New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-27
AFRICAN SLAYyTRADE.
INVESTIGATION OF THE CHARGE AGAINST wM. c.
Val HSTISE.
BEFosx 0osNIssIosEs MORTON.


Tie investigation was resumed yesterday morning
VIM A. Blsns lard called for the detense-h5
dtposed that be q shipmaster by occupahon snI
resdes in Brooklyn; knows james WINS tne pe,7H
who wa, We principal witness in the Iai OF Cspt.
Smi,b 10 the L. Court has known him about ioar
or fvs mouths: | have had very ltle con'srsa.iOH
win, him in relation 20 Mr.. Valentine u e.se .sn
AMI where II occurred. A. II was on or 5000, me
18th Of last September IN sou'hss' Us'us 800
nc after talking Of several things, II M. aienune
was going 10 buy vessel for me- tod nun ~.
not know whether he would or not 'nen essi nun
n Valentine was going 10 buy vessel for him VILE
N 90 10 sea To- he said be DID not know Whistler h9
was or not but that if he did BOT be would make bln
sweat for il said nothing more IN particular, more
tban ordins-y conversation had further CONVEX
cation with him, but nothing more in relation 10 IL.
Henry A. W. Barclay was. the next witness. He
depcses IS follow reside in the City Of NeT'fcrk
kHow James Wills. nov present
q. Did sou ever have conversation WIN mn gu
the subject Of his voyage in the julia Mol!ton A
have, Sir. 800 p
Tie 2sth 2gth or 3Oth Of last November II was N
billiard. room in Barclay-st.
o. Whs introduced the conversion, and wnat vas
sai0 A. Wilis introduced biin,ef 70 me- ma 10Y
gotten him by the name Of WIS sn1 clai u "a an
scousirtence with ne from having met me on Brit-
IN vessel on which | worked az the Atlantic Dock,
In ls4e or 1850 Wis wa then on board az mate or
chip keeper, but lot under the name OF WIS 0u'
sone other name, which ] have forgotten AZ ms
Mace in barclays and afe rgrd IN accompanying
ne mn Broadway he commenced 70 tell me OF bis
con- eciOn with the julia MOuion, IN WIN
Biz testimony which be hsd given IN Court IN regard
10 Cant. Smith: lie said il 6as not his intention 10
have mAde any complaint, but having 20 rec" ~,
,rso.s me him he nut the csse 10 the hands OF Mr.
D0pahue a lawyer 10 Wal ST. and M Donaoue
without bis knowledge, took the case to Mr. mcheon
ard that he was not aware the Jun1 MOI t,h W. 20
be .mDlo, ed in the slave trade Until he arrived on tue
coast of Africa that about the substance o. the
conversation and az near biz language as possible
q. Did he introduce himself and the SUBJECT Oh ms
conversation himself a. He did
Q. Did you tell him at any time that Mr. Nsleatine
had maid You for repairing the g amorgsn a. did
not. Sir; and never have been paid TO this day.
@. What il your business A AN skipgright;
did repairs to the GlemorsaD and II was at the cap
tain request g.. 81,
0. Had Mr. Valentine anything TO do with those re-
pairs 7 a. Not TO my knOwledge.
O. Did YOU ever cay anything to Wills on the sub
ect Of Your bill for The repairs Of the Gamorgan
A. Nothing that | recolect; don't think did. lie
spoke 10 me Of keeping quiet as 70 his being engaged
In the sIave-ti0de; that was said TO me IN the sam
conversation in Barclay-st.
O. Did he give any reason for you to keep quet
A. | don't think he did; he only sald ne wished inc u
/ keep quiet about II.
o. Did YOU say to him that you had seen Valentine
lately and that Valentine said he wss IN an aTial bad
scrspe. A No such conversation ever took place, and
Mr.. Valentine never told me any such thing ha1 nc
conversation with him afterward in the month Of De-
cember; merely, Oh one occasion, saw him IN Bar
clay St, and asked him 10 meet me N town that even
ing; was going up town and he down when we
frat met asked him 70 walk up but he said he was
engaged then, but would if he could, meet me At a
place in Howard ST. which designated; he did nJI
come, and never saw him aiterward until saw him
here yesterday.
The crosse Examination of Messrs. Blanchard and
Barclay was postponed until this morning at 10
o'clock in consequence of the unavoidable absence OF
the United Ststes Distrct-Ationey.