New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-15
LAW LNTKLLIGENOE,
-r,p AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.

Tie Gaze Of the United States against Wchsm al
enine, 90 Al indictment charging him with htsng our
The schconer julia MouIton. two years since. which
vesse VISA designed TO he engaged in the slave tFae
came up FOR trial yesterday. Tue following gentle
men were ompannelsd as Jurors:
Robert Reypaids, John w Ho~s.
JOIN Lishth.I Otv-t Hocker
Ahruh.r1 Denare~, Henry H. Gillette.
Jo6s HoIow, David Hems,
Jacob Souihsrd, Auun Church,
The government WA represented by john McKeou
ard Philip. Joachimssep, respectively. the United
States District Attorney aud Assistant the defendant
BY Gerarf ard Piatt.
Mr. McKecu read in evidence the testimony OF
Jsmfs Wills taken on the preliminary examination
before United States Commissioner Morton, in.ths
months OF Decsmber and January last, all OF wh'ch
as published from day to day 10 THE TRIBUNE. Wills
was the mate Of the julia &oukon. on her voyage to
the coast Of Africa; and he testified to facts goiog to
show that the defendant supplied the Mouton with her
ship sto,e and paid for the shipping of her crew, &C.
The frst witness wss Mr.. John W. Coin, who testi-
6ed follows; am member Of the irm Of Poole. Pee1
ten years done business for him. ahppsd for hi
IL 1885, know the JUL. Moulton BY name We shipped
River; rcre r.d By sabesse ys!s1tas; know the
WIS be ses The Sn Ss 'i 1,asi s S:%s
either t store 2. the street may have :ss1 him IN ny
Se ~. iai es to he @ sd him Ss
be said be would see that the captain ls Us the
mo W
CooIs Who sbipped IN the vessel B.bbsss vsisndne ps
the BIZ tie same = ether 'Gp sSaSsss so ws s sss
'' Crs1t.su p.d-s.bS.ss valentine .hpch.nds
we psd Wills bis money aud have got his rccep. for $50 s
receipt hch signed Hnes here read our young
melt Of he money that am Of; its usu. everyday
for 70 pay noMies TOR shppnsi inc
The usus course paying bill had no ides that
the Intended for the asvs trade or we would have
Ltrst IA her
Dr., CT tnstop re-. ned-rhs the suretes
wheb his os bondsman we let him ssa bis owl bond
wheu We DO require ether parties to ssn;
have HLss wills several tues before, aud havs
Ln WI him BY several Nance: nd not ane~ .n name ~
aboard the sse moth ns about their bond the
mates arc frequently their own s9Te'es- -, ,v,,
res and understand he has Of bark BY another
be 10 other security for the $50 than b" own
George Cook, sworn:-wss on board Of the Julia
M0GO in Feb ISL .hs h.a on board aa..
comm andsr aud wills matsj Mr. flialls Brazilian. wa
superso he died. we took Don Gssano on board on the
yessei around from Bo..oa
Thomas Sweeney, swom-I am clerk to Mr.. Valen-
tine and Rave been years. oet for Bah
bsge Valentine the time the Julia Moutan was ht.ed out
the @ dissolved in MAJ 1854 aes " S n 0S S.,s N 'HI sass
Capt Smith saw hum in the store on tso oce hnns
the Mor,Ion kept the jourl ledger any
In the books about het know two gentlemen named
in selling goods to them both before ana aes
brew man named wills never knew him IS HINES do
NOT me Der distinctly than he has been there ~o
or three tmss never Vlisls and do not tsow Don
GeetsDc. -, q, - !,
" iliam Lem,n. swom-Am barsem.n and waterman;
rroo,eet the Julia Mouon; In February 1885, at tho pier,
I River put thousand four HUNDRED gallons Of wstes
& or ius. Who .naysa Js
Tpe our youDs took tho orders sho had no cargo on
MIR. MeKeon stated that they would here rest the
Mr.. Gerard then stated the case for the defense.
: :s r hs e. sS .. fh.'s AID
Office in Babbsse Valentines store the back office wa. occu
BY w0 s .;
tbou,h ell there tsere VS. no We Kept
e MI Babtsse boueh; the goods vseatas never bought
any, EXCEPT on oe two occasions perhaps. sseeyea .ne
what we're put for the Julia houl'on wa. no
~: 20, Ass.' ':
boob. since ,A. affair rousn.er bill "a. "a:
BY M Bsbbsee and did know vessel they
nteided tor they we've put up tor the
Of ve..e for whoever may goods the bd
e nsde op to the vessel and o~nsrs generally to individual.
him with ires treated ha as cody a, We could
thOusht %y.sf the ecntds /. CLERK Of Sv think Z
xbeu, moving i; they lad nothing to do with the ee
down; could recall bis occasion he men
toned the tact Of h. hsyns some money ard that Mr.
my influence set vessels he came two or three tim.
M .s him SSoy NJ sa .1 sSs
be would fix him. do not know that the goods went on
sosse believe the money h.s been paid GA the BY
FusDee cote 500 note believe on sceoun, Of bill
..o Win. :; Hi"s. , hin the I.H,e
oek he shipped as mate Of vessel therei conye''ea
.sishe was nat aware MOuten going ..yins
voysse un they reached the coast OF AREA 10 asa n 20
Valentine lad paid me repairing tho 0smorsan or thwI
ad Valentine and he told me that he vas IN bad scsPe
,her he Bn.h Consul am hi: cie before .oisa At
pbuaiDg; last built chip In isis at Hoboisn have re-
he SnI to the captain I'D not know @is very well at At
ssc DOCK; known AFR Valentine tao or throe years;
VIM. Pentz sworn-Am one of the firm Of Poole,
Pentz Coin; remsmbeI wills Hines; we paid him $50
% Ga ' ssS I he e.s s% wis 70 s office
lis advance told the cieri t'ince desd not % give
npder the directions OF Capt Smith have Known MI vsea-
tire ,eysrs M very s'H h.s %s .hs.eS
leIs 20 pay bills -, -,
sminsd-I have acquaintance with Iisaaaens
time mentioned; have seon Capt smith before hnk
We. be who ordered me to arp tns VI
thrs for rsiO pay the sdy'1es 70 the maze Oh inc
Charles +. McClenochan, sworn-Am Clerk OF the
Hr Valentine in Water street we met Viii, OF Hines
The Unite. e. HSs h H. soa no
contrary TO bis practice and hs no nAa oe"e' 30 ana
see bis captain. - ,., IL, NJ. x,t...,..
Cross mined Have been acquainted With M Shenens
mary years. have been at bis house aud store knsw IL:
yr Valentino store three times
Charles M. James, swOrD-Am shipbroker; know
apd.pt knew wills Hines. be wa. introduced 10 me
in my flee; be said he had 600 to Eve.t 10 vessel
him 10 Mr. Valentine In January 1905 Dir taen
ne asked what had brought such man TO him
4 r; 1 sfterw ard pat him out Of my office "
Cross eIaninston-Cspt Marin, believe brought him %
my cscs; be introduced Wills h.ytls si@o; ! t's M
Valentine that this the who hsd el.cN 70 buy
portion Of hip.
Tho Cout then I'D jourped to Thursday.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAs-PAhr May A-Befs's
Judge txGRAHASL
VIM Nelson ard others at James l. woodruff aud otaerA
Tins action is brought by the owner OF the ship