New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-11

Brown who wX sworn and testified follows: Ny position
the Custom House Is to attend 10 foreign entries and clear
snces applications for ceaances "a foreign ports
have examined the connected with the departure OF the
schooner Mary Jane Peek P.pers here Pre'ened
the vessel which to 1, dated March III this second
vi LEO swor To-; on these papers the Mary jane Pek OBJ
lin clearance to Sierra Leone Africa
Mr.. JOachImssen here introduced in evidence the
II ast Of the vessel in which registered the following
articles: ,,,
lJ bbls. whisky. bales dry goods
60 bbls empty, 2 boxes dry goods
10 Kegs powder, ceases nsndkechies
- tieTces rice, 81 boxes dry goods,
| box hardware, l2l bales tobacco
2casks crockeu, boxes hardware,
case dry goods, box cutlery.
The arfe signed james L. Davis" snd the value
Is Law FIJI trade carried on between
this country Leone there perhaps fifteen clear
vessels for that port each year. there are OF
responsibility enEseed in the trace J. A. Mschado, NJ w
others engaged in the trade other shipped 10
that rort about the cal nme.
W. u. Milliken, syorn-Am an attorney and coun-
seller AZ law No J62 Broadway have spoken Mr. Echeveia
On two occasions think, in the Spring summer Of 1856
rst interview was With him a. his house tans in Eighth
street near s!e MS Office mas .d that OF
brought young with the object Of for ths
youn mai eonp eusaon from Ar Echeyeuis for sickness
When Echeyerria told him that Lc"enths the young
man had called uIou anu told that he had shipped
vessel OF which MIR Echeyerrs had control that the vessel had
oue on Shaving expedition Afcs ana had there been for
ieed that Low enhs had been Imprisoned there and that he
believed he had claim against Eeheyera for Injuries received
such character did not wish to proceed AGAINST him
u, n le ar a5dsy,t Of LoweHtha ihoea clear case
against sumo one, and that tie young man was
said be nothing with the vessel only agent
responsible Tor what had Sceurred think then abaa
utcd with the vessel except agent H'erw ard asceained
who the then went 10 Echeyerias Office ;hink
abou three four weeks afterwards told him Mr. NJ str had
informed that the vessel had beeiod 70 him through bro
ver-son youg hsd had with ebont the Spanish
captain takl command short time after the vessel hal
,d H. bec
pedus~as intended for shaving one Mr. EeheverFia denied
Mr. Tchey,rris stated that vessel had
sold the spanish ,spsn he denied having any
ton with TIE transaction aud there being no evidence that he
had abandoned the case dii not say anything 10 Mr. f.
shout criminal prosecution may lave told lin that lie had
rendered hm-et liable the facts were as stated some time
slerward the young man called on M me again
claim; think he aid he wanted 1900 beside the
which he had receised RsI ise called five times
these interviews With Mr. Echeerrs be stated sny act. Of
sseucy which be hsd done think asked hun who his Prn
Mr. William b. Brown was here recalled wit
ness the evidence being excluded uOn the point proposed
he retired without making any statements.
Abner Dupuy, swOrn-I reside on Staten Island |
an coaster knew schooner named the Mary Jane Peck
fu Sic was nine YEAR old last Summer; in February 1854
Nh Kor1 John c. Decker Israel DnPuy Daniel Dapuy Cha'
Ru and aid nyelf the Owuers March, 1854 sold
Ter or 1890; employed Mr. Van BrI TO sell The schooner;
received one hail LAY down and noes On SIX months ioI me
bill in Van Brms Office The notes have been paid AFTER
ceiling schooner the Custom, House in relation to
vessel the request Of do not recoec him now,
but think lsd seen him before then.
