The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-15
THE SLAVE TRADE.
The Case Of the Bark Cora.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

OLso,i-The prisoners and Morgan Fredercks, VINO has
escaped charged with the transportation OF slaves
and with voluntarily serving board Of SLAYER The
United States District Attorney and Mr. Buchanan Henry
appeared for the government.
Whowatne for the arrival of witnesses, the United
States District Attorney, Judge Roosevelt said that he
would put in evidence the shipping articles ~ which
appears that John Latham captain OF the Cora; there
no birthplace entered under the head Q! birthplace
there is blank Next is Morgan rrojericks Grst inste
birthplace, New York aged forty two; height five feet
nine inches; wages $40 per month advance, $40 John
Wilson, second mate birthplace, Pennsylvania; aged
thirty height nve feet nine inches $50 month
advance, $40 Hans Olsen, third mate; aged twenty i've,
height five feet inches wages S25 per month; adj
master OF the bark Cora OF New York bound
| from the port Of New York to ports the
Coast of Africa general freghting or trading
| voyage and back TO her port Of discharge in
tho United states The terms of service not to exceed
eight calendar months The agreement is that the parties
be board before Wednesday 9th OF june 1860
The paper signed by tho captain the three and
the saors in addition to these there arc a cook a
steward cabin boy and seamen They all purport to
be born IN the United States except the steward who is
que down as born in Italy
The District Attorney in evidence the list 81 names
Of ohlooIs and crew, signed by Captain Latham, bearing
the notarial seal Of Mr. Edwards, Notary Public, who
states that upon proof OF law being presented him he
ecrtiies that the parties are all citizens OF the United
| States except one.
had been spoken to by friends Of the accused defend
this case he had not had an opportunity OF speaking with
/
1 therefore asked for postponement.
The matter then set down for Friday twelve
| O'Clock.
The examination in the case Of the alleged slave bark
Cora resumed yesterday afternoon in the United
States Grand Jury room, before Commissioner Moren
Captain Loretto Ruez alias Latham, Of the Cora and
eight of the crew. who arrived here in storeshp Re
lief Thursday present The prisoners, with the
exception of the captain brought forward by the
Marshals handcufed. United States District Attorney
Roosevelt, and j. b Henry, Assistant District Attorney,
appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Charles DonoLoe
/ for Wilson and Olson, the second and third mates
| Thomas Eastman The hrst witness sworn for the
| prosecution His evidence foows-I
officer in the United States sloop Of Constellation
the coast OF Africa; the in September last
rccoect the night Of the 25th Of september dis
covering the Cora; made chase for her past
seven O'Clock IN the evening and after chasing for
time tired gun for her TO heave TO: She did not
however beayc TO- and continued chase firing one
guns at about half past eleven clock fred
another gun after which the vessel hove to- Twas then
sent board with boats from the Constellation.
and on reaching her deck asked the name Of the vessel
and was answered, the Cora, OF New York; then
asked 10 see her papers aud captain TO which gentle
man responded saying that the American captain not
on board, IN Spanish aud that the vessel had papers
and that there flag IN board then, obed ence
TO my orders, sent the crew Of the Cora on board the
Constellation and remained temporarily charge Of the
vessel with my own crew; At nrst saw no negroes on
board after reaching tho Coras deck I some ia
the main hachway and on going to the cabin door dis
| covered the cabin decks were full Of women;
there were 100 negro men, women and children on
board altogether; then waited orders from the Consel-
| laton l see Wilson and Olson here now, who
of the Coras crew; made search for papers that
time; at daylight searched the cabin FOR the vessels
papers but found nothing; this search not strict
search afterwards beard OF officers from the Consel
latcn sent on board 10 search for papers flag
was not present when they came: never the
sells papers on board she Cora irst saw them when
they were handed TO me by the fag officer the
ing Of the 9th September, the coast Of Africa sight
Of the Cora the prisoners hn board the CoEse
aftn fL.gn.
ledge on the passage home found broad ene pennan
having on IL the masonic emblem that was all;
brought the vessel home; received package and two
letters, addressed to the Judge Of the Court handed
me by Flag officer pgraham often spoke with the two
mates on my way home; they never gave any IN
formation about the nag or papers, they said they knew
nothing about them see the person who spoke
boarding he Cora nrst Here the witness pointed out the
person There was on the vessels storm the Cora
New york. the prisoners spoke English, thy did not
tel me what part of the United states IN y from;
brought frcdericks home, BE- got away. ! don't know
how Wilson SAID he lived ia New York olson told h
lived u Denmark. h. never told m whether b.
tuTalized here not Wilson and told rs on feve
raj occasions that thny shipped the Cora New York
hrst, second and third matcs, aud that n, Cora.
after dischargng her cargo thirty miles up the
Congo, went to Manguc Grande--a port thirty n Tor
y miles south Of the congoand that when d re thoy
were toid by the gentleman who spike to boarding
inst that h. was gong 10 take cargo OF negroes aud
that they wished ne would retain them IN their ppsi.
tions I'll the arrival Of tn vessel home, aud tina, they
dd not wish 10 serve a. before, he would turn them
sdri On the coast ~ Africa they hcn said that pre-
ference - rsking their lives the coast whore thy
chance y the Cora IN The positions they had always re-
tanned; that l. the substance of all Nave over known
nom them regarding themselves; tho negroes took 20
Mongolia carrying the three mates with prisoners.
delivered them there 10 the United states agent aud
brought the vessel TO this port; told tina, the
groes we're brought on 10 boats from the coast and
counted a. they the side, and hat a man on
board stripped them al whatever clothes they had on
was not told who the man was tat received them on
board
Cfossexamned-Resdes the negroes should say there
were twenty-five ~ twenty persons o board IN. bark
wa " Vutu on N Hgrtl or upr
till sent the parties 10 the Constellation; did no, 70
cognse the prisoner until they back day
from the Constellation prisoners have recollection
OF having spoken Ia Wilson or Olson that night; there
i've spaniards brought home in the Cora not
there nine ten spsnards altogether in the Coras
crew would not take Mr.. Wilson to he foreigner; o.
son thought was foreigner from his manner. they
never hesitated in telling anything the three mates
told me they would prefer hanging civilized country
10 bong lett 70 wld beasts and wider Africa
they told me that Their leaving here they had
idea the vessel WIS Intended q bc engaged the slave
trade.
Direct resumed Tho Spauiarts were taken
on board not prisoners M0nrova, but take care
81 the negroes aud from Mcnrovia here as deck hands
Wilson aud Olson told several occasions that the
American captain went ashore at Mesngne Craade, ana
that the spanish captain took charge OF tho vessel there
they told me that the American captains was
latham; the Cora about eighty miles from Mcangae
etandc when arst sighted her from tho Constellation;
her threw spare casks and sIars overheard while
the Constellation was chasing her both vessels
der ssh
John Edwards testified % being notary public that
the man who % his office 70 obtain certificate Of
lat Cor the bark Cora, and whom hc Identified a.
being present Captain i,tham) represented that the
parsons whose names were IN H. with the exception
the steward, born IN the United states he based
tnis GA heeesmony Of the captain though he did know
u II hs own knowiedge.
Ihc District Attorney said that a claim male ~
latham IA opposition 10 bc on the bark CGs ~ had
taia that BE- owner ol that vessel fs signature
va pn ndcd 70 tle document. and the nane Of HIS
triena ~ y nohlc, was inserted "a 4 a. pr,etor ho
~ ~ p,,ret - INNING the counsel a. y thc cap
~ saotoc TESTIFIED that y could say he sigma