The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-20
the GREAT FRENCH eyIRADlTlOS CASE.


Before Commissioners Bstts-
CONCLUSION on rHk svIpsscs-scsslss " s
VARIOUS coUrsEL- An0Usf>r or Nh hnSS
sALBRArH ros rnE rkIsoSES>
Mss~ 81 All present rc-ecus esS
WIN. n Brown sworp-Au . elsrk IN ne Custom ho-Hs
I'm roresn er,ry and clearance ecs darns me r~st
war wss charged sin mssie~s 0 vessels ens~rns
receive them they tafough my h>na' 'ns vac
.sser ,..ufe~, q the Atlantic, st Is. isss,
Sexhbits o. " on the arrival o. me vessel uHs
ne n the documents Of the Gus ION House Ones rcrk
oe,rs exhibit VI. Objected 10 Offers ~ show th>s
names ON the one are assumed names Of some q the
n,s accused Objected Objection overruled- Reads,
"A pubbut 81 years OF age, months, occupation
ehsu, France intending become inhabitants Of Franco
under :sMrs. NJ Dubbut, q years, months, female,
France on page l. On page 2 "Iouis 8 vanberrc, %
years months, merchant, United Ssaios; L. q imme
diaely under England, 10 years, months, merchant.
Vnted States, u. s"
Gross examined-I know nothing It's Intrinsic cS
recness don't know who Nwrcte those names has been
On file in the Record Department in trust off,
Oliver Edridge sworn-Was master OF the steamer Al
lantc Sept 16, 1856 and previous. Exhibit 81 shovn
This the original passenger manifest OF that voyage
thirteen days vo age; tho manifest was mate several
days before arrival.
Louis and Eugene Greie can't state the day the month";
made In Beekman street, between Nassau street
and PARK row, opposite the Brick church was ives. OF
Nassau they came out OF hotel called the Maaran saw
them as they came of the stcop
@ Did you at any tine find a tin box in the eel:
lar Of houee in New York; II go, when ant wheref
A I did, In Sx.cen.h street, between Eighth and
Ninth avenues; don't rccolect the number; | have
no memorandums OF the date it the day the search
warran, Issued search those premises; donr re
coec, about the time Il think In last 0ctoberam no, posi-
live.
O. What did you do on that occasionS A. went 10 this
house. which occupied In part by Mr.. Cannot, in
pvry with Mr. Brown Of the police officers, who bad
the arch warrant in his possession went down into the
cellar when l first commenced operating; there was
Small place there iaroned OFF, 70 keep coal and rubbish
In; bad the coal and rubbish removed; then com.
menced digging up the pavement, and there found tin
box secreted under the sand eight inches that
box sent down to the office OF Mr.. BELMONT u box
eight inches square soldered perfectly tight
meds,ely passed another person and directed
him n take II TO Bemont-he the head porter Bel
nonta-whe continued the searcy should think there
was two of oeal the spot the pavement
was an ordinary cobble stone pavement.
Cross-exsminston of United States Marshars officer
Captain Leonard assisted the OF Louis and
Eugene Greet and Mr. Devoe, police officer attached to
she Chiefs office had for the either
OF these men, don't know that Devoe Leonard
ed any warrant, there hadn't been any complaint under
oath made against them, "a know Of; didn't 60 into
Nassau street; we and English officer were standing
there; they were pointed out to as the Greets.
Objected 70. Objection sustained
witness 1hey went up, followed BY u.s. when they
crossed Nassau street Devoe and the English officer al
sled them, by tapping tbem the shoulder think
IL onard did no Immediately left; saw them at the
Marshal's office next day didn't see them before
missioner; De Angels and myself saw them DOM know
Of any others; they taken back house
Sbey were NOT broul hit to the Marshals Office again till
within the last TIVE months think it was all Of three
months ser they were first brought to the Marshal's
Office, ard the second time DE Angels secured the Com
nus oos c warrant think within two months; Mr.
10 Sixteenth street with me; gcatemany person and Mr.
Tfsandiere and the porter from Bemon:s, and think
COUPE OF A6oring men; don't know who got them; xe
started about 10 o'clock met at nliol's
Office; the aborers had picksxes and shovels
implements don't know whore they wcro cotton, nor
who got the car riage.
