The New York herald., 1869-10-27
THE CASE or THE cUsA.
Third Days Pros roecetlinss--Further Examinn-
1On OF Witnesses

Third DAYS observation-disclosures E1aminn-
uon OF Witnesses.
fFrons mo Wilmington IN. Cl Journal Oct 21
sne cluss-eAalninauon OF James Gordon was
Iae Nilneys dld net know Judge Troy OF Brook
IVA: lad never been acC-sed ot or tired 0r mul DER
Cue Witnte5 heie expressed wish 10 cor eel some
o. tae statements maoe yesterday, where NO had
Ltii,n MO eIrurs The counsel lor the ueience OBJ
lOeled. the Commissioner said he would allow tho
witness 10 do SO at lhe lfVper umeD
ny eyIasuce Bad been written GOWN on the Ith or
0ctooer, "a new ork. ~ mwyer. sup ose; dld
nor latAisA TAO coG.lsel u tao 1overnuIent Win
c0py was hCC asked ny any one 10 have my tsstl-
hlOny colmltled TO paper; tne commission vi Coul-
IA GORE EiASids Nas iron the Cuban goVelnleat;
tAe sidp N&5 spoken OF IN Inc ORDERS oil tho SdD1h
kokelnIlet sUhllc snip belOns ins 10 tho OuO.la
hasJ; nunK tne shipping articles we're signed OF
L0ntauk lolnt, on the .2d OF SeptemJeri am hos
ccft,ln.
some unn. oranl e0rrecuons VI Ms tesunony ~ re-
10 iocai.les and daies. The chipping aI.lcles
cl4iisied us tor SIX monins' service Ia the tuUan
navy; We were 70 get equal snare o. Inc prize money,
according ~ our respective POSITIONS ahd rank; our
wages Lnlrty-ii dol0rs per month Ia gola.
William komJer CndiinJ was next examined on the
part OF the government. AT. tDeils conducted Tue
1--we on Montsux Point; am farmer; 1--we three
miles from Llght HOUSE, I'M ueseenaed from the
Rontaua tlipe Vi indians, the hornet on Snnaay
morning OH AoItaGk about three weeks ago: she
Mas about one mile weatN ard OF alangwong and three
hL.e5 from ih0ntauk Polat lght sne renamed
luere until Tuesday afternoon, the steamer was in
lne ouuLu between Great koint aud SiaDgwong;
Lhey came up On MoAu4yt ud not 10 alongside,
ls4ialnea aoOuL al hour; could see no communlca-
tun; saw schooner GA sunday murning lying aong-
ride Oi .he steamer; remained uhlli MONDAY at Ten
ol eieveu O'CLOCK schooner came ashore aoreilst OF
where tue s.eamer was lying; schooner haa coal
aboard; luealay boat VITA officers came ashore;
zig trana MAS laAeA out OF her and put on steam
er's boat; recognized Two 81 .he uAicers now in
court Captain ingram anu Mr.. LlhSonl; Two came
70 my house and Donght provisions; after tnat saw
sueN heel steamer come up 70 me hornel the Hor-
net lett tuesday afternoon just Dei0Te suDdoWn,
passed. Ont around slangwcng and Montauk 20 the
kea; DOA stan loaI ashore; one piece hdQ hOr-
net marked on u.
Gross-eAa,uined By Judge Meares-Am an Indian;
arrived IN AVnnIngton Monday, staying at no house,
bat on steamer IN the river; doat kaow Its name;
came mere by railroad; went on board on Monday,
about eleven O'CLOCK; don't know whether Il was
forenoon OF afternoon; came Monday morning. (aeFe
witness showed mucD CONFUSION and hesitation IN
giving ms testmohyl Boat carried ne on steamer;
came here with ipoiutlng UuJ man IN croW0):
beneve his hame Is Shields Judge Person here re-
marked mat tie witness sent on board by order
o. the goyeFlmenLl krst met Shielbs At East Hamp-
ton; no Went 10 ny nome 10 bring here; said ne
wanted me 20 20 with him 10 New York didn't say
wn.t he wanted; didn't tell me anything; stayed IN
New York six n0Iirs; came here 10 be q witness;
O man III New NOrk-dOn't know who ne was--told
me had 10 come here; Shields came with me and
paid my expenses; he said was TO he paid for COM
Lg, out mentioned no sum; saw Gordon on tue
steamer snce came; have had no conversation with
him.
John Woolford tcoloredl was next introduced
Judge Person conducting The examination
Live IN Baltimore; twenty-five years OF age: I0-
low the sea !or q living as stewards; the 2lst OF
September hired myself The captain OF the James
PiedMore al pier ~ North river; schooner had on
sarEo or coaI-about 100 tons; left New York on
Wednesday afternoons; was towed by ting; Mr..
Phillips lan oIlcer OF the Hornet along; another
tg carried us to Fire Island; slgnaed all nlght; the
Hornet came along on saturday; while there the
steamer Martha Washington came alongside; the
hornet toweG us 10 Montauk went inside OF the
Inlet INTO the Sound and commenced unload
ing coal on saturday night; continued all
day Sunday and sunday nient; this was about
hall nile from shore. witness described how the
schooner was blown ashore WIN four tons OF coal;
pointed out several officers VINO came asnore-Mr.
Phillips, Mr. Gibson and that handsome gentleman
Captain ingranaml; knew him because he had talk
with hun about Baltimore people we both knew;
two OF them went up TO Mr. fowleris house TO buy
provisions; carried large trunk or box board of
tug and next day steamer Martha Washington came
20 steamers remained few hours and then LETT in
direction OF New York. was told IN sag Harbor by
hr. Shields that was wanted witness; been
staying aboard OF the revenue cutter since arrived
here ON Friday night week.
CrosseSamined by Judge heares-When ! first
met shields told him all about tnis matter; had
conversation With the man In New iork; came with
Mr. DAVIS, Mr. Gordon aud Mr. Dempsey; nothing
was taken up as 4 wltaess aud had 10 come; have
talked 10 no one except one gentleman pointing u
Juuge PERSON.; he told Ine must tell the truth aud
notnIng but The truth: don't know who paid my r8-
road expenses; Mr.. Odls an officer on she revenue
cutter told me " &c aboard OF Tie cutter; there as
no CONVERSATION between Mr.. Dempsey, my sen and
another man near tins building TINS morning.
On resumption or direct examination witness
pointed out Captstn Dornia ana Captain Munro AZ
0filcers or the Hornet.
Court adjourned ultl Monday at ten O'Clock.