New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-12
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT-JvSE II.-Befors
Judge BErTs.
THE ALLEGED SLAYER ELLEN.

THE ALLEGED SLAYER ELLEN.
The Uu','d states AIT The big Ellen. her 'sckle H..
This is libel filed under the act of 1893, which for
engaging IN The savetade The Ellen was seized
by the L. MaThs and hi. suit bro9sh.
ease for trial to-day ,e q,
tia, he rst . the brs Ellen 10Th APr last when
lying oil the Battery Capt Van Eechten had to 80.
aoaained with Capt. Van Vechten for the last hye or SIX
ycl; sailed the Jth Of April and On 'I Ia "a
Robins Reef in New. York bay; she bad only one steam
her; witness went on board Of her apa ' F,ndcd
IL. - 20 iha T. &arSs The papers referred to 6 wt9e:
hT' Identified by n insy Of he vessel to Week. also
a blank bin Of sale dated 1th oi APr 700 ~ ~ 90 -
SG b,e me- was 10 'ake IN Of slaves aud i,nsP9
them 70 Cuba. this tod to witness '"o "'U' " ~
Toses.@ned-The eoavr.o1 between The captain and
s ook place az heAiaThals Off witness sapP)-ed That
@ Nan Vech,en there a. that time a. witness III tne
ae Of the alleged slave! Merchant which was oe,ns nyet
ss;sd by Norton Capt fannce was snoJecte
10 stTic; searching examination but ms direct e'
max poo.d tes that he and VT Weeks board
t Tn before she sailed Weeks paid witness 10 before
The trunk. OF the pae. board after the vessel was
,.zfd and found considerable money about : =" ~ gt
more Importance in the trunk but he found IN the bags o many
Of the men knives pistols &c -, e .b vo..el a, the
r,quest Of Mr. Weeks. examine and SEE u tne cts
vita the manifest and found everything all flht tns s .h
ave witness be anything ,9sPols 70 arrest Tue
sess. witness ex pected be paid for his trouble r.
y.ba sad Clerk in the Custom House which position ne
had occupied between eight and nne yta.S5 "S Pr
ness ,,de in Brooklyn; his brother told MIN that he was
go 70 As Do get cargo Of slaves said with IS TO HIM.
pn en- /, be po.sihe that you have sunk low 70 be
nssgd In that disgraceu business witness exposul ed
a ~ him and told him that if he persisted 10 his Intention
- I'D pursno him; witness aiterward told Mr. Weeks that
he lodged information sgainst him Capt Van Vecht"n IN
formed witness Of the that the vessel would sail bit she
aid not cave az the designated the captain tos witness
that there was be regular assorted ON board me
vessel and two Spanards Portuguese with 1000
in her posession Ne also ad that there was u be LOT o
small part o the but added however that they
board; Nltnesss brother SAID ne was 10
4 900 in cash down. aud 5000 at the end Of the voyage he
also ad that Mr. Weeks the Of the vessel witness
was under the his wife present during this
conversation his brother formerly lawyer and in the
Latson his brother also soldier once aud is
now deserter from the United States Army.
Communication the conversation with his brother wit
ness ala not see Mr. Weeks till after h. had logged information
against the vessel; witness to the office Of MI W. three
weeks after making his affidavit; Weeks said that the vessel
was not going ont as SLAYER a regular trading voyage
witness opposed his brother going
The
Al tie conclusion of testimony of this witness the Court
adjourned.