The New York herald., 1869-07-07
THE CUBAN CAPTIVES.

VS.. General Domingo de!Goeouria came up yesterday
before Commissioner Belts IN the room Of the United
States District Court. The defendant 1t will be re-
membered, was arrested, ION the steamer Catharine
Whiting for attempting to violate the neutrality laws
In preparing an expedition for Cuba.
MI. Phelps. Assistant District Attorney, appeared
for the government, and Mr.. Lowrie for the defend
ant.
MI. Phelps, on opening the case, said the charge
against the defendant an offence against the
Neutrality act OF 1918. He believed 1t the third
section, but II 1t should transpre that any other sec
OF the act had been violated according 70 the
evidence which should be presented, then he
claimed that the Commissioner had the right and
was bound to take action 1t had been The third
section. MIR. Phelps then called
Albert II. Winslow, Deputy Marshal. who testified
that he arrested the defendant on Monday the 2sth
of June, on the steamer Whiting, which was lying
about mile southeast of Governors Island; went
with some others on the tug Eastern to the Whiting,
where he arrested the prisoner.
Cross examned-I had warrant for the arrest or
the prisoner identifies the warranty; the name or
Goicuria was written the warrant az the tmeI
Marshal Barlow was with me when made the al
rest.
Henry W. French, the informer, on whose afida-
Wits the arrest was made, was then called 70 tbe
stand and depOsed:-1 live in Bridgeport, Conn.f
know General GoIcouria; nave known him for the
last six eight weeks first saw him az NO. "A
Broadway, at the once OF the tuDdn juntd
tee; was placed there by Colonel RYAN my oasl!
ness was to send recruits 10 No. 636 Broadway saw
General Golcouria the first day went to Nc. Il he
was In the private room Of the committee; the
room is No. SO, and Is on the second moor
of the bunding; have told the General at
various times while stationed at No. IL that
there were parties outside who wished to see
him; for about three weeks prior TO the me OF Colo
mel Ryans first arrest saw the General at No. IL
! every day; parties coming there would inquire for
General Golcouria; IRON the time or Col0nei Ryan
nrst arrest did not the General until saw him
| on board the Catnarine Whiting; know of
| where went with Colonel Ryan TO purchase goods
for the Cuban expedition ana We loana tas enc
| c0uria gave me orders at one time 10 go anu teil
/ parties from whom goods had been purchased 10
keep them until called for; the parties from Whom
| goods had been purchased were Spencer a Co., ia
| Beekman street, and several others whom 90
| from Colonel Ryan; among the goods ordered were
emery paper, gun wrenches, breech wrenches, on,
| saws hammers, files, in fact regular Qunsmiths
accoutrements for repairing guns; know Colonel
| Barron; have seen him at NO. II Broadway; never
heard him converse with General Goicourla; the Or
| der OF General Goicouria about the goods ordered
| was counterananded by other parties ana never
delivered III the order OF General Gocouria aoDus
first arrest; went to General Gocourla aiter that
arrest to know what should be done about the or
| Crosse ;xamined-I was born in Bridgeport Con-
| necticuts my parents born IN this coubtry my
| father s now living; am mechanic; nave never
been IL prison. make nothing but my living; became
| acqua inted with Colonel Ryan soon aiter entering
no ne requested me to enlist: was first solicited 10
give information on Thursday afternoon, forget
| the date lasr month, in Jersey City; Mr. Wheeler
| ask ed me; Wheeler is a man between twenty and
tw .nty five years OF age he took me one slue anu
tSa .ant me to 'Gas enow better than get into saoR
a "fandango" as l was IN, anu that
If, he in my place ne would let 1t the exped.
