Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-07
From the Savannah Republican Dec. 81
The Case Of the Alleged Slave Yacht wanderer
Is COMMISSIONERS $ COURT,
Thursday Dee 30 ISIS


Inc case OF the Alleged Slave Yacht wandere
I. STATES COMMISSIONERS Cougr.
Thursday, Dec 81, ISIS
lhe Court being opened in due form, res,ln
the examination Of witnesses, large uuml
ot whom were i'll attendance.
The Commissioner delivered his decision
! the point requested to be charged bv the d
. tr1ct Attorney yesterday to wit: that the int,
nal transportation of recently imported Africa
was not crime under the laws of the Tnit
States, and that witness who had been q
gagged in such transportation could answ
questions IN reference thereto without Grimm
tns himself. The Court decided that II
words "coastwlSe transportation, in the act ,
congress, did not embrace inland TRANSPORT:
ton; but there were other acts. (Which h
read that left such doubt on his mind tb,t J.
did not feel at liberty to instruct the wifns.
that he could answer questions without Grim;
mating himself ''''''
Mr. Ganshl, the United States Attorney adj
dressed the court, stating that, as proscc,,tine
phicer oil the government, he had investigated
he law fully in reference to Il prosecution NJ
ptain Christie and his steamer. and benma
bSied that he had done nothing that maJs
irresponsible 10 the law lie thought some.
tiycwas due To his opinion as the representa-.
the pthe government, upon whom deyolyed
mana afSScltlol Of Capt. Christie and the entire
mart Of ffnt aid control Of the case on tbc
by the government. If the decisions made
rovern,neTt were to prevail US law for tbc
wil, hc Jos.of this rial, the ends of ;,stcs
" W. ,L y" I'D, all etf1.ts to maintain the lave.
itself !, % Jead Iuld be p,werless, and the law
'T Tha =" ,ieur, %enu "er upon tn statute book.
,,,,t ~, ou Joo;n;o "ested the Attorney. stating
not .ha s',,,;oae ID been protoun,cd and was
O. nsra% .i Imee. ha,y.o ggument. Som, discussion
right Of defcndant'ooee oennsJ ~ ,.'tn1 =" ,t I" the
matters exclusively tween ~. lere nrot i'
and its witnesses; bI ,,.s ami, ~ r,,,a.V '''on
our objecs is rather to ~. tbo f,cts ~. a.
appear in the testimony Wv " " icy
In answer to q suggest, ,r,r, tho Init,
States Attorney, the Court ta,ad % ,bat M % i hs.
no difficulty III charging the ritneSs t,,at n the tbc
mere internal transportation nerrors was
not crime in the eye of the Ia WV
The examination then procceds
Captain Christie, of the stca..- Lamar
sworn-f He went with the steamer h,,.r frn,n
Brunswick to point opposite Jckl Island =.
saw there some negroes and white peIAns tLc
nesTGc> were not American negroes; Is hn,,
transported the negroes who were on thc,or,L
end Of the iSland their number, he hcar,l.r,. :.
about S11; does not know how many; to-.
We're put cn board the steamer by the VIII.
men: SAN Inc masthead Of vessel about thre
or four miles off; did not recognise her rs tin
Wandcrer; thts was OH the I'd Of December
there were six or eight white men engaged il
putting the negroes on board, perhaps more
took them on hoard in the day time; witness
carried the slaves up the Savannah river to
point some fourteen miles above Savannah, ol
the South Carolina side; could not describe tn,
place, As he was unacquaihtod with the river
white men went along, the negroes being il
their charge; some Of them the same parties a,
assisted i'll putting the negroes on board a
Jckyl Island; did not deliver the negroes t,
any one but ran alongside the bank, and tn,
parties having them in charge took them ashore
some Of the parties who took charge of the he
sroeS, went down Oh board the steamer to Je
kyl Island; they were four in number: did no,
take on any more at Brunswick. except one
man; one of the negroes was found dead the
morning they were put ashore; does not know
the names OF any Of the parties who put the
negroes on board at Jekyl Island; Mr.. Trow.
bridge, Capt John F. Tucker Henry D,
Bignon. [. y. l.. Lamar, were present When
the negroes were put on board; the partie,
'arrled from Savannah to Jekyl Island were e..
l.. Lamar, Capt Tucker, Trowbridgc. and
mother person whose name witness does not
'ecollect; thinks the prisoner at the bar. Brown.
r;s the man; did not recnllect that he had
ver seen the other prisoner (Rajestal, now
'eiorc the Court; those who put the negroes
III board appeared to be foreigners. did not
now that Brown to took any part in the Ill
ection Of the negroes; left him with the cargo
p the Savannah river In answer to the queS-
ion, how and by whom he was employed to
axe the boat to Brunswick. Witness stated
hat Capt Stephenson came into the store of
'laghorn ~ Cunningham about eight or nine
clock o'clock at night, and stated TO witness
nat he had employed the steamer Lamar to go
Glow, but would not need him, as they had
lcir own captain to take charge Of her; the
erson he understood to be Capt. Diekerson;
hen the steamer was ready. Capt DickersOn
as not there, and to prevent delay, witness
ent with the steamer himself; the person
ken on board at Brunswick was Capt ThoS.
urkc: left all the white men who went up the
yer at the place where the negroes were land
|; Mr. Lamar did not go up TO the landing: he
as landed this side. at a plantation belonging
gentleman with French name. about
wen or eight miles above the city: Captain
ucker and the prisoner (Browp were landed
ith the negroes; there were no other white
81.
ady named; there was no other steamer ut
,kyl Island that he saw Or heard Of docs not
low OF the transportation Of any other ne
'oes from the island about that time; did not
low that any were taken up the Satila.
John Cass sworn-Had seen the prisoners at
e bar before; one he had difficulty in rccog-
zing. but knew that both Of them were at his
hotel
At Mis- stage Of the proceedings, it being
tticult to get along without the third prison
, who was too sick to be brought into court,
c Court adjourned until / o'clock tomorrow
ornng.
Mr.. Clabb, having purgei himself Of con.
mpt (for which he was imprisoned yestcr-
" was set at liberty.
y wASDERER AS SHE APPEARED AFTER LAND
ING HER CARGO.
Prom the Brunswick Ga. Herald, Dec. 10.
There are many rumors atloat concerning
{ yacht Wanderer having landed cargo of
ricans on Jekyl, an island at the entrance
Brunswick harbor. As yet the statements
lde are all surmises
We went on board the vessel but saw no.
ing that could be considered legal evidence OF
r being SLAYER. She was in very dirty
ndition; and the United States Marshal in /,
ms us she had large quantity of medicine
d disinfecting preparations OH board. We
" large jar Of simple ceret, large lot of
stile soap, and cock k-roaches by the bushel.
number of very primitive looking rough
,oden spoons were found on board, and we
We heard persons whose olfactories are pretty
nsitire declare that they smelt like nisgers-
d real Africans at that-particularly the han
IS" Our boy Sunday says he could shovel
leap Of hominy into his bread-basket in no
nc with one of them.
We are informed that the keeper Of the light
use says that the Wandercr came in in com
ny with another vessel. which went up the
eat Satilla.