The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-22
THE vllLAfRAncA CASE.

THE vlllAfRANCA CASE.
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| Continuation 81 the Testimony-Ths
| Prosecution Closed and the Defence
Opened.
i Before United States Commissioners Osborn
The Of Captain Anderson Of the ship villafanca
was resumed yesterday pursuant to adjournment In the
United States Circuit Court room before Commissioners
Osborn. The hall denseH crowded with passengers,
crew and Witnesses The occupied the jury seats
and formed splendid collection Of benevolent faces,
including colored one, and the prisoner sat in the
lawyers section by the side Of his counsel Mr. Benedict
Mr. Bell Assistant United States District Attorney, ap
peared for the people
The first witness called for the prosecution was James
johnson, who testified that he passenger on tho
vlafanca received for the first week ten biscuits some
rice and hardly pound Of sugar. small quantity Of
flour and five potaocs could not tell what quantity Of
meal; got fourteen biscuits for myself and wife;
two occasions received twentyfour biscuits each tme
biscuits the meat was the same as the sailors had;
threw away the meat three times and gave II away once
on the voyage because was putrd bought provisions
steward bought pickles. potatoes and other gene
raj articles from him; the potatoes bought from him
gallon can Of water which never received full but
twice until the latter part Of the voyage; often suffered
sS Of SSn ana
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Of this to the carpenter; he put me of with different
answers; also spoke Of the amount OF food but was
Of no uss we would be showed along and told we had
proper quantity spoke about it to the cap
tain, but others do so twelve fourteen persons
usea 70 % On Inc 1eck a. GncS S a. .nS ,n
aOous ~ od not noar wnaS INC captain saul On" o'os
| purchase food-four altogether; one OF them was
SeCona csoin passenger A. s,. ,,., .,,. ,.
| Of the people complaining TO the captain couldn't
hear what they said TO- him. when complained to the
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s nnoe he wvuiu .ei me 70 ~ W nen VI somo.mns
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n1iy MOUNDS .ossnou 40 Paso.hko
on .ne u 30. sA pscus nrs' . we"x anu .n,eu
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pound Of sugar the sugar measure false bottom
~, .no sugar mas ~. " nis y no ., U @ 1u ,,
oEa Of hsa9 S%rna Sa ~ rs wpo had tsrrhe ob
70 eau 'ne meal ~ was 30 oaS a,'er as Iufns %
Voyage hung away .wo os VI su .H us =,
VI wa'e tno Nus. 70. was WV iu"i.s VIZ o.os. a.
S was .nseS Phs, oo" h " 'no oa'po.e
a aso anu M Nv" ns sd ohe ~
go on nave no biscuits ior you; aiter tne nrst week
gov as icw as louI anu MAJ, usou.o woeh anu %
many as tneen 80. sns ian aunt q peas h anu rice
Cross-eXaminea-i weghea ue hour " Inc carpeh-
ter scale "ncn nofIcWed the ia'se oo''om Oh inc
TN measure was maze Oh I'm A.. A..
me commissioner mere remarked that the tesumony
was cumulative and suggested That no more evidence 70
the same points should be introduced.
Disrict Attorney BEL stated that ne wouid only cal
one more witness who was August Kleinan who testified
that ne was steerage passenger on the mad
small potatoes the potatoes were bad enough but
eat them because had not enough provisions during
mrs,
planned to the carpenter, and ne said go on told
him II he did not give moro would complain TO the
captain; he called man named 'Bob" to take me away
but myself to the captain, and told him; he
said he could not help me, and walked away without
speakng another word the beef and pork were bad
eat the pork; the beef was so bad threw II away;
received very little water
This closed the for the prosecution.
Mr. drt fOrfb Tho call hio Araiv
ness the carpenter alluded TO so frequently
Edward Corning testified carpenter of the ship
fourteen months, during two voyages; gave out the
during the whole voyage; also gave out -four sugar
asked me If the passengers we're properly supplied told
him come Of them complained and he then would tell
me 70 sv oas h
twice would fall short noggin gill Of the full
measure; never put them short allowance Of water
three quarts the allowance for each passenger
often gave them water a second time never prevented
passengers from going to the captain to make com
plants; gave them their full allowance of sugar and
other things don't know anything about the measure
having false bottom; the sugar held pound;
Tor Aa es % 10 stunt sae
the passengers told there maggots In the tea.
but did not any myself; did not look to see IL
there any; served out the provisions TO the
and cabin TO the passengers the captain was the
kindest any vessel; he gave tho pas
This announcement created tremendous sensation
among the passengers Tho men sncercd and shook
with suDuueu rase, whie the women iary ose IN heH
and cried OhI OIL oh'' in the manner Of persons
overwhelmed by the supposed mpudence and barefaced
ness Of the witness manner. The Commissioner had to
command order In most peremptoy manner before the
former tranquility was restored the witness then con-
tnued:-
Witness-l eat the same provisions myself ~ those
served to the passenges served the meat out myself
was good, both beef and pork we only had one KIND
Of meal on board weighed whenever they asked mel
had orders from the captain TO give them full and
plenty; have been a. sea twenty nve years the provi-
sions on board the Varanca were the pest ever saw
vessel during eightecn years OF my service on
packets between Liverpool ana New YORK saw no pas
sengcrs complain to tho captain the captain was the Kind
est ever met often told the passengers 30; ne gave
them the run OF the ship altogether the passenger
Swartz was noisy and tried TO raise mutiny on the
vessel; no was always quarreIng ana making disturb.
ances among the people, there were TWO gentlemen and
lady In the cabin ono Of them told me the meat smelt
bad one day that was three or four days afer served
OUT nobody ever gave me orders 10 cut the passen
gers short; had no interest 10 oong So sometimes
served out in the morning ana sometimes In the ater
noon
Cross -examined-I gave pound or pork ana q pound