, 1869-07-12
TEE CUBAN Fu1BUsTERs.
General t:otcourfn Discharged Gr4nA
Custody - scenes In the United
Stntck Com uiis4ioncr'a Office.
From he N<r }-orf Ssn, july ,.

From Ire AfN fpTt &HH, jug =.
Yesterday tuba obtained sigbal yictbk3 fn tho
0lAehasEc .! enc Of her bfrve tcnfcrs. General
0oleour4A, tsuul custoly. Al nooa; tho adjourned
s1An!lat.ou Of Ito General took p1.cc . 1siorf
klAsca District Court The chs Caber was Oiled by
Cuoans md othrss Interested i, tho procec,i,nzs,
aud : ter ladle. occupied esAis IN As anoiotute
Tho testimony to7 tho prosecution being closed.
~. Losre, made motiHn that qensf,i .so'e"1rsa x
IT, o ss.sa S @ n9t 1n1
pioiop. In order 10 Ind tsrnr.sl uolcouna guilt
Tho t.s'ha1ns " h,ilra. il must ~ ,noNn taat he
AIDED tn tho equipment Of the sh!E: Tho Willing.
moreover, MA nut : Ehsp thht could bc ured ~
han.of.war. Al any rata, tho facs that uenors,
OetcuuFt& W1A on toard tho weasel doch not ~
any ncRns lturG that b bad any tnten.sonl Of
making VIII Un my land of parry Whetsfef. The
ntEc fact 81 hts bxitR present can pross ncthtns
u Al. Further than This, shc Testimony ana"s
that the ship wa@ bound tur oaits'tou. Ihat ccs-
tninly ~ Eot iu y!e!Auon of An} Law.
General Go!coNt1A WI herr Charged win an OF.
fence lhxt was a.ade m onenco merely bF hs!ns
nous. Ny lelng uccuset Of it. he was placed IN
thu sa1nc class with Washington Frauslln and
lafayette May II never le FORBIDDEN an! tnsn TO
moi,e s,snssias ior iiocs1y Das wha, evidence
was there hKuiret General Go3eodn2 = ano" .uat
he had plannet' any expedition y a, rhA be
cba.e q tutc.. c-...-, .o.nlas. fuses s1e Used
for other purposes thao Isesc Of warss:se !.
mlahI bc supposed that he Wished to use them
for raT ron hn seing a. Cubaa. But surely
chase Of arms from Ar. Pord, HI. Pond sestl-
ED that the Gepers. had had no eouteetton
1E lone sint with him. Narrower, Il
arms fnisn hin, long sef"re ,h!s ttEoe But he
~euld cone to . eoac!uso.- Even admitting thst
the GehtsA wss connected WIN the e1icMtoa,
tsh. for Il The Genefal had right 10 teeE to
reach his ns'tEe eounH, to neht for heE. Ae ctIed
H.ston apout lss1 for shipping men from Bosson
10 ualits1, turing the ttinean Nal. he densed
hist thtrr zAs si,5 expedition 1ited out Against
Et but even II there was gQch ont, aud the
Genera ~ COZ oeetec With H. even then he could
rot be ruht.hed for II, - louT Is Il coald not be
shown that he hid AIDED Tho equipment Of tne ex'
Dtstzie, Attorney Phelps, IN reply, said The ques-
ten wsa NOT one Of ttn pa1hy. Uni ol violating
Is h!le dong 70. however. he WIS interrupted b.
tnp Count Joaunc4, ho hah been Atl1g II Ia
be tehld alm, l!stenng ,nien i5:,n.a ,,,onev
Supreme couTt Of the United suites"
ea nia Eeii.po+sess5ou, however, and demanded
not 10 bc interrupted. The Count spoioetzed sad
he would MAKE the point site5Taros' AID S8s
NJ. Phelps then proceeded, speaking Of tho sua.
pacioos paiute o. the GenetalA transactions win
Pond. Ct the singular ardesftna1E e ,sa4 nndsp ~
= fa{se pame. lie thought there was no DOUBT II
to The E4tlt OF the Gcne-al
MI. foFIey fepited hTec5, and thtn'sa down 70
swait the doc1slon Of the Commissioner;
he thought aynrathl mas h9e r.. q LIZ ~ qa M
1ion, Only iac:s were TO Be connosIsd. Ae tels
tatisned that tha tact oi An e1Ped'tton as4nss
Spain was clearly provet. bat that see 0epetal @
vi couuected Win Il had NOT been shoHI. Th;.
t. What fne pnTernfneut upst prote French
testimony only went TO prove that ne Genefal
Fas au 4rdent 41mpat1t1rr With The Snnao Sanse.
Which he bad ttsht 70 BE- thAt y aao pesen4e .
| arms Tor Cubs, xttca he Was allowed pJ INV 70