Q. Who told you where to drive to-
Objected to a. irrevelent Sustained Exception.
q Hos did you come 10 go up there2
Objected 10. Sustained. Exception.
@ Ind TssaDdere tell you to 60 there'
objection overaaled
A. He did not.
Q Did the porter tell you to go theres
A. He did not
@ hid Brown tell you to go thercs
He did not
Q nd either Of the laborers tell you to go there, with
tie driver
wtness-I have stated all the persons tina, went in the
Q. who told you to go theres
Objection. Sustained. Exception.
witness-Ncither Mr.. Christmas Mr.. Madison told
O. Ind any person. in the employ Of Augusta Bclmou, toll
Objection Sustained. Exception
whpess-we didn't all 60 In tho house; Mr. Tssrandreie
and the hborers stay led out; think called them in
drcod the porter 10; inquired for Camots apartments
saw Indy who lived in the front lower room asked her
ior Mr. Cao she directed 70 the second hoor 'front.'
told what came for; saw Mrs Cannot there;
she went with Us to the cellar; asked her n
mene belonged 70 thd that the thing said;
then asked her IL she would furnish with candle and
light; she did; the next said TO her WAS after the boz
was found; asked her If she knew how the box
there.
q. wha, did she say in repy'
Objection. Sustained. Exception
witness-I told her was calculated TO bring them into
hoube, and she knew anything in relation TO thu matter
would be well for her 10 give all the information she
had in regard TO the natter il would save her trou
bic don't reccect any thing more said 10 her
Mr. Bustecd-Asks 10 take down the statement OF wit
that he rccOect her she had bet
Der tell him where Carpenter was-is Is very likely he
might have said IT,
An objection by MoKeon-Thls is ruled out Exception
wiDess-I think spoke 10 her about Carpenter that
told her Carpenter had been arrested-nothng else that
recon ct, CarpeItier under arrest "a had under
stood, but dont know the fact didn't tell her that 1t
would make wei for Carpenter II she would tell
property accounted for sni thar II secre,ei for
him his benefit aud thai Il would be well " he gave up
the property aud threw himself upon the mercy Of the
parties insituung these proceedings eho was married
woman the said CafIot was her husband don't bin
In court haven't him for two three month"; took
he porter and aborers down into the cellar thiuk Nrs
Camot came down and the laniady, directed the men
what DO 70 carry out some wood and lumber and bar
part Of the cellar; at rSt the wood laid In enclosure;
hey moved toe coal by baskets tue women went up
gairs, and believe came back, think they not
there whsn the oobbe stones being removed; re-
moved toe oobbe stones my self; worked with cros
bar oong the stones, and the borers threw ihcm
side removed the cobble stones fS an area Of eight by
~ feet
O. ND any body direct you where TO dig In that coarf
Ob)ccied 70. Sustained. Excepted.
wItnc~s-Tbe oobble stones we're piled up side;
dug there spades there dug with crowbar; the
dirt want removed t I struck the box; removed the
dirt then with my hanls-scrsped one side; di1n't
suppose II q Tin iron box Isupposed II TO be a
wooden bcx before commenced TO crovbsr and before
and 81 The time struck a. ceased crowbaring, and be-
gan -crsyng when struck IT, the porter and soorers
the only present; one else present W the
besi az my belief no one ose nsde the encosare-none
sunice that recoect wasn't frghtet ed nj discovering
The boz, took up the box In my handsa
IN hOx, with no hande-; 90, my hands around u, and
wicked loose The croSbar dented IL; didn't break
nroagb have the inside Of that box went
starr win the box into the second story front room;
nius the Ab0rcrs lc the cellar; didn't come into the
ron The porter came in; Rrorn there, Mrs.. Clmot
Md Mr. Csrof think the door ,pen; no told
n Gene Ia ~ " there diint look for another boz Ia
Me eeir searchcc the house the shop Ia Seventh
nas, neAr 6resnstch lane Camots car pcntcr shop;
te~fched IA housc in Sxte nth sfect-C nots room
rvs, srd eioaco Bu~n assistci no else; Mrs. On
ma v1 proseni, facilitated a. didn't help Us TO