The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-12

Charged With Fitting Out the Margaret
Scott as . slaver-Evidence Of Captain
Londra-The Owner OF the Manuel Or
ter. &c. :

tee, &c.
OUR SPECIAL BOSTON CORRESPONDENTS.
Bosros, June 10, 1862.
The trial Of Appleton Oaksmth charged with nttne
out the vessel Margaret Scott to engage In the slave rades
commenced At the United States District Court In
this city on Monday The first day was consumed in
opening the case but little else Of Importance being
DONE Judge Clifford presided. United States District
Attorney Dana and Assistant District Attorney LOthrop
appeared for the government. and Mr. B. f. Sawyer, o.
New York, for the defence.
Mr.. Oaksmth appeared in court accompanied by his
mother Mrs Elizabeth Oaksmith the poetsss, and six
other female friends little child three or four
years Of age Tho prisoner fine looking man. about
thrtyeight years Of appeared much interested
in the evidence elected from the witnesses, taking
eopons notes Of the questions and One OF tho
ladies occupied tho setee with the accused his mother
seated at his left hand and the chlda fair facsd
curly haired gsat at his feet silent spectator Of the
scene about her.
II was shown, by the bookkeeper OF the Msrchants'
Bank In New Bedford, that moneys had been deposited
| in that bank in the of oaksmlh or by him, ba-
tween August and September g. 1851 to the Of
275 and that previous to September IL the money
all withdrawn. Wn HM
hTomas 4. Borden, stevedore Of New Bedford,
who discharged the Margaret Scott after she had
seized blythe United States Marshal testified that
SHE fitted ont whacrs usually are, having
being customary To Ill the oil casks Of whaer with
sailed wator previous to the voyage The provisions also
too small in quantity and too In quality for
| whaler intended for an eighteen months voyage.
The most important witness examined to-day however,
Scott. Mr. sawyer desired TO know il Mr. Landrs was
not himself under Indictment for being accessory to, or
be r Ssa ST rusa n
examination Of this witness long and tedious; but
his evidence was much 70 the point giving brief hsto.
ry Of the whole affair, as follows
In July last witness Oaksmith tho City wharf,
New Bedford for the first time The prisoner entered
into conversation with him about buying vessel to sand
of on the coast Of Africa and spoke OF the Manuel 0rtez
then lying out in the stream; said he wanted TO buy
to 20 the coast for cargo Of slaves Witness At that
time was with the accused half an hour. They then
Parker House. New Bedford that same night ho was TO
80 here at ten O'Clock and call for A. Norris At thu
latter interview ensucd between the par
ties relative to buying ship to go the coast Africa
II finally agreed that witness should look for
sell which should be fitted out as proposed He wtnsssy
should be captain and at the successful termination OF
the voyage should receive The sum Of S. 600 for his
vices and the crew were to receive $500 each the sIm
other officers. As this was objected TO by witness -
not being sufficient no sum for the officers was nxed
satisfactorily compensated. Captain Landra was W
provide the ship with suitable provisions and thousand
| barrels Of water He was 10 use evory sndeavof 70
make her pass as a whaler The officers and crew were
to be shipped in good faith for whaling voyage, and
until her arrival out the coast The csptain
dsmurred that the officers might agree 60 into the
l
trouble, as they always went right into It, rs how
ever should not agree send him HON, and he l0aks
view gave witness bis business card which read zap.
pleton Oatsmith,. Greenport; L l." Witness was 70
to A. Morrs New York Post ONCE Tho Si Of sale of
the ship was to be In another mans Nance Oaksmth
stating be would furnish the purchase money Several
letters passed between the parties, In the di
rected to- and in the other signed by A. Morris oak
smith made several visits to Now Bedford, and inAly
agreed bayng the Margaret Scott for So 400 OF Cap
French ard the other Of that vessel. The
bin Of sale was made GU, in the name of samuel e
bargain. 0aksmith gave oil directions about
fitting tho vessel. copperng her, &c The out.
difficult, however, mako II within this amount,
and further corrcspon encs passed between the
was to be clea cd on Saturday septembsr7 oaismith
In New Bedford but skinner who had not been fully
let into the secret refused have the ship cleared on
tho ground that she was in debt He also declined hav-
ing anything more to do with the vessel be having heard
t rumored that she was intended ora SLAYER On the
Monday following, however he consented to clear the
vessel and did 50 in company with witness. The de-
PENDANT gave witness scrap Of paper upon which was
other name. Wait three to Ave tniles s. iii orders
Obey tho verbal or written orders Of A: Nora"
After the vessel had cleared witness went down the
harbor and got board The revenue officers being on
board the vessel no left her and came up
| ter ead he thought IL wonld be all right, and
wanted witness to return to tho vessel He did So On
seized the arreslng witness aud Captain skinner
The two were brought TO Boston and lodged in jail
1 carried
Cuba where the money for the captain aud crew Of the
Margaret "to be paid the capstan head In
Eold CAPTAIN Londra was TO meet schoons, Oh Cuba,
He was also 10 change his nag the coast OF Africa,
but he did not say to what OF in what Witness
always called Oaksmith Norris though he knew the
The direct examination Of this witness occupied three
half hours tms the Court granting respite OF only
i've minutes Mr. Il Sawyer for the defence then sub
ecte the witness to most rigid cross examination, and
succeeded in showing that there several boat
pas The cargo or the Margaret Scott, such
used in whale boats also that witness under two
SLAYER. witness stated that he appeared before the
| Grand Jury against oaksmth but denied that any
Inducements we're held out 10 him 10 testify against de-
PENDANTS. t2 gov
The witness, having been the stand nearly
i've hours, was allowed to step aside and Mr. Western
q the Manuel Ortez, was called by the government!
HIS evidence went TO show that tho accused was The
1 purchaser Of the above namsd vessel and intro
duced show identity DEFENDANT that he
was in New Bedford al the time Of the alleged TRANSACT
knowa there by the Of 0aksmith other persona
| besides Captain Londra.
certified that defendant had box In that Office liz
Der being tho the number which defendant had
given 70 Captain Icndra TO address In the Of A.
David Dwsliy, hackmsn in New Bedford, had driven
defendant from the depot 70 the Parker House. and
| him write his name a. A. Morris. ftf' fflaMs
| Upon the conclusion OF this examination tho court
was adjourned until TO- morrow morning 1t ha past nine
| O'Clock.
United states Marshal Murray, Of New Ysrk, arrived
here with two witnesses this morning. and Immediately
tesgaphed for six Others who win arrive to morrow
The case exciting considerable interest here, and will,
before Il ended develop curious disclosures Of
the In which the business has been carried 60
Police Intelligence.
Apaon BURGLARY AND THEFT os % 900 -Ethsrides N.
Fish, venerable looking customer arrivsdin this ss,yl
yesterday from Wilmington, Delaware In custody a
officer Nsvin OF the Second precinct, onhargs Of hav-
ing burslaously entered the once Of Chas. H. MarshaI
Of No IS Burng slip the 23d ultimo, and stealing
therefrom 10000 United States Treasury notes. The
prisoner, IL appears, caught selling some Of the
stolen notes by Mr.. John r. Robinson, OF Wilmington
and not beng abo give satisfactory Of him.
self he was forwarded 70 this city rsqusition. The
safe from which the notes had been taken blown
with gnIcwdsr, but cant ions was the thief -