New-York tribune., 1875-11-02
TIE COURTy.
THE DFS ANGES TRIAL.

GCsTAvE W. BALL BECOMES STATES EVIDENCE
TESTIMONY OF SERGEANT SHAW OF LONDON
PAPERS FOUND on CHARLES L. LAWRENCE.
The trial of Deputy Collector Col Robert
Dos Anges for completely in smuggling silks through the
Appraisers Office undeIyaluatou was resumed yes
erday In tho United states Circuit Court before Judge
Benedict Gustaye ". Ball. clerk for L. Gran x Co..
llgor dealers at No. % WaTent was jointly indc'ed
with Des Anges 1t was known to few that Bah would
trn States evidence, and appear as witness against
Des Anges The event of tho trial yesterday was there
fore the placing of Bail the stand When Alr BLISS
called him % murmnr OF excitement ran around the
conrtroom and everyone listened nently to what he
said Great interest also manifested in the testimony
of fSergcan Shaw Of the London Detective Police VINO
arreste Charles L. Lawrence at Queenstown, Ireland
A. j. Oliver clerk in the Custohouse, testified that
from January, 1870, to October, ls7J the tex 10
powers Of attorney shows that only t~o powers OF al
tsrney were given to Charles L. Lawrence D. " van
lsdale another clerk in the CustonAouse testified ta'
tie bond books in the CustO-house SHOW that The haie
ofs Apce appears on all but thee OF the entries
on which Charles l.. Lawrence gave bonds Deputy
Collector Phelps wasr recalled lie stated that lie went
with Das AngeS waon ceraln eases OF smells wore exam
incl and that he told him that the cases had been tam
peged with.
Grstave W Ball said In 1874 was clerk for L.
Graf & Co. Iguor dealers No. 9i Warren-st.; took
some permits for Mr.. Graf to the Government store
house IN IloDohen
AT this po.nt Mr. Matthews counsel for Des Anges OBJ
eted to this hne OF evidence the ground that Gran
bad nothing to do with the case, or with the goo"s III
question Mr Bliss replied That he would connect Graf
with the goods and Jud Benedict 0verrncd the obcc
ton Ball then identified permits dated Nov D. lS'4
allowing Graf d CO. 10 remove 23 cases oil oOllOn
hosiery and said These contained SILKS ana sus
leders received them FOR Graft during the last nVe
years have received other goods for Gran, ana the5
were with one exception, silk goods the silks were
~ afa nd Iuti
Numbers on tic cass changed, and then the goods
were spcsed II; these goods entered us cotton
hosiery and cotton SuspCndcrs have received III al
about 10 or 30 invoices Of such goods for Gran Co.
Mr. Bliss here off red to prove that the goods specified
y Bail were sold by Graft & Co. TO person. but Judge
BENEDICT would not allow hin To do on the ground
tLat it would be takng too broad range 1t IS clamyd
by the ~ OsccutOn at tie previous trsUbloy ia thIa
csec Shows that the goods meniloncd ny ban MeIs
bupicI By C.arles l.. Lawrence, and that Des Anses
dessgla tci examination tnc cases OF cotton sVu'
HISn we're supposed 20 te iair samples Oi them.
On the s;ainnsiOD BAH STAGED t.at no had hot
been promised exemption fsOm Prosecution II he would
~ behalf Of tne GOvcrnn' ny IN tHs case ann tid'
bee htJ no understanding to that eifect Win tnc D'o'
Attorney: .,,.., ,;o l., 7 on
don England, los Tiled: Last Sprlng L arrested al
onecnstown. Ireland. by the name OF Charles L.
Chef Magistrate London Police Court searoHod
Lawrence aud round unnDer oi papers III ms PoSScs
ION Mr. Bliss hanicd the with ~ pdpof, Nlch
he identified Oi those found III iaWrehocs pO9e,s-
sou Ie following is q copy of 1t No further com
Enumeration. verbally or In writing You followed.
and so am l. Let everything 10 the devil Export an
You can but let alone to try and save myself Io tho
fnu Ths paper is Sddrc,ea 20 no one DIi the theory
f IN. prosecution 10 tEai IL sent 10 LIWltnce D ps
Angs and District Attorney Bliss says that IL mas been
proved 90 30 IN tne handwriting or Dea AngoS.
On the cross nation. hT. Matthew'S askeu ser
eeant shaw if he had over letter headed . IT, s.
tolney's once N y, May 26. 1874. eginng
Field Morris, Fcaner Co. and signed Geo LIES u o
Aitotneyr The Sergeant said that lac had seen sth
otter and il being called for. Mr. Bliss producedit Tue
following aIc the contents: IL Is reported 10 me py
officers OF the Government that yOu have IN y0ur pu-sts
sion certain snggicd goods Deing lots NOS oJ@ 10 ~
723 10 75 7Ij 90 IA and 10 10 40, on your Catalogue
OF tas DAYS ie deem 1t hut lair before taAlnS tlhcr
oivi OF criminal proceedings 10 give you an oppitnhb
10 STATE from wnOu you received theni aAd vi" ihtIc-
10 g delay proceedings FOR that purpose
In producing letter Mr. bliss stated that the aiSi-
nal o This letter Was found i'll lWrencs possession at
OucenstOwi Sergeant SHAW stated that ne ed" IL al
Queenstown but That he would not swear that Lawrence
handed IL 10 him. ,,, 49,
he claims was written ny Des Angcs aud sent ~ Law
renee. Nr Matthews objected on the ground tiat t1e
paper had not properly Identified because u ala
appear SergeanL Shaw received IL uiTecly fom
Lawrence ana also because the paper was Without uae
addressed To one had nothing To do wan tnc ease on
trial aud was connected with any scheme Tor Tie
inn ortation of goods contrary 10 law. .
After "a Oug argument, IN winch Assistant united
States DstIict-AltUney Foster opposed the position
taken by Mr. Matthews, judge Benedict allowed the
Paper to put in evidence. The Court was adjourned
unu tomorrow.