The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-10
Alleged Fiiibnstering Expedition to Cuba.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
Before Hon. Judge Hall.
THIRD DAY.

| MARCH 9-7He United Stdter u the Steamer Mdssdchu
se-The first witness called Lorenzo De Angels
who deposed-I Of the oEcers attached to the
Marshals Office; know Of the steamer Massachusetts
made the seizure about the 26th Of January; she
anchor nearly opposite Jersey City when seized her
she in the stream in the North river Mr. Horton
and six officers boarded her With me; there ap
pesred to be preparations masking for ssikag II be-
tween II ard IL o'clock in the day when seized hr;
don't remember the day Of the week the captain was
not board asked for him. and they said he
there; Mr. Manon the second mate said he had charge
of the vessel there did not appear bs passengers
there a number Of men, apparently the crew, and
the engineer informed them of the att tachmest.
Mr.. Donohue objected to the declarations Of persons in
charge.
The Court allowed the de clarations.
Witness contnued-I asked Manon when she was TO
SAIL he said the captain gone ashore and woula be
away hour Mahon sad the vessel bound to New
know kept charge OF the ship; had n boat alongside
OF her. sent for assistance; brought the vessel into
pier No 12 tie captain board while there;
Il was elk O'Clock when saw him. but he might have
been board before had conversation with him ut
that time that ecolect left two In charge there
something said by the captain about the Spanish
contul can't recol ect what IL was; subsequently
quantity Of Goals and quite number OF casks OF water
found no water In tanks, water tanks; did not
find large boiler: saw some poles there could
say they were tent poles; found wagons, hand carts
harness, saddles did not any pins; believe there
life boats board; there a large number Of
life piled up they seemed to be old AMI TO
have been boa,d long time they piled up in
berth in the ladies' cabin there large qantty of
them-I should think there was nearly 800 OF them;
have not got distinct colecon of them 10 describe
them; they made Of TIM they about foot and
half long they we're pointed 1T each end and circ uar
trucks there MIR. Cook knows about them than
! do did not SEQ any grindstonc there there
quite number Of boxes containing harness, saddles
pistol holsters the saddles very heavy the sal
dies and hoist in the after cabin in case
but there several cases had holsters there
fha hnx4 Aptaa far sttnn
numbers that saw; some boats deck, about
three or four should think; asw tents;
sze heavy tires; Peter Cook who Ii attached TO the
Marshaps Office, and Mr. Horton, assistci IN the
search Isaiah k nders and several officers from tho Gus
tom House also assisted me-
Cross examined by Mr., Iovell-I reside in Broome
street. in New York, | have been In tho Pa
cifc; never was in Cuba do not speak the Spanish
language know Mr. chacon, the Spanish Vice n'ui
do not know any other Cuban gentleman; became
inted with Mr.. Chacon ut the Narshals Office in
1851; have bad int rvsws with IKE Spanish Consul
have met Mr. Chacon, perhaps hundred times at tue
Marshall office ard 6ty times at the Carlton Hoass he
has called at my house, have been only ~ his
house, Ibeieve but once; once handed the Consul
letter al the district Attorneys Office know people In
the employ Of the Spanish Consul | have scnt those
to the docks for specific business connected 9th
connected with the setts have employed
persons to watch the Massachusetts,
g Have you ever employ persons by the direction
Of busin' sc OF certain parties A. Never, air.
O. Have you been directed to do oby the Disrcs
The District Attorney objected principle, though
he old not for The queston bec'use he would aot
be performing h duty II he did not endeayor To nd out
parties engaged in violating the Laws.
