The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-15

" = es csss: Hs-; Z :s.s'Y:s: s:sa&Ss "a
InssIssS vessel tssIse>sd ~ b. psissnws ssm6p -
'f fsss, s nS @ss s.uo!sdr r.ssss Il Ksyv
m Jsbpson; l hsA her charsessA iast - fro~
Ms port 70 Virginia for oystsys; the ane - chsrsred
' y, :: .s as ss 81 .a hn Bar %
,sst Oh murray morning tho i6th 4 HascA; settled
With Opt Burr for his cbxtsr q wetnesssy after
boon, lain March: gave nn s~S d silver com, quar-
other money.
Mr. Graves objected 70 my proof Of the pay.eus @
coin 70 hs c:psD Or We sreuad that ths ind'csni d'd
The Court was Of opinion that the objection wss not
we'll founded. and uvcrrulsd H.
charter money 70 gold two sBs two ives, two ana
bsD, enc ocnry 10 foa and half dollar; gave 70 him
in shot ess: belonged 70 Opt Burr but had bad i
ee know where The captain used 70 keep his money
there Was secret cYawor IN the sSoop where kept mo
hey when sailed with him; do NOT know that Opt
hat bag ruce when was taken ont of he pSscners
pocket NJ the Second precinct station house, ssw taken
ont Of his poeket there wss nothing in The baS hen;
saw The prisoner board the sioop Edwin Johnsob on
the "Wednesday before she ssled II the foot Of Spring
this the bag that gave The captain the two hun
cred donrs In saw the prisoner on board in the fore
soon Of Wednesday and again In The evening; Think he
bso monkey jacket on; ! saw the prsoner again.
think, at Keyport, On board the floop; was about
thirty yards IRON him; Il was between daylight
and dark; could not swear positively 70 him bong
on board at Keypo,t; the Dtxt time saw the pvi.
soDer 1t the Second precinct station house. when
be WAS brought back from Providence; Il wss .
saturday; pao some conversation with him; asked hin,
he had ever seep me before be said be had not this
Was 10 the back room In the station house, Captain Weed
asked him be knew me, snd be said he oid not told
him saw him on beard the Edwin A. johnson II Spring
street dock; he pad he never wss there and did act
know there was snch vessel; ssked him be knew
and never on board the vessel when I the pri
board the sioop bis whskeYs were red and full
when raw him after his wbskcrs were darker.
Cross examned-When hailed the vessel AT Keyport
asked them where the captain vas aud think the prs
oper 10 the man that answered me, but am certain
nsd no conversation with the prisoner On board tho
soop A. s'De street; the drst time spoke him at
The citation bouse; Captain Weed asked me II knew HIN.
and SAID Old identify the bag by the strings; have
FULL there hole IN the beg gave Cart turr. hera
10 hole in this ore produced.
David Baldwin depOsed-I 1--we at Iaiip; know the
prisoner saw him on board the sioop on the Ian
March he was helping to get out OYSTERS Capt Burr
not on board the prsopef told that going 70
Virginia with Capt Burr for load Of oysters he told
that hight that wanted TO up town be would stay
on board and mind the vessel was cook this valise
saw before; the prisoner handed 70 when be
on board On the l3h the prisoner did not stay board
thai night examines the contenta OF the valise)
This kbNe before with the prisoner, board he took
out :, cut piece Of string sns. BY ns piecs Of u.
time the prisoner wore hts vbiskers - he does noy
saw he prsoper on "Wednesday morning on board the
toop Of breakfast, did not see him again until 10 day
Cross examinec--I bad been cook with Captain Burr
left the fioop Wednesday; Smith waiss took nv
place as cook; the prisoner fret board between
SIX and seven O'Clock on Tuesday morning; never
him before dont know bow he came TO tell me he was
going Virginia with Captain Burr; the captain told
johnson he wenied to go up town that night be could
on board.
