New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-23
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFRIcB-0or. 81
Before Commissioner MORRILL,

UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFPIcB-0or. ~
Before Commissioner MoRRsLL-
THE SLAYER ERIE-rMPoRTAET TESTIMONY PRODUCED.
The further bearing in the of the all gel captain
and mates OF the ship Erie resumed to dav IN the
United States Attorneys Office the Grand Jury room
being occupied In the preparations for the Democratic PROOF son
The subject Of admitting the charge Of serving voluntarily
eesrda SLAYER violation OF tbs statute discussed
decided upon.
Attorney Roosevelt proposed that the accused be esob
to be sworn on his own behalf according to the practice
Of the State Courts.
Mr. Joschnsen counsel for defense said he bad no objection
TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM WARES.
al mate william Warren was thea sworn and examined for
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g W Wsss A. A A. 1eSi sa baes .ss.9
Q. Who was her Captain A by the nsme Of Kuud
Q. Fors voysse 10 where A. T. Havana
Dd you Zen ship at Havana on bosid the vessel
a. No ~. .b neys ,. is sae ss,ss p.r A.,
where she was going 70 A. Understood at the time she
Under the same other captain A. Wei, couli
& n not seST s any othsI captain on board OF
q You fsy that understood abe bound tad
ingvoysse-whese to A To the coast Of Africa
q Back to Havana or any port A. No Sir there was
Q. No polt mentioned She TO 90 general trading
voyage 10 the coast Yes, ST.
O What country you native of A. am ns,ve Of
O OF what plsce A. town by the name ofNov Aunan
q Were you ever naturslisedl A never
Do your parents and family reside ia Nova scotis' A.
O. in regard to your business i. exclusively that of
fsriDg mani A. Exclusively Z; at Of sea srins man
vssel gns after negoesl A. No dt not knos that she
you remember what kind cargo she had going out
O. Just state the general character Of the ca1go A. Well
she bad general such cargo. should tnink o' would
snswsI yery vel for nssfSs purposes \. W.. o..
@ What position ksa you on O0sdl A. shipped originally
O. Were Jou on board when the cargo came and did You
help s;ewhf A. Twas on bond when theosTso cams bat
q VIII ded 70 that A presume the parties that
owned had to do with tue vessel.
have every reason to believe they .ers spanisrds
not siYs il you correctly but ii sounded Ike
O. Dd those men appear tie Of the vssse In
Haysnal A. They aboard tue visitors at times
ihey pointed QUITO the zDers of the ship
No vi %sis stS as s 4 sS sIs s4a A.
q. Do you smemhef their nsnle.i A. do not know their
given 81 them called on boNd John Hill he was
Q There was mOrs than enc A. knew the other
mans pane any more than that he called Antonio
q What land did you msts A We made the land some
Q Did you come to an aDchorl A. Yes
@ the up the ySIl We came To anchor on
10 to that tine acting captain Of tho vessel
A. Cspt. Gordon acted aS captain OF the vessel -.
O. D3ou discharge cargo che mouth Of the Congo
The day sailed the day aeI vas told the vessel haa
changed The defamation OF the vessel and made the LAM
o. X6o Controlled the caso A. The consisnes controlled
It at the liver Congo.
TIE ceIgo A. They had considerable buness with it, but no!
90 much a the owners, who were on board
over the csIgo or the vessel A. NO, Sir more than 10
speaking things they spoke though they had business
q Al the Congo, after Jour cargo discharged did any
o. Now stats TO The Court what that change A. The
spse that smother captain took censnd Of the ship and
q Dc You know by what right A. presume BY the ceiling
DID ppythips sn,pire snd what showing that Mr. Gordon
was optan Yea sir the man that tor comma I'd
tho ship told hH In my presence ihA ne wa. no longer
State how II was that Gordon, yourself and ell tie others
rem board A Captain GORDON went sshote aud lived
O Wien aid be come back 4. lie used to beard
at certain Tin aud when the vessel ss ready 70 SAL he asked
mere any other vessel Of the Congo In which either
vo &c have coue There other vessel then
coming hone there other vessels Understanding vS'sob
When the ship ls the YER did she stand out to sea- She
O. uIdsr whose command The gentleman who took com
tie vessel Of the men who ws put sheTs as
He considered passenger when he sup wa
and sent on boAd the United States steamer 0hc sn9
% q. "A Ana d,Seharsed there1 A Yes, ST..
q Who was the mate Of me vessel There was spsniAE
mae Of the verIe who appointed at the River Congo
rS shse ps Of the time and part Of the time sb5Td
O. What did Jon back board fort wished TO come
%hss wers hs nsgros. taken bosrdl A Al the mouth
q DS sithsr you, Mr. Gordon or Mr.. Hal bring the negroes
have hing 70 d. with ii o. win stow s 70, m
o. k.spn ih OH aptsin AZ sste and ,boss Fne
NE who we've on board for them used al oOn'i ''s
q Did Joa ever these negroes before tbeJ were brought
Did YOU GoYaon OF Hall exercise any control them II
any way rom then tai ke Mohcan took then = Notniog
there Spanish ere" shipped IL the n'e OF PU
voc cRoss-rxANISED BY JUDGE ROOSEVELT.
O. You say your family il in Now Scotia What does con
IS. oil a. Thsye fsmiiy my.sh am pot mA'riedi ny
mother and sisters I've there and are Bhtsh s1hecI OIL
more than 70 shore IN port was sch oocs tn ptI a
fGl TO onth' never passed 6I sny gas s az
rs Did Won allow your name to be pat down In the M
a. an American A. put my nane down In the PPini
h did You ever allow # to be inserted ships papers as ar
AnsTeanl A. allowed IL, inTactedr to be DONE o.
WA on the vessels stem when you .hrped at Lon
dol A. Erie, Of New.Yok took coal 70 Havana
hpped second mate landed the London cargo OF Hsvan
Q Dsd you At HAvss1 tAls IN psnks or boards A.
& We zee ten 70 e.; Up papS.s s.J %Ie pat t.
various such as always required 90 any vessel "
O. Did Of them 10 make slave deck OF a no.
Sir there was no Slave deck made while on bosd
q was there slsye-deck the vessel A. There was
dek suppose wa, swsys there th-re was no mes" tempo
rery other deck added after We left London w.
he'd about 40 TO u cssk there was 10 more 'hsh enough
o. You aSdsd Your cargo al the Congo River A. Yes Sir
place called Point Hsenai we landed spirits bread ana
". sSdsd tho whole cargo; We landed Il sometimes the
cells bosi' and sometimes In bos1 belonging 70 the shore
more than hy ny upesson ia it might have been hy
Wss he sh cargo brought board in bostsl A. Yes
SIR In urlosoinf were PosslbJs quarter Of mile u0H
eBd. -. -. ....li . I, bo,ls
ron he shore board the vessel at ths u Uap
oxJoo ard Mr. Hall also board was then pessh
srT on The voyage out fom Havana Wa hst @ nay
esIos. .rae IA sbost boats neLe Hal nor GORDON H'
Tsts.U we're then officers Of the ship NM r...,, xx.s
q Owe "a The Of the escer. TIE 0sP'S a, the
49, It. H. second nate who hid charge Of the negioes
49,, SIoS III nss neither Of the mates spoke ~ gls
Ell these officers gave oIoe