National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-25


U.eJ -T,.timcyy About SNAKE
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TREASURY pEplnrNxs
OFFICE or suPEayfsISs fssPscroR
, , GEsEnAL or STEAM Nls.ELs,
WAsHiSoros' d. q, AUGUST ~, HA
the following Is the closing portion OF FIT
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q. That is, the certificate on board is the onl,
cefnnea,s you eve. saw IA, A. u, ~ 'n"A
was nanR'pe on ,ne po'' ~ VI W. uo,. ~,
Q. VIII you give US pretty nearly the tint
, when this occurredf A. do not think II ha
been over two months.
" 20 Wv" a, '" ,sa Az. aas o.e" nea, 'aree1
W., u Ina az w IT, e p,euy cIosey' pecaus'
Kin. IL has becn oyc, ,sn ,ns.. A. 10 no
" U 40 moi Han NV eo, W. y, m ,nns =.
,,S. ns somo,h,na sn,, 70 ennk; want you .
darnt,e ~ I can s, u.n nv, A. inH Is ABOUT a
o. You mean 10 say n "a a. within ,wo uon,,.
af,yy oassna sna' osrunosie OF one hundred ant
q What mnpe ma 90, rs ~. st =, -,,.,..
could mi ts,i sun,nas , .na per'inoa ,,,
no Ann W., yon ,ne nam. a Q. me inspec,or
ths basia non ,na cn,,,ns.,s liz sne mem's y
MISUNDERSTANDING ss ny, ,,,.n..i nuug IN wy
rs, or AWNING merely gisneea Al tbs " sep,n
nen ss seen sh " Zee ,ns
| nn,s,s.s., =, ~. ,is sas o''eiePahoy-""a
'uppS VIA. 40 81 ,oa s mesn % a,.crs,src,,
and nity psssensers. when I tnsv ny, sbn nv.
carried al hundred on excnrsinn~ a
Q. When have you been on board that boa,
never was on board when she hal ny. hundred
q, When do Won know. Of vour oun .nox,sa,c
that she had more than one hundred and nfsy
sions. Nv ''
O. Did you know from your own knowledge,
A. no, sif.
q. how them A. I Judged from the anpear.
ance OF the crowd on board.
Q. Are you willing 10 swear that she AT sny
time had more than one hundred and dfiy pas.
am only Judging now.
| o, You are here under oath. We sImn,v wan,
to Know the truth in this matter, n Won saw she
| carried more than one hundred and rfty nassen.
| gers want you 10 nx the llmlt' tbe numher M
some positive figure. and give us inc oarssIon
when you knew there were so many on boariT
| A. That, OF course, cannot do. csn 1--WE yo,
| nv Iuhgments
| o. When we want your Judgment va viii call
for that, You are now under oath, and / wan,
your own snowledue. ,sat she cary,ed one S, n,
| tlred and ofty passengers Al anr ti,ne, M
sir. never counted Inc rassenyers NJ N''
| o. How do you Know then ana aver car,ia,
Ave hundred. as soa save ,ta,eas y In ~.
| Judgment. " =" ny
q, You are iuiainp ,imp,y from that, A
| we'll
o. You do not want tn swear tou, No
air "A' =" '"'"' 'f n NJ
o. You sav posI,lve,y, 4, v.s ,,i,,,n to ,,o,,,.
since you saw that ceftiacate on Soari tne boa,
| hundreJ and ntty, ~ xon ~. !, g gA MY
drei and nityY a Yes' IN Gu 'u'' "A' o"e "u"
| ~ NJ ,n,y.,. n. ies. III.
asSnt ~ II a. Sia ~ ABOUT thA' A. NO judgment
o. There can he M n,.,s.o In thu rr,,os. i.
| am nas,,,vo y, ,har ~ 'i'''"Ao III t"e "suiea' n
o. Was IL in n si. or i'm ,,,, I,,,.
tn Se On tbst hoa,e t"o nauiVer VI aAesrequire'
o. How many vavi no Az, 'n No air
y. How many i,fe.preseIyer.s A.
| * Inv, MANI nnni,,.s a. w. hr.
~ How then cama 20, 10 NJ oS.,s.r . ,,o ,,.,,,
hnSdred and nv nsss s0s 70 1os sn se ON
third fourth or a,a1s w ns mat h = W.
"niv itsm ma, s,rpsa n ,me ., a. Inc,
hal mae anv I'm az , Nety io'c'oy
n iii ,a,y P'ess'on on ny mlnu'
,r,Sn anv Inv IN ns ,o NY vonSeisauon snyNneI
hs, az nss oao % W sns patueuar mum
oYap,psl sn sn.,,din au you nearu hnytnins INA
sir was ta1oSsp, ~ ,ha a i n suvjeSM a. 40
na,r,i,,,n, - ,oai y, VI .no Jaw au,nor,hlnR an,
pcaas c,is ~ nn 70 carry more than her certl
Commenced ~ ""'' "''e' '"'' i'eS'sa''oi
o. ilaI Won anv ldsa nj nil os IN v,s, ,ha "a
auirement Of the law Il. A. Ma s air. NO o"s NOR,
CONFORM ~ i,s car,,ncs ~, ieques eaeIy 'essei
| o. Exaciiv Noe ,hnn ~ y, v,du, ,pa.Ds Al ,.,
her of nassenpers ,bat az y, ,ne nun u
JeieImine Wheihsr she 70 n, anu !.