Jsmes H Bacon depcscf-T am in the oyster business;
know the prisoner atfhe bar saw him on board the
y A. johnson On pc; 18th March; wss there two
oui oysicrs be wo biz wSskers sane As be does no~
be had check sh short coat and comforter shout his
On 10 identity him
crOss e1.miDed-I reside a. Port Richmond; vas eI-
ahmed before the Commissioner; be was working on
board he boat helping to gu OUT the oysters: think
,e had dark pair Of pantaIoons and Kossuth hat
hiIk IN the morning he had ON monkey coat and vhen
wen, work he pulled on blue shirt; had notcss-
sersson with him more than to tell him to Oil the baskets
little fuller
business; knew Capt Burr; knew Of the sloop = A
Johnson beng al Gravsssnd IN March ss, don't recoect
he date shsIosme there Sunday ana left Tuesday
1ieht TIM nex day "wednesday saw the sloop towed
up by AsfearDer; saw the prisoner the day the sloop
afed from GrAvtsend; 10 came Ashore amer Of the
watses was ust At sunset be ashore in the yswi
boot the soop WAS about one hundred yards off, the pgi
oSk " scung The yswl: Was afraid he would run
a. y; the prisoner and Watts returned 10 the sloop
,osf u the description Of NE one produoed !
ched the sloop going out she southwest 70 csar
ushey lslsne aud then abe took scuihsriy course,
q Chart Of the bay procpcet-tse witness describes U
The Jury where the slcop lay, and her toursc) bar
three mites out 10 The east Of Sandy Hook the WIND va
e. ns op s:s sn about eight knots =
rate she Was going she would pass sandy Hook In about
an hour; whsn I saw Johnson come lahore from the
,ioop, link recognzet the boy that went back with
him AZ one had seen on the sloop ihe day before.
Crost -exAmiret--I was not wen acquainted with any
q u. 70 esoep, Capt Burr am certain Of The prcasr
being the man who scuDed the yawi; I told the
nan N my boat not to run into him;
turred TO the prisoner and fsid to him,
row tos: we were roxins cur boat mex, saw de -
rnorer IN Court before the think stated
eiore the Commissioner that the prisoner had monkey
ack Il on when saw him IN the boat: stood about i've
minutes the shore ana then wen, 10 Eay house; saw
rom the bouse abou, three miles CUT IL she kept the
oesbetly course suppose abe would have fetched up
bout the Highlands, below scndy Hook; she made
freight wake (whnees again described The course Of
be sioop 90 ihe ehsrt)
cbsrlss Baker osposed--T i've at Grsvesepd; knsx
apt Burr; know the sloop A. johnson; fssw her IN
iarch last at oravcsend; I sAw Capt.. Burr come
store al Grayssend bay; knew Smith and Oliver
ONE ashore sno ,as. away one o, ne hsnds saw I've
op 60 sway IN seout eight ten minutes slfr TIE ps
orsr ard The young mar go' on board Csrt Burr ws
n beard; there were four on board acreiher
cfoss eNamined--The young man bad small ouudle
nder BIN arm; the prisoner before that; had
. oorver apor with him; be vas stranger ard took
ulc irpre nofce OF him than II krew him: Ne bad
Ind OF racrSey coat on he bad vhskers: he had none
q bp Uppsr lip then thai orud moi nearer 10
nm thar the letelh Of ths room "a moi see which Of
be Wttu boys vent ong wi,h hlm
JOIN Ehtworth eepo cd--I i've IN ersvcssna: say
he ptscosr nj crnyeserd beach toe lath or nth 81
iafrh ssf Ne csre ashore IN ayRgl boat; far HIN
sre the bow N The boat on the beach wsr ran.iuQ
esftl a. The time tie boat not than mn
re- there WREN ssv her 70 back towards the r.
\ JohrEon, rhich IVES about loo or t9o wards OF
be prisoner the cay Following he came ashore IN the
av brat DID not him back q the sloop thai day
cou' think be had any coat OF on Mou-ay thins be
sd Monkey coat OF Tuesday
Goss examined by Mr.. sayhs-Ibe yswi boai vas com.
IN astofo xhon len 90 work "a Tuesday: went Away
eforc abe 10 The beach the nrscners eide va 70
e when lie pulled the boat the beach on Norday.
BY The couscrt q counsel the Jury posnii,ed 70
rpsfae after suitable caution from Tire Court Dot 10 con
efse rish any person on the subject q thu trial
Adjourned 10 Tuesday ., ten O'Clock.
ArfsicAS DsAsArc finn ASSOCIATION the annual