New-York tribune., 1866-04-24
tNETRO-GLYCEEVSE
The Explosion in San Frsnciseo-Con'in"ai
81 the Case OF the United states Hg'. oi'o
Bursfenbinder Before Comn,issioner Bets
Examination OF Witnesses Continued-fn-
teresting Testimony Respecting the ne"
ExpIesiye-Case Adjourned TO "wednesday.

The examination III the case Ol the oIleu Sta.o'
ng Otto BursenbndeT continued IN the United states
commissioners Office before Commissioner Belts yeseiaa!
Joseph H. Prentice was called for the defense and testified
that lr Bursenbnder absent from tie city aDoHt h'e
weeks and returned about the st oi Apr ne sou ho o
before leaving. .e, A., II -, hoo,
shipped 10 the accused several occasions and once
to the association; part Of this oil was sold 10 Minis
Mills left think three four weeks before tue OIL was
shipped think the oil packed by James Dayeau am
sure saw the package after was Sod ~ was s.auu
ing in front OF our office think IN an Express oait nefe
particular branch OF business n connection Slth he 9 c
oil sold Mr. BurstsnbndeTs account he owned A. ne
handed in bl for this oil the other DAY - w bLe.
the books have had sations with MINIS ABOUT ts OH
was Interested IN the mining company o wcn m l be e
that Mr. Burstenbnder wanted 10 get rid OF II and we were
t u f, Frrno as sar as know there has been another
consignment since the 800 10 lot which mas Deen nenonea
foot OF Canast By Mr. Raymond order he hadbeen to the
express Office about having sent oyerand the box
favor 10 Rim took 1t 10 the dock; Mr. Raymond 10 the
express office before II down from The magalne sup
noy bow many pounds in H. think 00 don't know
Whistler glass in tin packages; don't know how
sS box Tos e o s doa sR about % on saturday
aernoon when got there tha porter told me was too ate
and aked him TO let have then, otherwise should
have TO send up One hundred ST. aud was
atc got the bills OF lading on this receipts TX H. Reed
from Mr. o. Burscnbinder case OIL marked az below W.
Mills Los Angeles Cal. case oi got the bills oi iaong
think on Wednesday Ger handed them over 70 Mr Da'
ye,n Mr. Dayeau has one in the Offices Mr. W. H. Ray
nond formerly in partnership with Mr. Dayeani he has
se,, q 60 a firm with which am connected does a general
brokerage business March "a package sold to
90 he could take Il in his cabin with him. baggage;
suppose the package contained 21b OF OIL with good deal
OF awdust packing; think James Dayeau sold that TO Mr.
Tayor: supposed IL going that steamer, II got IT
down there me DayeGu bad only general understanding
With Col Baenbiude the magazine was ours and the keys
hang In our office; got the magazine little after the
reenwichsi explosions before that We kept some in our
of ce, Col Bursienbnder fixed the price, don't know at
what saw the Col hand paper Mr. Dayeau which he
said bill for the oil don't know the price OF either
Mat II IN about S iGs % middle Fbu. naS Mr.
binder abOat the last Of Tebruary there some oil sold 10
man OF the name think OF LegendIe' did not see that
pacLage ld not see the marks either OF the boxes
by steamer Mr. Dayean told NE he got the oil ready don
know who the e1pressman who brought dovn paid
him on the dock as he leaving; Mr. Dayean made
or bringing down to tue oce aud gave him dollar
10 take the dock heard there two taken 10
the public in Broadway for appraisal last week. Mills
has been engaged IN two or three mining eonpaes about
mine, ree or ur months before he started month before
he started was seitled 10 should try this oil
Bursenbindors Of directions from the Colonel
to Ito packing Of the oil our office is Mr. Burstenbinder
TO MIR Burenbinder-Mr Bnrenbinder offered the oil on
hand Just before started tho company they did
the oil the receipt made out In your because be-
onged to you think Mills len before YOU but am not posi-
tive don't remember hearing you offer TO sell any oil TO
a the plset AtiorneyI have never been at the maea
zine; / don't know who took the key at that time.
James Is. Dayean was then sworn for the detense-Mr
the beginning OF April before lie be offered the Company
his o they refused they had oils OF their
received letter authorizing sale OF the oil from Col
Burstenbinder Mills left aer you let had the receipt
made yoB, yours. there mark the
when il 10 No. 26 Pinest made out bill and
presented TO the Company for the oil the 9th OF April 1t
form-The Association TO Mr. Bursenbinder Dr. for
sns had been o before YOU came back rom Lake Superior
uppose had to report to you the sale oi the OIL ana to
whom sold.
To Judge Dean-The box put In the magazine while
away; the box had marks but numbers the oil
sold In March after Mr. Burstenbnder had left several
DAYS after; made contract with Mills he wished me TO
for the oil has been 81 10 Mr. Mills got 1t at Ell 75
supposed had the right from Col Burstenbnder 10 sell the
on while be VA, gone we sold this oase TO Mr Mills and one
shipment and left directions with Mr. Raymond send
by the overland route; when 1t came TO No. 20
Pinest Mr. Raymond found the freight by express would
be so high that he directed US TO ship IT by steamer;
the box had marks 1t at No % Pnes but numbers
and gave direction for marking IT. drew the receipt EI
b. employed up there TO bring II down; supposed
the contained oil knew the quantity from what Mr..
glass carboys Of them contained four csrboys packed
nicely la csrboy contained about 27i Engsh
pounds there 10 last week being discharged from
shpboard only two Of those went to public sore the Others
taken directly to magazine have the duplicate bill
Of adng Mr. Raymond len In the steamer Arizona and s
presume In San Fancco Mr. Bursenbnder before he left
said II any persons wanted the oil We might sell IT. can't
say he said we might sell part OF II.
Charles g. Elliott testified that he took package from the
of One hundred seventeenthst and Thrdsye
groceryman delivered TO him: IL marked be to
Thrdsye. TO City Hail. and thon down Broadway no dev.
cred package the ohce there he
10 take II to Pier No t2 North River left Ii on the dock
charge Of anybody; think marked at No
when out 1t boxed think Mr.. Prentice
there did not know the contents OF the box there
receive IL on the dock and put there and left L.
To Mr. Barstenbnder-It not who employed
Adjourned 10 wednesday at II fn