New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-04
EXAMINATION OF THE FlLLfBvSTERS


College place
Cross Examination of Robert Flrer, resumed by
Judge Desn-I signed my pane in toe book at The
Nicsra Tan Office before NJ. Bolon gave ms the
ticket; knew that vas sispinS my us ne - OK,
but did not examine the book sud do not know wnat
heading was to Il; 10 Mr.. Bolton ln'eaded u 90
when made The affidavit vas as well 81 an nov
| Was not ssis'ed by two men % stand up |
made the complaint; | made i 81 the Cnitec
States Coumss'onoG's Office with Mr.. BcoFn. no
tsr.on but Brown was with me; Mr.. Vi 'heon
and some Of bis clerks were 10 the otte oa'
could not identity any cther person; when We came
10 the District Attorney Office t. mske me c9mQant
think csre from The CaedOni4n Hotel; during
that day We were q, the Honduras Railroad office aud
The Railroad Chronicle office, in Nissan street;
wss lot ~ The Psnsms Railroad office, nor at the Ac
c, ssory Ians office, do not knox where they are;
know Mr.. Muller who wOTk ed az the Psna IA Il sii
Iosd met him lat DAY Saturday, q. hls own house
in Thirty fourth street; he Slper nen lent OF tae
Panama RabOac, and Is nov Chief >upenn'end ent ON
the Honcuras Rsilr0ad the Gay before mtde the
complaint had conversation with him; never
called On M Mier's family bat twice; l would MT
have c.lrd last Saturday had | not been a my
bro,lers in the Eighth avenue; | dill no. Know NJ
wa. nv bail ard d. not know nov wh) Wa my
hail I wss no. told that | would ge Il ~
ssv for taking action against these parties
there is svound the back of Uiy aest which g)t
by fall; | am not now British subject; sm aR
American subject, for have been Elk ysars 10 The
country but have not been nsturalzedi neglected. 20
r.nounce nv allegiance 10 the British Govern neat.
o. What are YOU now A. AZ regards my prinGi-
pies am Democrat | have never voted got this
wound on Saturday week, about 10 o'clock AZ night,
on the Eish,h syenue; there was no person with mo-
,lipped on the side walk and /, was then got the
wound; on board of the Tennessee pointed out M
Bol,op have not se.n Mr.. Miller since Saturday be-
fo the arrest have never seen hun IN me ces,ory
Trsnsit CoGpeDys office l collect reuts ior MI iJs'
ter for which be gives ME percentage a1d re II lee
in Inc bonse live In there are several families. thak
have never collected a. much s siuO rent ior nun
received rent ION the families tnsy paia ule -
month twice; have a wife and one Guild nave hVeI
in the house twelve months last july snd paid nln
two months duriog that time when vent into the
Ncaagusn affair the first time Coi. raoens merely
bowed very politely to me, and have never spoken "
hin. ,.u,, %
Q Nov, cir want you to ,sy how you came e.. to
make a complaint against Col' raoens &c n"'ui6 oh
lifted you as SOLDIER
had msde any such complaint,
O Do YOU remember swearing Ii at Col Faoens and
Alexander c. Lawrence hrsd you 10 go beyond the
uri.dlctjon of the Upted States A. swore % come
tbit - ,iuIar; did not see Mr. FabeRs the 10Th;
never saw Mr.. Lawrence TO my kno~edge.
The original complaint vas here Produced, ana WIZ
pess said be had TO the costcnts states toa,
"On the 26th Of January instant, a. the City OF
Newly Alexander W. Lawrence and joseph w.
Fabeus did hire and retain ep1nen 10 enter himself
10 90 yond the lin lis and jurisdiction OF the Unled
" State. to wit: Greytown, with the intent % be en-
listed or entered in the service OF one William
Walker IN foreign country, 10 wit; Nicaragua 10
soldier"
Wines continued-I slwsys understood that Mr..
Bolton vas Mr.. Lawrence, and described him a. such
pointed him GU. 20 the United States ha.shal as beng
Lawrence.