her aiinSeJ wom,t nn, : say,ns Only tne mum ns
10 the oth.r nac.. ~, n, nc ~ apt 70 100.
bucxeis. hnats sscs ~ td Nv, an ,saI SUI y, ~.
| NJ, ,icnI.p nnnhas - 49,, yuss ~ "eh ~ ~ tnt
XIV wonId n he wen, ,na,o ~ u, a.. me paooa,
! dil moi "a inwn thara ~. ~. naaa pn'p
lng an insnection ~ ,hs ho. y, smn, !,
innngIng rnnnI v,.J,,nn nv u a.. "ss snP.y
| come in ''""" ""''"s io' '"e 'ai'AeePef u
o. am irwin, Ia .rr,,a n, ,,,. ,,u, 80,
woi 40 postivs,y AMI s,.tInct,. s, , nHs 10y
inst opa i,a,, or, y, ~ ,,st ~ st
sh,cb "a I'll om, ~ we nst ot uoLen thlnR'
fonrtb ar fttb nnnn ,ho H., ~ I,a,n 'uo t MI
| Ia rbe onIy one Thar s,r,,s na ,or.,h,. ~ i"s'
nv Mr. Rose ma xn,, n IMe .or ~ y -,
ma rr ns n,e p'd you houcg tne NUMBER o.
visncr St them a. va on a ,ha ss as, Ssa.,
there was a great npmser on tho hca, hnt
'o nv NJ ge yo n uennte nnmoer OF lhem
IN ~. ar fonr hnsts - 'vu nnom rnesner SUE na'
varIls anv mora ihs, 80 'ou'u "'' say ~ 10
o. Are YOU sure sne had twoY A. Yes. sir.
say nrc y yoa s, tae ~. ,.,
AMI suie: nor csnnn, no ,o,i n wn.,,a a. ~
more or not because that sons,n,n, ~" ea na
nntIceJ When Ss,,, ' a, Us ~ >, ~, lux nese,
on nv nyxn hnsina s"' 'h ooafu 'uo ooa' Neh'
a ~ All az an ,hil ,,s s,,.,. ..,., 49,,
ness seemed 10 ~ IN rs.,,an &c nno you. nus
atty nssaaraeess '1 , TO 10 one nunnieu anu
q tWhet fav IN ~, ~. va, va SIMPLY wnung'
Sunday eyenigg I'M, "t,es ssa s ~; "a
went On board ina ho,, ana nv har b ,,n
wani In saarch y, ~ anu tne oaf peinH oioseu
,ng To- Mn % na, ", 'ue WINE wall
MAJORS thds car,Igna, a1 1 p nnPpsneu W stop
me was The iifiarencs M III nn y. wsas snGk
l aal..a H.
~ was sun,asa5 w ~ 20 ea,fy ana we NUMBER
SUI ne T M, s w. 70 carry on ekcufsions.
ing h D1 c yUu see mat boat landed on that even.
~ Say S ,ha, ,n No, sr. u hah seen the boat
mn, hay 1hs s enening wnen sue came IN would
rave anno snn w, , Sei.neate' Decause would
iiaI Won bcsn tnsre az ap ,,n. snu iet.
Y, ,.' aa you pcen tnele al any TINE within the
Pa nh t W. OF tnlee weeks and seen that boat
| ,anr,ina W anu ,ahe tnen away 10 the
hatnrn r., ~ 10, III pIouapy tne very week
~ liza 49, w X, nsqueaty saw tnaL
owx sn nav iy W" sue ianu aeooluihg 70 your
MA J,ne,,g .: could no. give you any
,,sh niunt 70 there 70 count the passengers
rn weh ~ tneae 70 tranaet certain business had
rue hhrkeeper OF the boat used to bring orders
lot MN was employed with, anu went there
oreI ~ nIs orueis'
" u reIauoh 70 the otner matters, hfe-pre-
sn,. A., mentoneu IN TINS ceftlncate you
ahow mummy anout tnemI a. NO. slr; nothing
WnateveI. nave no positive knowledge OF any
'" ny vp"I paIa' tnat.
80. H., nse: D,u you notlce now many OF tue
nac",sa u 80, ~ .mas oeiunShteI n. 40, SUI,
~ ,.N, = hnoM pretty huch ABOUT what crew
'n p 'm M " nau oeen 70 sea myself.
Y. LII y ou nouce wnethel ne humoer o. tue
Iium was hiemuoneu On tne ceIuneAte AT Aif A.
,a uu ny; mouiu NO. nave hotceu the passen-
ny ior ,na' ons ,ning-ner carrying an In
creased number on excur.i0ns.
,,e0,. ~ we were 70 show you copy OF that GER
| tinca's' .pu you give US 70 undeIstAnu als-
ynn ln,r "ps ~. ~ an,iai 70 VIZ one tnat
| n Cnnii ~, r. ~. ~, " Nv. nuow 'nN ooulu'
ISIS op Is yu Ie 1ose W ei whe.ner u WAY IN
20, ., 1877 A. would be able 70 tell this
maj w %as WITHIN ,ha The lss. two g three months