New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-22
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REMEMBER, LeB4Es AND CHILDREN THE Amphi-
theater will be open at noon to-day, and the Buck
sey Minstrels will come out with tiieir sweetest
melodies their funniest Afrcanisms and their most
'proarous operat;e burlesque. If the weather be
as fair as it was yesterday there will be tumult-
uDus assemblage OF the fairer and tentlerer por-
tions of creation.
EXAMINATION OF THE FISHING PAR4Y-T,. S.
commissioners Conmt.-This case was resumed
yesterday at IL O'Clock; all parties present, in
ciunng Mr. Wells, the long-expected telegraph
operator from Southwest Pass.
NE. Lduglln sno1a.-Is connected with tle
house Of De Wiser Co., agents of the Plt;lafel
phla. TestIfes the same as Mr. villarubis. aEa,nt
lne letter Of instructions from the Steamship Com
pany, ordering the Philadelphia to Aspinwa with.
out freight or passengers. Went on board on
Saturday night at request Of Mr.. Eddy, first ofcer
He told witness about the Custom House officers
belng on board, and seemed to be uneasy and ex-
cited, heng unused to such vistations and being a
young man; he simply thought it his duty to- an
prise the agents of what had taken place. Witness
heard nothing about the arms on board. Witness
testified as to the usual method of entering. and
clearing vessels at the Custom House. Appliea-
tons orpassage are generally made at the offire
Of the agents. None of the defendants ever ap-
Piled for passage on the Philadelphia. If they had
they would not have been received.
Nj. Wells s,rorn.-Is telegraph operator at
Southwest Pass, and the only operator there. Was
at his house when the Panther arrived: it was
about O'Clock at night is not positive as to the
day Of the week. Witness did not go on boardltlle
Panther had no talk with auy of the men, One
gentleman whom he afterward learned was Mr..
Fayssoux- called at his house to get message tel
egraphed- 1t was telegraphed. Witness can't re-
member what the message was, or who it was ad-
dressed to. Much telegraphing is done there and
messages sent. 1t is not unusual to send messages
late at night. Fayssoux did considerable telegraph
ing whilst there. Believe he did receive reply tc
his first message. Witness cannot remember any
part of the messages telegraphed, except tile wori
'and, !" I" the,' "of,f ETC., which witness cannot
now connect, having forgotten the intermediate
words Does not think that any boat or vessel was
men1loned III the hrst dispatch. One Of the dis
exactly remember what the dispatch was.
Mr.. Mckay here asked witness if he did not re-
member that the dispatch sent to him consisted of
these words: "What right has Hatch to arrest
~ @7 l.
Witness did remember that the dispatch was to
that effect. No written copy or record of the
first dispatch sent was preserved; some of the dis
patches witness believes were sent from written
copies. Of the dispatches received whilst the
and witness voluntarily showed the contents Of
them to Fayssoux. Witness does remember the
contents Of the messages sent and received by and
for himself. The men were there with their pro-
Nisious alu HattT SIort WltneSS supplied Them
with water and was concerned about them; he
telegraphed to the towboat agents to come and
take the men away; an answer was received that
the towboats Panther and James L. Day would
give the men free passage from that point after
that another message came, stating that the tow
boats didn't dare to take the men away; and there
the men staid till they were taken away by the
Government
Witness explained at length the rules of tele.
graph officers; it is usual to preserve the copies
Of the dispatches sent; but when the original copy
is wanted back by the person sending the message,
the operator has the privilege of returning it, if he
sees proper. This courtesy witness extended to
FayssouX several times when he had his messages
prepared in writing The crowd was rather large
one to come down on fishing frolic There might
have been so OF 100; some thought there were
more. Witness has seen similar crowds down at
the Pass before particularly about election times.
[Great laughter in COURT Witness says the matter
may make people laugh, but it is nevertheless a
fact. Witness did not mingle with the crowd or
ask any Of them any questions. Had considerable
conversation with Fayssoux; just such talk as any
menwoud have, falling in casually together Asked
him no questions, and he gave no information.
Had no introduction to Fayssoux, there was no
kind OF introduction between them. Witness heard
the men say they were there on fishing frolic, or
something of the sort; witness thought it rather
large crowd to come there to fish, and took what
he heard as joke.
Mr.. Miller asked witness, if, taking what he had
heard as joke, his curiosity was not enough ex
cited for him to inquire into the meaning of the
joke?
Witness answered that his curiosity was not
strong enough to prompt him to ask any questions.
The men were generally quiet and well-behaved.
They did not seem to be under anybody's control
and in this way were something of an annoyance
to witness. When the cutter arrived, the men
made considerable fun of her. As she anchored
off the wharf, and run her cannon out, as if she
w tn n ri tha nj lad
to it by running up flag. This was black flag,
piece of an old signal; but being rather dis.
credit to the station that flag was taken down and
another, sort of signal, sent up in its place. Wit
ness saw man on the wharf, that was called Col.
Anderson; he sent no dispatches. Saw Capt.
Maury, also; he sent dispatch; this was to
gentleman in Mobile, and just as the party were
leaving the Pass.
Mr.. Mckay asked if the dispatch was not sent to
certain gentleman, whom he named. Witness
could not remember the contents of that dispatch
or any of the dispatches sent by Fayssoux, except
the one Mr.. Mckay had reminded him of. To
questions by Mr. Lusher the witness stated that the
reason he looked upon it as joke when he heard
the men say they were there on a fishing frolic
was because it was unusual for such crowd te
come there for such purpose but they did fish
plentifully from the wharf opposite the telegraph
office; there are always plenty of fish around
there; witness was himself in the habit of fishing
for the supply of himself and family.
When Mr.. Wells was dismissed, Mr.. Miller stated
that the Government would there rest its case.
Mr.. Mckay stated that the defense declined of
fering any testimony.
Counsel on both sides agreeing to submit the
case without argument, Mr.. Lusher announced that
he would deliver his decision on Monday, and ad
journed the Court.