ihe Court said It very proper for the District At
torusy o. the Consul to employ persons 70 watch parties
suspected of being engaged
Witness continaed--l never was so crested BY the
District ATTIC rney and others in the office have beea
directed TO watch certain parties supposed to be
Deoted With the Massachustts never employed TO
watch p1ereIty ,uppossd to 90 con nscta wh as Mas
have expressed Themselves favorable to rsvouon1ng
Cuba met them in New York and In New Orleans; vas
in New Orleans IN November aud December last; vas
not sent there By the D rct Attorney this Consul in
relation 70 this business sen, there other bust
by the Secretary Of the INTERIOR was employed on
this business Of the massachusetts, on my return from
New Orleans know the Massachusetts for df.ecn
years; ! fret informed Of the Massachusetts, by
citizen OF the United States George Neyns who Ia at
tached TO the Marshlrs Office; hs told who informed
him vas inormc5 by the Vic. Consul since her seizure
that she going TO Cuba; do not know Of any per-
who had been watching around the Massachusetts,
ices; ! have contingencies in this matter ]
have received dollar from either Span
sh rCn,ul or the American goyt ytrnment in re
ation to ibis matter, received cent 10 lis
buIe to other parties for ferft Ting out this busness OF
the M.sssehusetts 10 not know the length Of the
vessel searched The coal but did not find hing
under IL thiak Il was hard coal: | know he coal in
the after cabin hard coal don't know as 70 the
character OF the great bulk OF the COAL think there
berros Of betf pork s the bottom Of the vessel
saw appearance OF any atempt TO conceal any of
those articles which have specified she lay nearly op
ptsite jersey City, head AZ stream, aud about three
hundred yards from the Jersey shore she at anchor
and lad all the ape arance OF stirng 70 sea without
touching any wharf again; the harness IN cases;
those eases we're marked b. H. there might have been
mars them ami lot notice them mark of
A. s. tie boxes the mark mi ght have been them
\ and not sec IL mark Of r ). N. on them;
| did rot cxamt the outside much did the In.
| dc; | was ioolng icr the eottsnts I don't
| think there more wheels than vent to the
| usgots; think those wheels could osar cannon,
tho wheels, truck, and al there, would make
wagon about twelve ictt long don't think ssw any
peE beats on her. don't collect seeing any altcra
think there were more than sufficient to accom-
mooate the ther, were beds in all the berths Of
the state rooms; think ! examined them all, there
OF them appeared not TO have been occupied
obe q the men said they occupied them did not see
gagged In the esel The crew, engineers and nrenen
don ( thlk there than tsenty i've thirty
men 10 al On board, and there might not have been
tweny Eve requested them 70 get UP the anchor and
thty al, iad yes every facility aior'ed me saw
attempt At conceament BY anybody. dl no.
any running 70 and fro; don't think any Of the
bad sny 70 90 ans thing out OF my sgh' al.
recttd the revenue officers 10 dsribae themselves
tba. nothing could be concssied and believe the YES
sel brought to the pier just seized her II
tan % OF In the KsIsh.ls Office days previous
to The seizure that the vessel was preparing for
cay ttat she had cleared the intention % seize
hsr.mighi have been on Saturday without my know.
Ing, but suppose u not the the Spanish
Consul or Vice ConsGl unlerstoo1, at the Mar.
,hals oee between Saturday and the day the vessel
u the witnesses fr Haley in this case and gave Peter
Cook Others to serve, Old not pay the witness sub
Pchsedi il Is rot customary 70 pay witnesses before
hand.
To the District Attornoy-I shoull think OF the
boxes containing the harness ten feet long, an
probably four feet wide.
To Mr. IoveilI thinh the holsters IN red 10 the
saddles, but am not certain they the ordinary
tilsd pistol holster about the ze Of ordinary horse
pistol the saddles not all Of character think
there two different Minds what they call pack
saddss heavy, for draft the others saddles for
npn DO not Anow how much harness there vas there
several cases. I,lou!d think there I've
cas's there were double that number the traces
vide and very heavy.
10 The District Atttorncy-Ths harness new;
the employment o. the United States Marshal At the
tim the seizure OF the Cleopatra engaged In her
seizure u Were IN ose boxes similar 70 those found
he Cespatrnf lObjected to--rued out I have not
received been promised any money BY person
bsbsif Tie United States government, for any agency in
| this m,titr.