The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-12
The Alleged SLAYER Kate.
United sTATkS COMMIssIONER's COURT.

before Commissioner Newton.
JrIY 1.-THE United Sates u.s. Captain Otto This case
resumed this morning by the examination " Vim
Caniwe, Inspe tor OF Customs, who deposed:-On the
morning OF July was deputized 10 co board ths
bark Kate; went on oa,d locked the cabin door,
prevent going into the cabin about eight O'Clock
bat morning sptaa Otto from cutter tc
wind bis chrunom et.r: OF the leu,onans and myse
went with him into the cabin stayed iii he wound tn
chrouometer away about half past O'Clock
In CSta " lac II called came OF board; after thai Cap
Oito appeared less sociab!c and frency than BEFORE
APPEARED Ia be edeaving t. have correspondence th
mu- and CAPTAIN Onto would be IN converatioo, and tn
mate would around 70 where De Costa be woul
converse sh Captain otto and t.en cross over to the
other eide. ~h,r, ~ Costa about that time Otto
asked who e C%ta was, be did not knoS him
about hstI@~t O'clock the mate asked II De Costs
beungeo 10 tue Custom House, and afterwards asked II
lac going IT, stay board the slan ard was evident
y trying Ia correspond with some one; saw him writ
ing ai.d " neu he saw that noticed II he stopped;
EDWARDS the mate passed from sta board " lar
board side, and handed he Costa q paper h put
II in the top OF his bat and read IL; hen he "a y
that noticed him he put his quickly and after
wares tcos It OF again; cant that he had
nication directly with Captain otto; In the siternooa
squzl up, and lr Costa took shelter under boat
the poop ceck, ana the mate got him, and IN
close ;onvcrsaVn with ue Costa: could not hear what
scusling aier the storm the captain having torn his
pants kei leave Ia Ia the cabin short time to I'd
hem, and while there sailor looking nan came on
Dard aud euieTed the CABIN ne said lac had done somo
Journey work ou the bark ordered him ashore.
Cross examib,dl did not bear the mate aud the Span
lard tglSu together kepts memOrs ndutn Of AL saw
board, made time: knew the vessel la
been szd have stated all that struck suspicious,
but might say iurther that all the Conversation seemed
suspicoJs tue boarding otcer gave Instructions TO
g. on board tie Kate. aud let no one leave or come
board.
la, never towel the bark Kate With her that know Of
let the TUG g-neay chartered toe Magnols Ia Robert
hec"ick on tnt % IA! OF July ne said he wanted TO
take tine friends I, the Hpk can't say who paid me;
m, collector, Charts kenzel, got the money Isuppoee
the bill was preFeutrd To Mccormick 40 no knos the cap
tain or irceis dont know how much received fir
this charter by Mccormick: do not know Mr.. Lake Of
Brcrkiyn, the alleged owner o. the Kate.
Mr. Wicoxson Assistant District Attorney, proposed 10
examine NJ. I've Costa
Mr. lonuhue objected and alter several Intellectual e.
forts TO make Mr.. n Costa understand the questions
Engsh, his examination deferred
The District Attorney stated that ho had written TO
Washington for Authority TO break the cargo OF the
bark Kate 10 the pryencc OF experienced parsons
IL eill take some time to do ths, would be
gary TO have farther potponcment.
Mr. wicoxsor put Ia evidence the crew list manifest
on which appeared eighty two water casks for oil SO
lbs Of bread and 700 OF lumber register Of
the vessel, tiias Lake, Brooklyn, owner.
Deputy shal Dugan stated that he had searched or
Charles ?. lake In BrOoklvn anu could not nnd MIN.
There u no such name in the Directory.
hr wucaSsou thcu offered an Indictment agaus, De
Csia for uttirg cot the Babam ga 1856 SLAYER, aud
anoiher Indictment against c Costa, ~ Castro and others
Cor similar onence.
the dectdSnt te Costa, not triei tie In
dics ment Was that he escaped from the officer
joseph ihonli-Nn, fust d,Iosed that
Ne Costa arrested o. OrrntF warrant aud that the
'ictnient subsequently found Tor lifting cat the
BrSham SLAYER; him custody; I 30 not
know "f my knowledge that b. escaped I tho
deputy afterwards shou his prisoner do not of
my swn knowlecee or by sny document IN the Office,
that that prisoner transit rrc " any other deputy
that prisuer since, he arreste' fec days since
on bet Oh warrant
Nsuftc, ohecie, ncputy Marshal deposcd that he ar
rested " Costa he then In the hands OF deputy
sheriff To Wb'sr he bad delivered by Judge
Russ,li "a writ Of hahcas corpus.
The motion a. Iusiucte opposed by Mr. nnnohue.
Thc cspts and NJ ~ Costa had bcen 10 Custody
since the 81 of JUL.
NE district Attorney conieudei that there a no
crsy Tor delay, Ia order ~ i lily ub-tantste ghst
r,srcd 10 him 70 b. clear case, Il evident that
this not bona ode VOYAGE Tue manifest showed
eiethyt~c water casks fr oil great quantity ofrce and
ave thousand feet ~ lumber All these elements we're
perfectly consistent with slave yuy sge.
After further remarks, Marshal Rvnders testified
that from the partial examination he had made, he could
o." afsn the nature Ot the cargo OF lhe Kate without
breaking Ter bulk
Toe Ultimately adiorrned 70 Saturday morn.
irrfc Commissioner desiring tnat acton should
be taken 81 ascertain the nature Of the cargo ard
the Mah directed to telegraph 10 Washington for
INSTRUCTIONS In the matter.