The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-16
Charge of Fitting Out the Mary Jane Peck
IA Shaver.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
Pef.Te Hon. Judge Belts.

Ref.re Hon. Judge Belts.
DAY-rEsrIMoNY FOR TIKI DlzKScB
JAN. 15-7he United States rs. Manuel Echereria.-J.
Frye called by the Defence and depoed that he has
been merchant in the African trade for 26 years his
firm was formerly =. J. Farnham l. Co.; the nature of
the trade is sending off merchandise and briogipg III pro-
cuee send clothing, provisions cotton goods cut
lery, liquors, powder muskets and variety OF
tces to eat drink and use get ivory copa peanuts
palm oil camwood and hides; there are many vessels
bst carry shocks to be into casks the palm oil
whiskey is sent have sent empty barreis-not to any
great extent; don't know for what purpose the eau
we've sent; do not know whether they are Tor
palm Gil; they not fit for cooking there was NOT an
article named but what would send.
Cross-examinedfhe trade is from Atiers TO the Red
Ste; have not traded to Congo; have traded TO Am
brize; don't remember such pIa,e as Ri, Arriba; ]
have traded to Sierra Leone; know there is an Adm
atty Court for vessels beirg engaged in the slave trade
bave had vessel seized, but condemned; the rice
II boiled would not come out; do not know what the
fittings Of slave vessels ate Idon't know such trad
ing place AmbriZe; never vessel up that river:
have received S95 900 for the illegal seizure vessel
BY British of war; have taken passengers Of va
1it us descriptions don't know Mr.. Berriz
Ihos. small, deposed-I hide and leather dealer
in Ferry street. used t, be in the shipping trade eight
ten years; used to ship rum po sder
domestic goods; we used to import hides: there
not great many vessels in the trade II has consi
bly, increased; we did not carry many passengers
used to ship cargo similar to that described as the
Mary Jane Peck with the exception Of the empty casks
Cioss exsmned-I sold out about 1S4b, and kept no.
nipay In the concern for six years. discontinued In
1852 don't know who is in the trade now.
Isaac B. Gager-Ls ship broker, Tor eleven years;
have chartered coed many vessels for the coast Of
Africa and occasionally brought cxrgoes; the trade has
been much increasing for the last few years. such car
goes that described in the Mary Jane Peck are
every day in the year. the rum punchtons usually
sent In shoe ks powder is aent; rice IL sell trade
these cauldrons Of export for palm
OIL and passengers Spanish, Portuguese and Others
ing taken.
Cross. .examned-r not In the trade; the cargoes
ia,s shipped for Joseph K Brown have chartered for
henry X. Ingalls,, merchant, gave similar testimony.
helancthen NJ. Freeman-knows the African trade;
have known 1t os seven years; this is gene al CARGO
shooks are for bringing out palm oil.
Crossexamined.- have shipped cargoes within the
last two years; have had the stephen H. Townsena
know those in the African trade; they Mr. Mschado
gals don't know about Mr.. Lasala Aguerre and
Galway, nor Valentine Yates & Porterfeld are in the
ua6e, and b. Fl. Muwford & Brothers.
John II. Mumtor6.-I am of the firm of B. H. Mumrord
Brothers; sec nothing the manifest of the Mary
Jane Peck but the usual cargo; have shipped rum;
have sent In sogle vessel nearly 200 puncheons
they for palm oil and of trade they ar
ticIts used on the O. Ast for palm oil.
chaId Y. Fl. Abell-I am In the -four and commission
trMe NJ Van Boskrk is sick; ne sold this blu this is
by ghier the wniskey was cent TO the Mary jane
Peck at pier East river; whskey forty per cent
above proof
Fsbert Rider--I know Mr.. Echeveria; am cartman;
have been tn the habit OF cartng for him for three
years remember the Mary Jane Peck she laid between
the Battery and Coenties slip; carted goods there
csrttd rice from the rice mills rising thirty casks
aiso tobacco over enc hundred bales and some other
casee and bales
John C. stocker recaIed-Mr. Andrew Echeveria was
tie brother Of Mr.. Echeveria the deendsns he is in
spain he LETT tire after the vessel about month
or two; lie has not returned he Is Ia Medrd.
Goss.eKamined--He Is in corfespondence with his
eTotner; II taxes about month " eortepond-