New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-19
THE CHESAPEAKE PIRAcY CASE.

THB CASE CALLED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 'TEsTI-
A MosY--TaE CASE CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 10.
The case Of John C. Braine the priyateersman who
SpmaSded the party that seized Chesapeake in
April 1854 and putting the Second Engineer Oliver shafcr
20 death sought TO take her Rebel port yesterday
continued 10 The United States District Court in Brooklyn be-
lore United States Commissioner Newton Mr. W. d. Crofs
Appeared prisoner WHO looked and tired out and
District Attorney sman the people Of the United States
pzisORsr dressed in black clothes and
bad also On the lapel coat Scoqederate medal
ened by red white and blue ribbon. The attendanceh
ouSOm and the exception Of the prisoner
htmseH but very little interest manifested IN the t
had seized The vessel body
board After his DEATH making the oheuse double
marder and piracy combined AT 81 O'Clock the
TESTIMONY or ENGINEER JOHNSON.
james johnson testified follows reside in Elizabeth
e. j. my occupation Is engineer hnss
present ATadne she hes at the foot
Tesss n Dsoeaber 1854 was engineer On the chesapesFe
sSd Portland regular line Of vesseiseCapt wiIefs com
manded; she lett New Portland Dec 1863.
aAes we're other passengers abOaa D1mDer Of them; pms
aboard passenger that was SATURDAY amer.
nornng they captured vessei when fret became
the TccnrsnSe my yoo s s 1s " Da On
ran ouf on deoii soend oTe3 sI~eer me second
ccr bis body deck picked him up and found he was
dead went below 70 help and got shot myself after got
Of the engineroon but pistol fred at was struck
the eh went across the snd found me mate
he shot in the left knee and the srm asked him what
Wa going on be said the ship eaptured he and went
On into the kitchen through dumb alter the upper deck
stayed there some time trying 70 get on deck but could
Of the parteshe prisoner tbe upper deck took
lamp out Of the engine and threw the over
whtls throwing him oEeii Eag bali an
boar in the kteheni it was >, about S between
ecuber about TIRES hsh houraer the
nv sct that them throw him Overeoard saw nothing
~ he Or "a
asibed in the kitchens after they threw him overheard they
then took me to my room and let me dress myself don't
were fourteen fifteen Of then they came aboard at New
sDained my until could put clothes Of the
acting guard found Capt wlets in irots
steward some Of The passenger aud some Of The pirates
aushter|i they them the Captain
not iron HIM ordered engine by Lieut.
os e see the ship C Other ne ere @' e sS had
carried the oler there who vas IN double IRONS oat ne eon
Abe OF Psr Of the prisoners party acting
was told would have the ehp; Braine
only giving orders there; ran the engine
and remained il the during the DAY vas IN
s.snsr ssSS orders q his ea during the dsy we ran 70
place called Grand Mensn ban island we reached there on
SSs ts 1 fS1 vent tie
rot under war again the day by Brsine orders the
s yoS SSn fS ssD went esans
found PiO. boat theTe-wang there: we got captain
esey put Captain We and the crew on board the pilot
ans Captain Parker board she sbPsO manage Der
Handed s. Johns not with them Ne passengers
& o Ps
O'Clock Of the day were anchored at Grad Menan
ss S1o cad sSbOrHae Nova SOFIA Il vas asr darl We
arrived tAsrs thank the day floElDgi lid at She
sSsg found some Of lsr sSds there bor. We st s5c
bourne and vert 20 Ia Have River We laid there week
Nhora va diacha "a 4
ssrged into small schooner cargo oonsed Of aos, sugar
Tas AZ anG aS III une te Nova osns
rs not n ne hsO S 81 01 Ss, % % was wa I aad On
sS 1o,a ssys went 10 sea- and wen, into plaee called
Esmbro of Halifax; LAID there IA tie afternoon and were
sn sSsSs sSa Of eos PsrEsr vent 70 Hs
troaght Schooner with coal when pAng tbs coal
US. gunbcat was reported tberethe Ea and Annie sic
came Up and boarded as she 10 miles Of when FRS.
came npi they took one OF the shiT3s boats
aud he peoples boat. and GO ".aOTSsss p.
tse sa got sesPPeer the gasboat came alongside Of
pr0Tsons prisoner esss aboard al Ia Haze River Sst did
stay long amer the Hrs shot braine until
PslEss orders BrsDe ls Sheharne aud came bsard
Ia Have River bat did remain lOng the chssapeake
hoard tie sSp who had any, had no arms BOT lad an o9
Eop Standing 70 my rooms was 50 rusty could have hurt
IL sa pSs p:' 5ss or any Other neither bAns Dor
TESTIMONY or sABUEL sEANAS.
chant residing IN Brooklypi in December 1859 vas rep
pef o. ne hrm OF b, b. Cromwell Co. knew We Aad
ssep kes CeesaPeAks 81 the htl Henry Cromwell.
PEI o. Inc kn Ehs the sole owners be cfs the
Dnsa states residing IN BooEyn the line BY
ssns.Nee1y ieesng every Saturday from NevYoFk: the
Ectonsc was the name o. the other vessel had seen
&c prisopssr, o. tWo occasions previous TO Deem.
icr passage think s sEcat Ms s SssS
rT aSssd x S:1ss1, I'D d 49,
sSesSg iss pss Be stated that b genE up some
favorable rolee Of the line tbat Office was fbs psSt ~ a.
.oe OF pnssage tickets sometimes when pasSenTerS
~ leeF so' thsr nekes board she steamer dpi hoae