New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-01
law INTELLIGENCE
THE AFRICAN SLAVE-TRADE.
INVESTIGATION OF THE CHARGE AGAINST j..
rIt ETH 1Iias KRAFT

FILLETTI. alias KRAFT.
Before Commi.sioner MoRToy.
The further hearing in this matter WIS resumed
yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
Ellen Wilson called for the defense-I reside in
Jeney City; am a married woman my husband Is s
seafaring man sails in the Maria Sheffield is captain
Of her: / resided in New-Oreans in 1852 and 1885,
had resided there several years lived in the Second
Municipality; l remember that between the months
of December and January, ls52-ls53, two gentle
taking tea at my house; it was either in December,
80. or January, 81 those gentlemen were Capt.
S,ene and Capt Filletti that is Mr. Fille pointing
10 the prison he remained at my house about an
hour sDd half he said he hsd TO 90 and get shn.
eles TO take down TO Tanpco on the Amphytrite. 81
which be was master; | cav him lew weeks sllsf
that on the Levee and not since then until today,
when recognized bin on the stop OF thus building;
| bsye 10 dopbt that he the accused is the msn the
first question asked him ws did he recoilect TAX ~
tea at my housel be said he did, and tnat II wss
on O Sunday evening; it was on Sunday evening
that he took tea at my house and be said that Capt
Stone wanted to bring me parrot from l4mpieoi
that talked OF at tea table; at tue une Cap rH
letti took tea at my house my husband was absent
be was going from New. York TO Brazos; on hls re-
turn in February, 1853, told him th.t Capt s'ons
bsc brought al old gentleman named Fletti 10 tea,
and my husband said be knew him we'll
Cross examined by Mr. Mckeon-Q. When d.d
that left Florida 10 go TO Neg.Orlesnsi | arrived
tieIe in July OF that year, think; think i was
last August year thst left New Orleans; saw
Kraft about three months before lett the last time
| saw bin was in May; the January or December in
which saw him at my house was the January anu
December precedpg the last tune | saw him.
Capt John Patterson, dePosed--Ths' NJ W. a.
present the master OF a vessel sailing OUT OIL Ne"-
ioIk: from 27th of September unill me -v'l OF "
c.mber. ls52 Twas in New York; LETT NeF-Or
l4aps on the 2lst of May. ls52 for New York
saw Can't Eletti 10 New Orleans IN the beginning OF
that year have known ham for twenty pears De
STRIVE Cd ct New Orleans 10 new vessel casled Tue
Ampb,trite from y fillmore; saw hun N New.
orleans nearly every day. he msde q couple OF
VOYAGES from New Orleans-ore OF them was 20
Chse1ts; limos that BlrIa n Co., were interested
in the Amply triie in some way or other; recosnTs
n IL book shown to witness as the wiring OF Mr'
Bsiila: he was the Nsapoltsn Consul CsPt' RI
e,ti character is good have never heard anything
against him a. man OF honor; never hssra any
charge against him Of being engaged n slayih- o.
pirary: he il humane man; | Understand ne has
family in Newt ans; to the best Of ny recollection
| never saw a Cspt. krafu newer hneT CaP'' FL
leiti TO go BY the name Of hreits.
To the District Aitorney-l ssw him 10 New Or-
leans in May ls5e aad did not him az ain til last
spring. ,
Of the ship Autoineite; knew Fletti four or five
wears; saw bin several times in NeF-Oheans 10
ls52: he Fi,etti was then on the schooner Anpny
t,i,e. saw him there several times thst yesr, from
February to December, ls5s; | was then saiii9s IN
and out Of that port; saw him probably dozen
times during that period; my vessel was in NeF-Or
esrs in September or October, ls52 and on that oc
casion saw Fle,ti there | recognize the red'ink
writing in this book book produced Is the hand
writing of Mr. Barills; from what know OF Ctpts'1
Filletti Judge him to be man Of honor sad COCA
character have never known him to DO IN tue
syerade or pirating or charged With such otfen.es
before; somewhere in the month Of December, I-S-
no ain saw Captain Filletti; never knew such
man as Captain KRAFT
Croes examined by Mr. McKeon-l cannot say as
tinctiy tina. saw him In May, ls5a; sone~nefe IN
October or September, 1883, saw hum n Ne1
leans; would not FIX either OF these monts.
in port during both months; have seen 'ao A"pA'