| friend or he would not have talked 10 me in thai
way; never saw him before; he neither gave me nor
| offered me ANYTHING, nor did / ask Tor anything
l. from MIN: at subsequent interview was asned by
I Wheeler to go James b. Craig's Office; have been
vie ": saw Mr Craig at ms ofice ofYered TO
| hirn what knew about the expedition; mad seen
l Wheeler q whole week before going TO craig All
mr. first interview with Wheeler, 1 told him would
in the service of the Cuoans. and learn what
could OF their plans; was not much trusted by Coz
Oae Ryan; bought goods by orders, but he never
rave me any money to pay Tor them; alsHked hiW
he did not pay me- as ne ma nad aeea 10 nU
| Colonel Ryan for ile under arrest al the time
first saw Wheeler;H the expedition was failure
and made up my mind il would be good way to get
out OF 1t; had been in the Cuban service long enough
| to become satisfied that l was doing wrong,
and made up my mind TO do right; thought IL was
right to take the % urse have takeu have not re-
| celved ANYTHING 70, what nave done, nor do ex-
/ pect anything; su pport myself now by means ur-
/ nisned me by Mr. Bangs who gives me money 10
get vicuals and lace TO sleeps believe Bangs ~
| detective: Wheeler was in Bangs employ; Bangs
| had nothing 10 do With persuadng me to do what
have done; met b lngs accidentally on tne street,
| Wheeler, Bangs ane others support me when am
short: Aifaro was I resent when General GocOurs
gave me the ordeI to have the goods Kept until
1 called for; when asted promised TO go TO Cuba
| and fight for the Gu bans.
Redirect-I enlist ed at No. 636 Broadway; was e1-
listed by CAPTAIN ia mes Peters, he III command
there; Colonel Ryan was supposed 10 De IN coinnau
over all the recruit ing ofces In this city, was or
dered go TO Jers ey City by Captain Peters, about
three hundred of went there and remained one
night; ord, red remain there until we got
further orders; no furtner orders came: we nad
crossed to Jersey ity In small squads; the police
ordered us out OF Jersey City, as we were lying
around TayOrs Ho tel and on stoops, and we came
back the Casino Houston street; when enlisted
was promised tnir ty dollars in advance for the first
months pay thirty three dollars for each succeed
ing month and ST. 700 at the end Of The war, all the
payments to be In old.
Recross-examina ion-I was taken on board of
the Catharlne Whit ng by Bangs TO recognize Cen
Henry W. Davies, Deputy United States Marshal,
called by the eoveri nent testided-l first saw
era Goicouria board the Catharlne Whiting on
the day previous to his arrest; he introduced 10
me as the purser' OF the vessel by Captain Green
wood who was in Command OF the vessel; the Cen
era said he was go ng Galveston; the cargo OF the
vessel consisted c bales OF hay, mess pork,
hard Bread conee sugar, whiskey, hammocks
and several ether articles, among which was
pontoon brIde e; first saw the eatharine
whiting on saturdi w. the 26th of last month"; she
was then anchored. IN the arbor, about mile from
the Battery wat ched her until afpast three
O'Clock Sunday forming; saw a tug in her cS,l-
pany; the tug run TO the Catharine Whiting, auS
then all the lights the tug were extingnisbed
and also portion the lights on the Whftifir: tbe
tug remained a sho IT time; little while after sic
ert, TWO three OF ier tugs sailed past the Whiting
shifting their hgi Its, exchanged signals vim
her; on one tug | could see about fifty men:
went on the Whiting the next morning
sunday ana f0um L 9enefai G0c0uria, Captalu
Greenwood and a cr wv OF about thirty men, wnen
the General was "a ken Off the Whiting he hsd a
sache with his M me on IT. he opened Is at the So
citation OF Marshal Barlow but 1t was found 20 con-
tain only clothing; found trunk on the tug H. NJ
Cool which believed to be the Generals as ~ com
tanned books marke with the name ssD, ID Go,
couria,n and also number Of letters and papers
apparently belonging 10 him.
Mr.. Lowrey aske the Commissioner TO ao.
cept OF General q ocoura's personal recouni-
zance for his appeara during the progress ,ha
examination, but Mr. Phelps objected and tho rs
quest was denied.
The examination III be resumed nj ten o,eloeu
this morning.
Messrs. Aliaro and assacora were brought before
Commissioner Suwel. Yesterday afternoon and gave
bail IN $4,000 each to appear for examlnatron and
81, 500 each to keep the, peace.
THE SW0m CANE TRAGeOY
Death OF the Vicr m-Investtgation R.c,..
Torov. pou;x.