Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-08
FIRST EDITION.


Ellegood, William Crosby, Alton Crosby, Samuel
NJ. Marshall and Andrew II. Baker, the persons
arrested ON Monday by U. s. Marshal Dunn on
a charge of smuggling, was begun, this morn
ing, at 0 o'clock, Deputy District Attorney e. G..
Bradford, Jr, conducting the case in behalf of
the Government. The prisoners were kept con-
fined, under guard, i'll the Government building
at Sixth and King streets, during the night, and
were brought into tho Grand Jury Room one at
a time, for examination
A. H. BAKER's CASE.
Andrew II. Baker was the first person called,
aud was warned that the statements which he
might make might be used against him at the
regular trial. The offence with which he is
charged viz Receiving and selling smuggled
goods, was then stated, wheh he confessed his
guilt and deposed as follows The Holland gin
which was found at my place was got off Nor
wegan bark, lying at the Breakwater, bound for
Europe with coal oil, two years ago, by my wife
three or four of tue sailors from the bark were
on shore sick at my house, and when they went
away settled with the captain by retaining the
gin left and paying for what was left in trade
| lave not sold any of the gin, but have
used it for drinking purposes the cigars seized
| at my place were obtained from schooner bound
from Philadelphia for Boston laden with coal
smoked come of the cigars, but sold none, be-
| leve obtained three or four bottles OF brandy
three or fonr years ago from some vessel, but it
was used in my family and none sold.
Marshal Dunn being sworn, stated that on
| last Saturday week / called at Mr.. Bakers, the
prisoners together with Mr.. Jas. "A Chalker aud
purchased three cigars Of Mr.. Baker, two at ten
| cents each and one at twenty cents asked
him what he would take per box for the 10 cent
| cigars and he said SO per hundfed and he could
let me have about 150 that they were good ci-
gars, imported-that he knew them to be 80 as
| he traded for them with VESSELS in the harbor
that he had sold some to gentleman named
Parvis, a junk dealer from Philadelphia, who
Ealaf In tuf mi
| had only two boxes of the 20 cent cigars which
he would sell at $l5 per hundred | recognize
| those two boxes as the ones out OF which he sold
| the cigars they had no stamps on them then
and have none now; asked him II he had any
liquor for sale TO which he replied, no have
no license and cannot sell he brought out
some brandy and told us it was worth
about $50 per bottle but he could not
sell it; said his boy was sick and
| was drinking it with milk | said | did not think
it was imported he replied he knew it was as he
had also traded for it in the harbori on last
Monday again called at Mr.. Bakers house with
a warrant for his arrest went into the store and
asked a lady behind the counter and was told he
was not about went there to search the house
but did not do so the lady said she was his wlfe
and that he was not about
This concluded Che examination in the case OF
Mr.. Baker, and the commissioner held him In
5000 for his appearance at the next regular term
of the court The penalty in this case is fine
not exceeding 1000 nor less than $50, and inn
prisonment not exceeding two years, or both at
the discretion of the court.
THE CASE OF wN. 3. CROSBY
was next taken up and the offence with which
he il charged the smuggling of sugar from the
Bark MasOaic--- stated by the Deputy District
Attorney.
l.. A. Jenkins sworn reside at Lewes and an
assistant keeper of the Breakwater Light Oh
June list, at midnight discovered a boat near the
Bark Masonic, from my position i'll the tower
coming from bark 10 lighthouse after she had
got so or 60 yards turned abou5 and went under
Bark's bow and saw men passing about on DOW
of Bark as if passing something oyel
to small boat was bright
moonlight night observed boat about ID min
utes know Capt. Williams boat and though
the small boat used was that of Capt. W.; aftel
leaving the bark the small boat went towardl
the shore /; in the small boat were two men, bu
could not recognize them saw boat with on9
mast belonging to prisoner heading to the 'Pa
yilion, occupied by Wm. G. Ellegood, and hom,
of prisoner talked with the mate of the bari
on Saturday before occurrence, and he statet
that he was loaded with sugar saw the captain
k of bark afterwards and he said he had left us
that he had ''thrown overheard 30 many bee
+ bones that he was afraid he would groun'
there"
i Gross. examined by Mr.. Crosby will swea
- the time was about June 1st
Can't. Fred. Lubker, sworn Am Capt. of
| wrecker and reside at Lewes about LIST OF Jun
, at midnight saw boat going and returning t
'' bark Masonic by the side of which was y
ing 80 close that another vessel could not get Il
=, between us ; saw boat with three men unde
bow of bark Masonic and ordered my small boa
,, and approached, when the other small boa
pushed OFF saw Joshua Ellegood and Alto
Crosby in the departing boat the prisoner wa
n. not in the boat the departing boat then head
h ed for the iron pier then went to my boa'
when the small boat returned and saw Six Q
seven bags lowered into it from the bark
watched the movements through m
| tha Hhpat than let
L With three men in it after hayin
remained half all hour the boat was heav
lily laden and then went to the shore the boa
was Capt. VIM Williams looking around sa
the buInboat anchored between the two pleI
st with bright light on it, which is an unusu'
IN occurrence when lying in that position.
10 Cross-examined by Prisoner Will swear thu
y the person in boat with Ellegood was yot
brother was between IL ana When sa" Ill
boat leave the bark.
it. Capt. VIM. Williams sworn resided at Lew'
6. and am junk dealer and wrecker abor
IS, June LIST, | left my small boat at 10
go water mark and at IL o'clock went DOW
to to make boat fast returned to boat next morI
ny ing and saw that she had been used and tract
were seen around her also saw dark brow
of sugar spilled in the boat and scattered about
the bottom there was no sugar IN her, the a.
On before made an attempt next morning TO oil
IS, cover who had been using the boat but coul
in not asked the prisoner and he denied IL u
g. prisoner left Lewes that day for deorgeton VII
MT William Ellegood. -,
lily William H. Lingo, sworn reside at Georg'
town and am a merchant month or so ae
ny saw prisoner in my store with VIM. Ellegood
MS wanted to sell sugar but said he did notreprese
es, any house-that the sugar belonged to Crosb
who had been in before and left sample OF dal
he brown which he offered to sell at cents; 9
n- ear could have been bought in Philadelphia II
Z cents they said they had some five or sey'
M barrels Of sugar for sale when Euegood ga
the sugar belonged to Crosby the latter did n
ng DENY asked where the sugar came from al
IN. Ellegood said from aboard the vessel.
Cross-examined by prisoner Ellegood SAID
es. had seven barrels of sugar don't recolect I'll
Ter prisoner said anything, .
. Mr. bradford then submitted copy OF maj
fest of the bark Masonic and the masters GA
as evidence. The manifest called for $50 bs
rels of sugar, &c. - n.
nm VIM. d. Nolen sworn am Collector of Gu
NE TOMS of this port examined the manifest a.
pronounced it regular there is branch otii
es- at Lewes with day and night inspector. who
ett duty it il to so on BOARD y y
rlv see if papers are all right al
,-9 that there are no more goods than called for
VIZ manifest boats touching Lewes are not unlad
n, there, and permits are never granted to unio
III there. :. Al, nm,
Dl. This concluded the examination in this cas-
tHt andthe prisoner was held in $1,000 for his
mn pearance at the next term of the U. s. Dlstr
ca Court.
70 WILLIAM II. ELLEdooD
.ed Was examined on a similar charge as above
ith Can't Iubker was sworn and deposed as III
ned proceeding case. ., .,,.o s,yo,u a