New-York daily tribune., 1856-01-17
THE AFRICAN SLAVE-TRiDE.
TRIAL or MANUEL ECHENERRlA On
CHARGE OF FITTING OUI A SLAYER.

The Court net at 10 o'clock.
Mr. ,Joachimsson the Asst District Attorney, sum
med I'd for the prosecution under three distinct heads
The law OF the sayetrade the present practice oil the
slaye-rade end the connection of Mr. Echcyerna the
dc c,udant in this case with the schooner Mary Jane
Peck The Indictment, he said, charged the defendant
with having for lis benefit aud not "a. factor Or
1g.nt aid, d in the equipment of the Mary Jane feck
IL the intention of sending her on shNing voyage
~ uasse through eight counts OF the Indictment eIip,f
80 bh Il .nb,tsltiafed would be sufficient convict the
defendant The Jury ought not to 90 mn1ecea oy aus %
.stions # mercy the sss 70 b. tired strictly sce'Lds
L prin ples OF usilce before All thing, they sho9a
reosnze Their duty 10 their country M neope han III w
irce country whose peculiar soEy was tnat nfe sns
were made by for the peolle snd arc n9 tag slcts OF
dssro; the whole people hsd made "a" shfn hso % ost %
l.ted By this msn, uo cous.aefstioso % lS & 'o % ] r
,rre their decision. such -3nsderaton' we're more properly
ror iee paid too blast tn. elsrsct.r Of witness
- had been dom by the counsel tor the defense Nh Joa
.seu proceeded 20 read kents Counrnsres tne law
an The Slave .rsde considerable en-th The law he sad
obsde every citizen to eng'se N eng way IN a i.afe II
u"hSnS 70 -p t CitS OF YoS 20 10 counryInnn OF
,9ue 5oT' 20 ns F - buy ys,si snd Conduct the
whole br.ne II had been conducted IN this case thr41sh
ibis eounryrsa medium and Interpreter without
Mr. EchevsrrA becoming eoguitanf OF the object OF
the voyage, aid consequently in'uirHs ue puna.,2
he law Should irni'h gang OF ",
dies for III nanalscpre Of counterfeit inouey e "ead a.
.uredy rni bed participating in couneretins mr 'oa
,he Other side TO rcsd foot's Africa" 1913
I'M AnsrcaB iirers aud citizens Of the world unt the
board toe American citizens constituted tue
,se .chocuer as a. American vessel entitled TO the
bad secured her human cargo, ,s Americans became
passsr the crEcns Of tho world io's ne ae - crew
snd e vessel reuCuncrd hr American carer m Joeehnis
proc eed.d orders OF the United states Govern
Ia regard 20 slaves, Which he sad were AeGHlte rius
Of s that M Cutting had said IN fe{ard % ths
row.r Of Great Britain The Government Of the United stos
and at Britain acted 10 perfect harmony In regard 70
the natter they were alike interested IN le sIp ',n o.
obliged ca attention TO II within little more Than
year Gen,esn could imagine what mu" De ths state o.
by the camor Of the Pres, ant esslesso o. 9. "
iase sueh h JOscnsscn noiiced Shat bsd bad
forfeited su,h the party aceu.ed prefernf
10 pay IFS amount standing uis. IL ~ss hgnlisis AZ
upon The fair fame Of the cry thaL ne Ia" eah
Mr. Echcyerris commenced Il. DeceDbet lS5 The ie,ier
produced b. the defense FROM Marco 70 hoheyes daed TIA
Saua Jsu IL 1851 sngver % one dated us zith OF
o of SO and he e,,es stated
10 hL be put The bills Of exchange were IN Court
ana .po.e One dated HsysDei tue rest
f.on the Inferior of Cuba Tle sw. Of spain
With mssfd 10 6l. Of eAeLsnSe, and M. So
in relation The u.n.hr IL misnt fea'oneGiy % ,ip
po,ed M heo aid NJ. EceIse1 'sltod ne plan saf
-lected Mr. Eehoverrs as tnfis 'Isun.ne p lof sn &
yirg The money came from si fc,..ss and va.