The names of all the parties sixteen IN number
mel toned in the complaint then read 10 witness,
and he slid be did not know any OF them.
| swore that sixteen men hired Themselves on
the 10Th January to go 70 S,cTpsgaa say TIE
AID that is all | know about the ati itSlt
made sgalnst the sixteen persons; Colonel taoeDs
never psd NE 10 go 70 Nicara3ua but he has
through the public press; he has never PAD me any
thing perscnglly but my attention wa called 10 tue
subject by a notice in the paper wen, 70 The Nica-
rsouap Office 10 see Col Fabens because thought, by
the notice which cav, be Wa the p'inciRa' per'o1
when went TO The office Dc not see t0l; raoeps De
cause Cart Bolton spoke 10 me first did no Know
that Col. Fabebs was a Spsnlard from his Ian
guage; | would take him 70 be an American
the second time went aked for him, o1i lie "a not
within; il was not true that hal snieen nen u 90
with me 10 Nicaragua; my object was % take them u
re Honduras Railroad 900 men we're taken from
Cork, HelaId 10 the Panama RAilron' and 10 ,'e
months there not i've II them awe, ha'lpg uied
nom .eyer and other CAUSES l slehed - pfeFeat men
xho were poir 20 Nicaragua from beng engaged on
tbs Panama Railroad and to get them q go ID the
n ncures Railroad; Mr.. Miller was % give ms an ap-
ointment; he showed me letter aud "a. - Sve ms
an arpoiptmen. on the II Jpdurs RsilrOgd | had no
cow. rsation about Walker or preventing ldshnen
Mr.. BsDknsn commenced an e1am.nanoc On inc
part Of NJ Bolton. ~
Mr. neKeon objected, bu. withdrew objection
Ny memory Is pretty good kn3s tho meaning Q,
NJ I, word inebraled and hnow the meanlne OF the
xmd drunk; the lsst word may have seVers' dehni-
t,oIs tight merry, Sc; The morning o. tae <'u "
lar nary gss The ffst 9as in the Di>nct Attorney
ef e. swear that my object 70 preTenuog tnsn nsai
Lining Walkers army was - preyen, them ron get
ting kpled was IN the United States Marsna ounce
xL.n came from the Tennessee; have ia no otnef
e,uyersation with the Marshal or officers e1csp, DID
ding 10 the tin II day re eiged Two sabpenss
have not teen paid AM thing DO not expect % re-
ceye sby money in thn mater, except tee asaai iees
az Hite.rs; have never t-en promised snythngi
have see an application for ne feeI OF vines
.pohe 10 The officer about IT. know tho ron ON " IS
Tie MGrshsfs .ticei have appneG ir ny 81 psn.S5
sk.d for nv expen.es ard ssit that ,he officer told
20 apply TO The Deputy only applied t)r u once.
q. Did you ever sppy 10 any person IN ms banding
on he strength OF yeGr witness money LOG no'i
never made shy such apple tOn never naye 70
eeiyed aDyibng; asked fur q loan - pay my f.fe
hone; on the cay when | came 20 The Oistnct-AHor'
reys tf6ee stopped q, tbe CsIedonis House and a.
LAwy er Wlsons office; might bave taxed II 80 OF
ale; i, ives the Saturday after the 2s: have 20, ne
dstes II ~ and "a; asked If The pers)a Ss3 10 Tfn
whom bad al interview on he 2is'; on me 2|tn
veLt IN board OF bs steamer a. the 40, oi lJf1a1
STREET wen, slcne; had 80 sppolntnen: WIN Dep
ty. hsrss a. Ihour con; bad my neSt' m-' no mp
SOD Lac, N1 ho@ = S'A'| - . :.
9TH. .bp; osy bed oae donk thai % III ing-s gln
,ockf.ii. w 10. istJIica,.d ard did ~, have
20 Id fact 10 TIE sSIp 20 keep ne up;
Nr. T,oup -on wss q; The gsngEsy; l EoaaI'. be
snh Cen W ,lk,r on sny oobssde,s'i)ai wien Po'4.
ID gu, Bolcn - NJ. To1Dps)3, said, Tne'es the
man ~ The H. Ian b.osi :. Sss is that Wa
g.ins - take :iI:-sn zen 20 b. n .'si; EOIs1nt
20 20 NcsrseLs if S,s sns;e Gsos'al Walker I
t. ID bYitsn tns, wanted : pO'ii)a ia .ie army; On
he FIT eabyeissticn ~th Box \ crsic ri .Dc sab
ci e.. earn . - - coud AIRY ~ yo ar "a
ny ler,. SO ny riGe n ny rls'bss'i he Old no;'a1