The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-26
The Slave Trade.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Before Eon. judge Nelson.

BEFORE hon Judge neso1
THs yUoGx's caAR0z TO ray GRAND guay.
OCT 25-The following seaiIsmeu enpAnuelied on
the Grand Jury
Geo Briggs Foreman Loss Be,lon, Jr,
Robert W. 5 Bonnet, Daniel Brgby
Charles A Baldwin aasor Cohen
Samuel Dawson, Fraac!s Fowler
Richard c. W. Moore Joseph Week.
II. + g MayIualt, lansing c. Moore
Samuel ylba1k Ieonard z Parker.
John Phelps, Theo. W. Pinokney,
Vim. Il. Sloc2n, LAWS ya1 Br11t
Lewis Wootbarn
Judge Nelson then SAID
Gentlemen OF the Grand jury hold In my h,nd liz,
OF the persons charged with offences sas the OF
United staies, whose clses will be submitted you By
the District Attorney behalf Of the government In the
course OF Jour deliberations The hrst three
the United States against William Warren, the Sar
against Nathaniel Gordon, and the same David
Hall, who are persons charged with the OF beng
concerned IN the slave trade They charged with
Ing been on board the Erie either hands the
time she was captured vita cargo OF slaves some nine
hundreo} on the cossi OF Africa, and which altar
ward delivered Al Monrova ami the vessel these per-
sons Ordered 10 this country The vessel II appears
sailed from Havana TO the mouth OF the Congo river,
where she took board this cargo o, slaves being A.
ierwarc captured anG seat to Monrovia oae OF these
persons charged n beiug the master Of this vesssl
another one, believe mate and tho other, perhaps
hand. The asts N the will DE laid before you by
the District Attorney so far A. they have got TO the
knowledge OF the government. The offence, charged
In The case OF persons engaged 10 the slave trade 10 made
punishable by the act Of Congress OF May 1890 fourth
and 9TH secons The fourth section declares that auy
citizen o. the United sites, being OF the ships
company 90 forego vesse engaged the slave trade
or any person whatever beng Of the crew ships
psny OF any weasel owned in whole OF In part BY citizen
q tie uaited States, or nsygated for ia
behalf OF a citizen Of the Uniied States, shall
any negro mulaio held In enc Of the
States Territories with intent negro or
or receive such negro muatto board such vessel
with intent as Aforesaid, aGch citizen person shall be
a. edged q glrste and on csDyciioa, punished with
or persorihat Is under tire crcu stated the
fore part OF section focr-shA orcbly conae desn or
aid and aoet 10 orc0y conhnlny OBTAINING board
him . slave, or shall ofer attempt 10 sell him
was or him over ~ !, ANY, eser ~
with intent " make him slave shall deliver hi N on
slave Of him, shall on oonvc,lon, be aijudged pirate,
aud punished by death The person charged with the
crime OF being engaged IN the slave traie according
regulation ana act OF Congress- must either DO citizen
Of The United States, employed In . foreign vessel,
which vessel IL engaged in the slave trade, or he
Is q foreigner the person accused OF being engaged
In the save trade must be In . vessel EN- oloyed n
that trade owned in whole IN part by citizen OF the
nnnea s.,es or ensssa u we sae 20 oea. o. or Tor
meat or Congress not claiming any Jurisdiction the
hgh seas over GASES OF foreigner engaged 10 that trade
thus engaged citizen OF the Uuited States,
the weasel enga ed In the trade is American vessel
rather vessel owned in part or in whole by citizen Of
the government claims TO e1ercise ursd H.
You y ~ therefore, with these expositons OF ;ne lag
gag. In this trade from the test nony offered by the
government determine whether either OF thess parties
within It's REG ulAtons There Ia also another Of
fence connection with this employ ment under the
Of $500, modifying iu punishment. " H. made
lawful for any citizen Of the UnIted States, or
any person resting therein, 10 serve on board
OF any vessel made use Of 70 transport slaves from
country u another and any such citizen other per-
voluntarily serving such vessel 10 liable 10 ane
exceeding 50 COO and imprisonment not exceeding
years This vessel, | understand engaged In t1is
traie and sailed from Havana ~ the Congo river and
wng IN Ia n ANA
which wo1h bring the within one Of these pro.
visions.
The Judge then called attention OF the Grand Jury
10 the aw upon several offences OF minor importance
which would before them. Finally he alluded 10
The OF Rudolph Brmenbeyg who sss substituted
boncsman for the value OF the SLAYER Orion reprenA
ton that be worth twice the value OF the vessel
which stipulation turns out 70 be vaueess, 10
quepce Of the responsbity Of the party aud In
ton with which he IL charged with perjury Tue prSc
tcs OF oNerng straw bail. a. called by the bar,
that had 10 be OF no uncommon occurrence
innmuch ~ II not always In the power Of the officer
taking the bal todscover the fraud, AMI be called the
spccis attention or the Grand Jury 10 this subject
The Grand Jury then retired.