The further eNSIs alton OF witness postponed for time.
james A. Van Brunt, sworn-l am Il shipping bro
ker Maiden lane ard South street know Mr. Eche-
yeus did business for the schooner Mary Jane Peek for
five yesr; sold her for the Mr. Echeyers at least
he bsgsned iO her; agreed Price foE her think she
was od Ter $500 one halt cash AID the other nan paper;
MI Eche era both The casl and paper don't ecoect
whose sTer given bat know IL was acceptable TO the
owners my impression Is that NJ Eeheverriss name was on
IsTer either gnr iIdorse two bills Of sale in bauA
were delivered M Echevens recolleet Of
ceiling ny once aud taxing AVA capt pqpny ms W Ssr
the ale never saw any who sailed IN he se 70 my
suowedge have met several gentlemen a. MI Eeheyernas
oce they principally foreigners when was telling to
him anything about this vessel they would together
~ he vessel wa cosnmstsd. learned from Mr. sher.
man. Of the firm Of r. r. Buck Co., that Nh Eehevena
is very usual to give bill Of sale Of
sci IN blank; bills OF gwen of thu
owners was absent in Virginia M Eeheverra informed me
that he purchasing the vessel for others and that was the
why b. didn't icy oil Of the purchase money ~ esh
think there delay II thirteen days from the IN to the
18th Manh ge the secoud bill OF sale from Virgins
the apt Dupuy al my Office was that there
some dhuy ia getting clearance az the custom
there fecreoy manifested b. M Eehe'erra IN the
matter. ,.,...,,....,
was buying the vessel FOR hs clerk tod me mat
lot citizen aid could not nod vessel hs persons "h0"
Abner Dupuy, recalled-A book containing clear
srce bond here ofehe-e signatures is mine
sisning more than when AZ the Cpsom-House was
asked 10 SIN some paper IN relation 10 the May Jane PEI
lid thinking all rght II was only two or three
hours before had sold the vessel after signing aAea "na
the signing for young who the who came
after ne. told me that 1t the c astomHOuse bond
Cr siinedI don't recolect thai any diff
cultv ~ clearing the vessel
sydney f. Ingraham. sworn--I am Registry Clerk
Tie Cstoniouse have been there between ou a.d hye
wears; Tecoect the schooner Mary Jane Peck; IN March
1854 -he licensed yesel aud changed 10 REGISTERED
yesfe the enrolment ~ License being cancre lC0ps0
here produced it dsted March II la5i fad
oned Dupuy and others owner The oath ana D3id
IL ny hsld"rng enc was sgued " DAVIS and ne ONE
lTae orsinsl shipping articles were here produced.
Mr. Cutting called the attention OF the Court to the
fS Hat N tAe shipping articles Davis was mentioned a. Lac
Wines resumsd-Bl. Of sale Of the Mary Jane Peek were
recei, tn Custom House sier the lih Of March Mo
Of they are entered recorded the ~ 4 irrh SJi
The Cusio House bond signed BY Jsmes Davis and Henry
ThoTursou. , ,
MIR. Joachimssen here read in evidence the oath, the
bou the chipping srces the bills Of sale. and tie register OF
the vessel The stated james simpson Henry
smith Archibald Meketh and GeOTge Staples One 81 the
ocrents stated that the ye.se Wa bound to
tors TIE Coast Africa fron there general tTa
ns voyage calendar moutha" L. toe bills
a. se the vessel the stated James L. Davis
ed-The register Of the owners OF the vessel 4
cLsI sed until bIl OF sale y received .
Mr.. Joschimsee here read in evidence the testimony
Of Albert WISH, Even before the United States Conms
.oue1-be Sitnes. being sb-eut the city Te testimony
1884 c!srk shpTed for the Msry Jane PECK Capt
Davis certifying the bill tor the shPpinsno and ~
Echeyerrs Teying IL could that be ever slS one OF w
elf; the originally shipped not have zone 20
tie vessel III cases where part VI back out they yss
piece TIE er asreens in the small articles 70 aba, ~ s
sEreemeD' m TIE orsna srteles these short see. 1,
~ tie captain without the Custosn housi eouah
thsi be gave Capt Davis Get Of .aori mus
have S. % =, Sr- crew .s s,ss 1nS
Capt Davis employed me 70 ship The crew. =,
John G.. Decker. sworn-Wss Ode OF the owners OF
.sm sr Van Ba, ss1s .. aeaty or par .aa Nc. FeAs
rsrris's se,es 70, the basnee