The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-11
The Alleged SLAYER Kate.
rsIrED STATES COMMISSIONER COURT.
Before Commissioner Newtoa.


JuIr 1o1ne Untted States Captain Otto, ef.hs Bark
Kate.-The Commissioners having discharged the crew
yesterday the proceedings resumed this day against
the captain.
Thomas ). Brown, Custom House revenue officer eS
amined By Dir wilcoxson, deposedTha, he board
the revenue cutter Harriet Lane at anchor at sandy
Hook; went on board the bark Kate by direction
reached the city, had conversation with Captain Otto
he said that he going 20 the coast Of Africa
thing wrong be Responsible he lid moi say whe
Their he wa return in the vessel lac said IL there
snything realized out OF !, he would get his portion
steamtug Yankee asked him who the owners
we're and he made no answer. Q Did he
say anything about De Costa A. Captain Otto
was asked by the Surveyor if he had ever seen tina.
bsae and he answered that he never had him
he Costa WAS al that time on board the bar DE Costa
WAS taken from the Magnos board the Hsrre. Lane,
and from there 10 the bark Otto said Inc put On board
the bark by the Magnolia, from Quarantins Otto WAS
OF the onversatcns who the was; said to him,
Captain they say that Dir ne Costa Is the owner OF the
BARK; 70 this be made no reply on p wa .fsa.fJ
Cross.examlned By Mr. Doaohue--Captan Otto said that
when he arrived at the place OF destination they did
anything wrong he had nothing 20 do With 1.-THE was not
responsible for il. he said at any time that they
were gong after cargo OF slaves IKE
70 the District Attorney did not hear DeCosta speak
English board the revenue CUTTER addressed hun, but
he did no. appear TO understand me- he afterwards spoke
English 20 and seemed 10 understand me: did not
hear any OF the say that they were going to hand
the vessel TO another captain when they got 10 the
coast of Africa.
Alfred Todd examiued-was pilot OF the Magnolia
on the occasion referred to: | do not know ne
Costa; remember q man "a Spaniard or fortuguese)
with q basket Of peaches on his arm never saw
him before, he in the pilot house while
was steering: 1 don't remember that he spoke 10
me all the time he board: he appeared 10
az If he could no, speak fLgsh he was very stl
saw Capt Otto board he started with us from the
dock Otto and De Costa might have spoken together;
think they did am PRETTY certain they did saw De
Costa speas to OF the other passengers they
were all Strangers 10 me | otto go
on board the Kate from the Magnolia ]
thnk o. Costa was 10 the pilot house
a, the time; did not know what the Magnolia was en-.
gagged for the owner Of the Magnolia engaged her and
told me 10 be at pier II his s Larry Seaman all
the orders received TO 10 the North river and go
the bay and charge By the hour il was Mccormack
gave the orders he told me to 90 alongside the bark
until the captain got on board OF her, and
then he told TO 60 down TO Sandy Hook;
there was given why there were tao steapus
! engaged when saw the Harriet Lane I made tie se
| TO go on we Qhe Magnoal were two three
miles ahead Of the bark couple Of miles along
the beach outside the book and when the cutter
maze for the bark we turned round and headed eastward
do not know what we went so far out for We worked
| by the hour Mccormack told me TO bead for the
| eastward when we saw the cutter alongside
the bark ne the that chartered the tug; the
nearest went TO the iightshp about two milcF
out from the beach slowed the engines when the
Harriet lane approached the bark not making
for any particular point sailed along the beach aud OF
TO the eastward Mccormack did not give any instruction
70 the way should come bac, back a straight
course, at the back OF the RoIner know nothing Of
Scformack what the object Of the trip vas.
Adjourned 10 Wednesday, nj eleven O'Clock.