The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-11


CON House. no other register ever issued to her, this
register has never been surrendered there some
bills Of sals filed in thu Custom House afterwards the
Of rcc0rd. have the bond executed By JAMES l.
Davis and Henry Thompson; these papers are all public
Redirsct-Thers would have been no difficulty in
getting register in Davis and Dupry's joint namss.
M; 'oHchim' sen thea read the testimony OF ALBERT O.
1854 shipped the for the Mary PECK that Is
70 say, my clerk shipped them "a list OF shown
remember having signed certificate Of which that seems
to DO copy; Mr. EchsvsriA paid for shipping the
crew; MI Davis certified the b,ll, and Mr. Esheyeris
PAID III the men ON that crew list must have hsen Anne
rcaAs because they certified the oath of the cap
tain; ! can't swear that saw any OF the my
captain frequently us to open our articles two or
three days before the vessel clears sometimes week
before after the sign the articles list
the men, don't suppose one vessel out of Ave from
which part all Of them back OUT then have TO
small set OF articles to ship new sort Of mem short
printed form, In which the agree to abide by
spulaons in the original articles after they have been
given to the captain; signs without going through the
custom House, with notoral certihcate the original
msn have deserted and three others shipped in their
short set OF articles ii those In the original
deterted, must have given the captain short set of
articles.
O. Did he tell you that he had Spanish crew. A. He
did not he said he didn't know how would get along
he had . set of Spanish Spaniards; large number
saw some Of these gentlemen with him; they spoke
foreign language It after the sailing of tho vessel
that was paid by Mr.: Echeveris the amount Of the
advances and enc or two dollars for the shipping;
have always understood that he was commission
merchant sa cha and he has chartered other
sel sells ior Cuba; - Know that Mr. Echevsria paid
Cross -Examined-Capt Davis employed me to ship this
crew.
q. Are you or not usually paid your commission aud
advances by the captains order on the commercial
no"s doing the Zen, business Of the vessel Yes the
Q. Did Captain Davis tell you who was tue owner of
the vessel A. He told me that he was.
the vessef A. We have to see that
snsy th are put on ab board my pay dependant
they usually 60 board after the vessel gets
the stream but when the captain ID shore he oert
OCCASION was board the vessel whether he captain
certified the bill on beard shore cannot say but
it was paid on his certdcate don't know whether got
Redirect was down on board the vessel when she
was loading at pier No. or Eas river, be-
tween Coensies slip and the Battery; / saw boxes and
benches going board; board the captain men
loading the vessel aud to work. raw person speaking
know that saw Mr.. Echeveria on board or i; have
no recollection, that him there; on oard the
morning she sailed she lying in the North river
went on board in the morning before o'clock left CO.
vernors Island and the Jersey sho, antsay that
either of the Lowentbals; Ca plain Davis tae
put on board but can't say whether they the
IN the crew list or men shipped in their stead but they
were the men shipped by my runners there tour
the name Of The Spanish captain, but there
who spoke language which believe 10 be Spani.h, con-
sultipg with Captain Davis; he most always with
Captain Davis fom the time first saw hin saw Mr..
Echeveria's clerk also; mt know his name did
60 down with the vessel to Sandy Hook the tow
beat James Farley alongside; think she belonged
to James Rise don't know the pilot; left her in The
steamer before she got under weigh nigge,s came
ashore with me- think Eshevera's clerk went down in
her.
Charles C. DECKER reside in Staten Tsan' am one
Of the owners of the Mary Jane Peck sola her; iont
and gave notes for the rest, waich have been paid.
John T. Klots--I am ship chandler; reside at 22I
East Srosdwsy and my store Is At corner Of Fast aud
my partner and owned threeeighths of the schooner
Mr.. Van Brunt sold her; Mr.. Echeveria was the
purchaser; We were paid onehalf cash, one-halt six
months, think Mr.. Ecaeveria's paper, with an en-.
dorser; the paper was paid at maturity; l had
saw Echeveria in relation to this vessel 1o or three
times at his Office; he partly negotiated with Mr..
h Van Bunt found the ransd % eoo
half cash and half six months at his office and
let go for that this in Hanover square, Span
Davis purchaser vessel hs was in the fore
Of March, or alter end of February 1864 the bill sale
julius Lowen,hal-I reside at 474h Grand street, in
the CITY of New York. have been to sailor be-
tore the mast have sailed in vessel called the Mary
Jane Peck; she fore and aft schooner; was on
board Of her sailor before the mast shipped at the
Of Roosevelt and South streets the 10Th
30 to oos Of IA
no shipping articles; there were fourteen persons
board altogether; there six before the mast two
mstes cook two stewards esteward and cabin
boy-they both called stewards-and captains
passengers; there the American captain whose
name was James Davis, and the of the other cap
tain don't know; he was called captain board;
sailed the 18th of March, 1854 Captain Davis was
mand; he remained In command two weeks the Spanard
whom we called captain, then took command Captain
Davis called three men Of the who could speak
English the others Of the speaking all spanish)
aft was one of them; Captain Davis said (0bject-
ed TO- and argued BY Mr. Gerard who cites United States
w. Goocing, 18th Wheaton.)
Adjourned to IL O'Clock Friday morning.