourn. The next morning he
wrote an apology, afterwards went himself and apo
logized in person, both Of which apologies were re-
ceiyed; and after ALL merely to carry out the prf-
vate pque of party against Mr.. Nelson, he allowed
the suit to be brought after everything had besn
done that could possibly be done by one gentleman
All of this, You mnst know happened on The
evening Of the same day Mr.. Smiths second trial
infamy, vany, and rascality displayed on that
day by the officers administering the law. knowing.
as he did how Mr.. Smith had been persecuted, and
that too for the sake Of assisting one Of his own
| Nelson's spirit could have done otherwise. Never
before we're English laws perverted to this extents
for the judge after putting the letter In the hands
of the Queens Advocate. which is as good telling
him to sue, takes his seat on the bench and Judges
it again. your government does not apply to thu.
British government for the purpose Of having him
displaced for the insult he has offered to your Com
/ sul then we will all be very much mistaken.
Mr.. Nelson has written to the department at
Washington all about the affair also to his father;
you NAV get any authentic information you please
from them. This have undertaken TO send you, IN
order you may be posted up on what consider 50
| important point For Gods sake, urge that the
matter De ElVesuEateu tnat Ii Wnat we want 70 0o0s
then things will come out that were never known
before. ENGLTsHuAN.
TOUCHING IHcrDENr.-Tmmedstely after the ~
rival Of the New York steamer Saturday morn
ing, an old woman, enveloped In thick blue cloak,
was seen hobbling from the steamers deck to tho
| wharf where she quietly took seat on some cot
ton bales and remained until most Of the passsn-
gers had disappeared up town. She at length a.
tracted the attention OF some of the bystsnden -
her piteous tale. She came originally from Ireland
TO Canada where abe settled in one Of the interior
towns, and was living there in abject povery, when
sbe written to by her son, who is in the United
States service in this city, to come out to him. WITH
Ave dollars which he sent her, and by the sale q
her bed clothes che was enabled to reach Charles
ton, but destitute Of everything to support
lfe and with no knowledge OF her long lost soma
uharaohonfa A reference To her letter nuiclly