The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-10

Wrne0 00t 70 ~ ID rnsosn os Ansr,<en ve-Fi-n< 80
90 Mss 70, any ssss. :. " ,o..ss ava ,rs,.
virrinius as cwneri A. No dsset ~nsteses
,es catsus sSnsss e nv a. ~
not re@su,ns, ,n.. e.. s,' =: 80 ssa,,.ss
noss ar e M Ss,Ss s TIE
spec a. ea aE ! snow il 70 ias tact,
s1g Mas THIS aaestisn q o~sersht "a 2ssss. sc
Yss: SIR, and We made Il Known q N - .ass ?.
vessel wss resy oar. and not rssr@n. a sss ss
else; when say ours" mean belonging % NE mis
o. Who did you understand IN Ne. r:rn hs1 rs.,
X se %S WIN Patterson in procuring AsF' JOS sA'
r2 Al csr:soa did you have an, sosysr..ae sr
virrinusi A We hin, and showed him ths AnsFi-
"a. pia you see him yourself AIdn.
desum ms ~ me- TIA, ycu showed him the a~s'ss
@e T g. p,a you STATE or expain 20 the coass ssns
$50 Did any cnei 4 sanuo, say tina, any oss s,s.
cS;o Win soa please state when you nr., asae
ga BY whom a By Nj. rag
,es or 10 ss ny o "n nss1 sns %s any s.rr.os %
cunlary compen, alton Tor this Iesmony' a 10 ar u
merely answering the service Of sdmmons ir.sn liss
truth -.
S w you Be sy gSSs spCsss TO s,oqSss
Gross examinancn by Mr Bliss
% Where did you anauy leave the virsinlus, A
~ About wGeni A. when went on board q IN.
Billy Butts and have never seen her since
YOU remained sUa ne rnsd have
8-Q Have your otie'a relations 70 the insnnsciien-
plesly rom the moment intended W become Amer
T-Q, just tell us when that VAST A. That was mn
10. In December A Yes. sir Immediately msos
7s1e. When did You become American citizen q
tion or apytb H 81, tha nataref ,erwia,,sas ma
relations letter General Qaesada the TIA,
is-V In what Court were You naturalixedt A. In
sQ Did y0s there more than once for tina.
done in one session; having all the necessary proof.
81 - I'D YOU not fie = dcciaratlon in enton 10 be-
sss ssap, ;S. do not remembsr really do noe
sly Why dd you Leave the service Of the in.arrss.
the which the instruction being carried
90 Did the mission of which Quesada was Minister
ana ySs have written directions or powers
Sc bid those specify that you were to purchs~ .
but ev hs sans S men
oS .H S fnl,ns Various Cuban
ons Sh 70"
& can sSs AMY ohsrs There srs
ss,-o. 20 You know, q your own knowledge, of the
So What did she carry men or arms. or both : A,
%. low many men' A. DO not remember tho
sl.-Q. Did you succeed in your mission of communi-
eating with Cespedes when you landed in Cuba after
to state that whatever Is own secret whatever
G dssf sos SO o IN but
&c. Was QSessss s in point Of ss rPpssn.sd sol:
A. hear that he has been recently, but have
30 You state then as of your own knowledge.
thai the virsus was bought by funds raised by Cuban:
terson as owner when IN tact vuDans owned and
CIV ana
SUBJECT conversation those win whom associated
and upon The vrsnius and were you anae,
The revolutionary government ali ofhcers were under
Pas s Did intend ws TO
So We're your personal expenses paid from any
source other than your own iundsr A. They we're paid
SaEWhere did those lands come from, A. They were
collected in the same manner as the others; was all
Did yoS ever aaS with PATTERSON or hear talked
m mis- IN the Of he putting OF the ss
,Saalily OF Paterson can only say that remember
presens when these things were being talked Of -
$50 Was the amount OF money paid by the Cubans
20 shat amount was na@edi A remember it being
sJ--o Did YOU understand that that amount was paid
Pix see in wa hs the MAMIE. x
anu hnk ne ana PATTERSON were board the tugbOat
New York In said tugb{
lol;-Q from what port did the tugboat startf A.
Started rom the North River.
lUl-Q On tins side or the otheri A. This SIDE
lLh-Q What thine in the day did you startf A. Tho
I part % the ,ms m SS aav did Won hoard . viz,
glniusY A. Late in the afternoon.
l0J-Q Who first handed to you this paper, (Handing
i@@o When ana where, a f In his office. on ar
irving.
lW-Q. To-dayf A. To-day.
l&-Q How did 1t happen that You came to his ofcef
A. made an appointment with him to come this morn
ing TO his house when he first spoke this affair
l09.-Q. When did you make the appointment A.
Early this morning nine O'Clock, he telling that this
to be handed TO
HOO You consider that, you are under obligations
to testify In response to that papers A. do, rs
American citizen.
HE You mean moral or legal ohiiGationi A.
think both.
ll2Q You consider that the service of paper i'm.
existed had IT not been seryedf A. consider that the
presentation OF this paper shows me that the President
Of the United States demands Of me as citizen 70 An.
the truth to the questions put 70 me; had II not
been handed TO me I would not have known that such
answers were demanded OF me.
would not ADOLFO DE vARONA.
subscribed and sworn to before this et day Of De-
ccmber. 1873 JOSEPH GCTxAS, Jr., United States Com
missioner, southern District Of New York.