The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-06
THE SLAYER HAlDEE.
Important Affidavit In the Case-The Prison.
ers In Court.

ere IN COurts
Before United States Commissioner White
The Of the United States John B Macombcr and
Eve of the crew Of the scuttled SLAYER Haidcc was
brought up before United States Commissioner White yes
terday, at NJ The prisoners al present They
were well dressed, hardy looking men, in the prime OF
lfe and thoroughly tanned by exposure The sail
evinced but little fear anxiety to the result Of
their trial; not So however with the first mate, Macon
ber He appreciates his position, and is consequently i'll
az ease.
Ex United States Assistant District Attorney Joachimscn
appeared counsel for the prisoners Ho objected to tho
affidavit being insufficient to hold the prisoners, be-
it did not show that the parties held in arrest
any of them citizens of the United States
board ship Of the United States, belonging
whole part to any citizen citizens of the United
States He held that necessary one, least Of
those facts should appear vide the eleventh section OF the
Congressional statute OF May To- 1920 in order to sustain
The United States District Attorney Theodore sedge-
wick considered the objection TO the warrants and ada
Wit mere technical ono; that oven if ii good one,
the commissioners could do more than hold the
for day, until the default could be remedied by
new warrant or affidavit, Or by remcdying the present
ones.
Mr oachngen pressed Bis demand the discharge of
the prisoners the warrants and affidavit INSULT
Gent to hold them.
Commissioner Kenneth G. White declined giving deci
son AZ the time, hut adjourned the till o'clock
this afternoon when he will decide upon the point raised
by Mr. Jcachmsen and probably so OH to examine fur
Their into the
The following is a copy Of The affidavit upon which
Commissioner stwe issued the warrants for the arrest
of the prisoncrs;-
United States of America Southern District ~ Ncc Forh
Wm King being sworn that he born in Of the
that M Il yaar ns
that he to the United states about twelve years and
shat time has followed the IN different of the
world TIM; he has aisn no steps becoming citizen
sailed able bodied The ship lsidee from the
port and ely Of New York Of which one Whitney the
mate was Maeombe and that Of The second mate was Coenan
Ss d SAID h I p he rSs
spoken o. there we're twelve men before the mast besides the
into he port q Cad repairs and thence sailed
weeks said sailed back cadiz bal
and ss sd @ sd a. he eaps informed The
bound 70 St. Nicholas Vest Indies but instead Of going
s,h H port srs sa.p
three las, named proceeded with the ship 9 he
ship Al csdis on ont sler arriving Al The coast
mas IL about rrs so when T en word on
time sea- as % asn
Water at the end Of III. forty days the vessel returned to
sa'@ cargo on .'s mi S
dives deronen Relieves Africa the taking Of the
Gs tcs 81 and snG % %
West Indies that dcponent cannot a the length %
an na a ,nei ss s Al g. the
evening bs on board and made m
inens The captain and Bcniele Viera the DAY
took all the negroes that remained alive shore; about
an had the voyage that after the negroes
landed Boniee Niers Thomas all shore ieay
the vessel Ia charge Of the first mate who told the
for New Orleans that the vessel then
got Immediately underway and out 70 the nesl
called all hands AFT and stated that he vessel had
he asked the What they had made their
do; they replied that they bad minds to mako
had better 20 70 Long Island shs be safe there" The
assenicd and the ship SAILED direct 20 Monank Point
which made about two days that after making the land
mate Macornber, said. Now bad better scu'e the
srn,ea hy boring holes her sides. which plugged
The ship then made tack out because d. light
vet that ~. back within about five miles
land sad Those Who want "a land
Pcir do so that the Of tho were
foowsose Prank, jose taetane Anioao, Jo-e Marie
John Bailsc Philip Wilson and Balror that Baiiisle
Italian Kafor Spsnlard, the others Portuguese
the kept of shore til the next morning, when
landed Motauk Point; that from Montauk, deponen
the other above mentioned the day
aetano went Greenport ana from trernport 20 New
and thence New York AFTER remaining New
london about four hours eponent that the
pad on before smiling from Cuba, and after the
saH Bou,~l~ Thomas and viera, Jose Prank lo-s
natss,a Wilson, Marofnber and John Dor, Balynr
besifcs Coleman. James John Maurice. Oliver Jackson VIII
liam Jack. the cook Jack Mcleod aud known bosr
being the either Of The
Territories Of the United States with intent u make The said
negroes slaves and M orcby bring and and receive
board said weasel with intent make
said slaves and ths the sad vers did land from said
shp foreign shore wit the shore of Africa
and did sciye bring receive said board
said ship with intent aforesaid tbs
provisions Of the statutes in such n,aie and provided an
| further says not. WILLIAM KING.
before this es,h dag q september. Isss r.