ed to ihs 'ccount Of NJ Marco Tbe neAt sss ~ esd
Hssns February TO- and econusnd- Jo-e berroL 70 NJ
Eehevera ncio.ngb signatures It was simple letter OF IN,
% d.aIr.sred Next tey he.rt Of Mr. Berroz letter Of
the l5h February merchant OF sierrs Leone with $500
10. that place. BE- would his gold ii tie money already
eniIIsa shorld not prove TO b sshe.en' ~ $ s.Ansa
Commenced here There VAS ese.e1e o so.He scoV @ oo
70, cost Of % ',s sba be- hI5 GUT st
sssnt ysns ~ Fber nos Ie bcsnes. In which
b. engaged AID charged 81 The Prics o. ais
coupcy Further Nr Bero1 spoke no English and cspt
peter and be must given Mr. DAVIS all his Instructions
he very defendants boob keeper said that Mr. Beroz
morally the Ct the schooner showed that The tnins
NUT rave unaersOod BY M kehsyerns The bills
Esirrs the yeas paid BY Mr. tehe.srhs on M WasRs
order undoubtedly true thst hr "ssh had nitro
.eed apt Davies Mr. Echcyers AInons The balls wS
one for char VI the coast OF Africa Cuba AID Brazil which
1oad lead to the legitimate inference that saves S
boush, Br1 Cuba 80 isr from he fact e a.rs
tsas lumber board they had bIi presented to Mr.
Ecneysra 70 hsmoe& eosfds and ll5o feet Of White
pe oer The Why these parties desired 70 pu tss
vessel FROM search b hs Bth cF.ise. Sailing under span
coors would tbs ex-npon To get sn Anefi'
a. register they have the b Of sale perfect aud the
eegster uado IN the Of Capt Dupuy Mr. Davies
iests lie lid not swear net ne wss the owner
fore a., somebody iors arc sae swesE 70 the owner
the vessel and falsely. THIS vas shfevcy msnssed
Is 1o ae. or or " Fese.s of c.pis sasa.e
represented hf at '1e Ccsto ou.s as The shipper
the cargo lie dt lot cents worm o! LAT
yet be swore 70 t. Ua5er whose uetonsd did be se.i
h0 eot teseyr 'se suiehsssr sa oss ., iSs % M
Of the vessel remain OF course, 1ni eesI1 uo.e
esu,.n vas 20 ss.ure eomnand The schooner vas un.
vessel reqanps bl sssTy anal eew ana yet We sss on
Elk besde Two captains snd nunotr of Ps<ehfs
lo.e tusnsss b. the Ps.oL- ~ wors e Yess o
,h. yoysge. Before the vessel lssges cneyss ana
scter whit her sid stoeser sailed Gown ibe bey mere 2
another prssEsnt fseta Soyase a1eet...n "a Ts:a
many kossnds Of dollars embarked Ehch pretended to
b II TtoOat dollar OF Insurance bsns
la Berriozs letter 0m serrs ieote be dis
the he dss tel that ihe vessel was pal 70
p.yies, bess7 he I'D keheyefa we're ot A.ere.n
s.Ials Why saoad sst lS b. bar 10 hs geE ihht ntor
alton would b. scIt sdIoision Of The chsrsc
Ter Sf the veysss TIA. Letter disclosed fact of
1rysts Uneer.,GadlHg eNs,rg te.~e~n D~yies, Eche
rerris ssd BsrrioE. before ne oepytare Of The ves
%. hcm ks~Y sotShhs;sa5i1s tho sspsrsioas which
had essn attempted 70 D cast Lo~entha yet when
IsxssbaI preseDed kis claim % Mr. Eehasorns without
EeAsrri.. wssthsr Lswenha upon he voyage
whether he Wa noe telling bn story vhieh be hsi
fcros n< fu
tisvns Il po!nt sf eo'sders
vksisr tAe vessel 70 RIO Conyo Rio AroS bat
vsslef sac - s 70 srs Leone ,As peir. for which ace lad
.sGss She - dsssss ssf esEso .; sss.i<f E0Ei AsS