Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-27

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Al O'Clock, Thursday aftssnoon, Capt. VIII
liam Williams and Andrew Baker, Il Sussex
county, were asraAynsd bsecss o. D ooms-
sioosr B. nodnenA hnith - - eearss q
snusxling u The Breakvaase. Oapt WnHams
resadse several milss eSnlA of LsWoo, neW ~
ocean NJ. Baker nsaf Tie 0oveg11sns ~:
Both wsrs In the United esaees Court coonsceed
with The trials oos rear ago.Haksr e dsfsndsns
guilty, end was Ansd 800.
~ arrests were nads by Nazshal Dunn and
biz deputies On Wednesday evening, q the IN. |
stancs Of Major Jas. B. 2orFis, special agent Of
ne Treasury lspa1t@snt .n S,h b.. = xo.asd up
gassd In other duiiss. The dissovsrs was aeoi-
dental At the breakfast table, one morning,
Mrs. Mary Z. Wells remarked In the presence Of
Major Morris that there were other pAssies q
p nd iTOn this clue he Major worked
IN the oass through Wm. q. Ellsgood Rle-
| good IVES participant with Capt. Williams Id
the offence for winch the latter has been A.
him. He admits his participation. and gave
the particulars In the smuggling before the
Commissioners, Thursday.
No difsculty was expsrisncsd In making the
arrests, whieh took every one BY surprise, AUD
set the town In general tsspadAslon, each one
seeming to think that possibly his turn would
come next The extent OF the discovery vs.
not known. Baker was captured on horseOAck
~ he came into town. Capt. Williams was found
1t . fshermau's howell thirteen miles below
summoned, including Capt.. L. L. Lyons, late
J Government Inspector u Loves, al Of whom
came up Thursday In the afternoon train north
on the Delaware r. h
Of Capt williams, District Attorney Higyina
) representing the Government The offences
charged against the captain arc the smuggling
Of sugar and cigars from the brig Sam Cort's.
on or about the 10th Of March, 1874, ant
: years ago. he pleaded not guilty, Al
q though he virtually made confession Of bis gull
i in his attempts TO oross-Quosdon the witnesses
Che had NO oouuseD BY his eager enorts TO ,pu
Il his construction upon the manner OF smuggiinl
Il the goods, and to throw tho responsibility upol
3 his partner, VIM. Il. Ellsgood. The manner Il
+ which the smuggling was accomplished In th
one case was thus related by Ellssood undo
10 OATH
living in the Breakwater for several days await
u ing orders. williams and he went out to tn
II brig in Q small boat called the Rescue, int
ii which they loaded two bags Of brown sugar. on
% weighing probably las pounds and tho other "
l. and two boxes Of cigars These articles wer
Il obtained from the crew, - being paid for th
"a suear and DO for the oigars. They were hidde
+. away in the brig under the bunks Of the Gre
in the forward part Of the vessel. Williams ful
81 nished at least ! part OF the money. and Ellt
a good also thought he made tho bargain the dA
n before the goods were landed. The sugar Vi
o tAksn to the pavilion" Ellegoods father
II house, and there divided, williams share bein
ID delivered by Ellegood in person at William
a | house to hrs hired man Peter.
,e Capt L. L. Lyons made ont the other cas-
At against Capt Williams in his testimony, viz
O. smuggling from the brig Planet. This VI
9, three or four years ago. Capt Lyons said
from the brig, aud following Williams to b
" house, there found fifteen bottles Of gin, whic
le W. said he had got from Capt. Shepherd, mast,
h, Of the brig. This liquor, Capt Lyons said
O. sent to Wilmington to Collector Nolen, b.
r. could not say that 1t was sold or what became ,
A. it. No steps, he said, were taken to prosecu
N Capt. Williams. The Capt. was held in $500
answer the charge at court .,
f. The charge against Andrew Baker was tt
a. purchase Of two barrels Of china ware, smugglt
n, from the bark ChiH while lying in the Breakw
ii ter in March, 1874. The barrels were first Ian
eddy the testimony Of VIM. II: Ellegood and
" father. William Ellegood at Ellegood b. . hous
n and offered for sale. They declined to buy, Al
ca rowed down to Bakers, whore, 1t IL alleged, it
nd sold. The crew rowed back at once to Ellegooi
as without the barrels, and said they had sold it
q. Baker. The whole lot was offered to Ellego
| AZ 10 CASH.
ma Capt Lyons testified to the seizure Of smu
as gled goods landed At Bakers, and with his q
nd ker's) team delivered in the country, but the
of was nothing to connect the prisoner direct
DIV with this case. Warrants have, however, be-
be issued for the guilty parties, and they will be
es rested soon. Baker was also held in e5OO to .
swer the charge before the Grand Jury.
d. This morning, Capt. Williams expressed
he desire to make statement which privilege "
re accorded him and Commissioner Smith reduc
lie it to writing. He admits the rcceival Of the 81
but says he obtained 1t from Capt Shepherd
,us exchange for fish and as payment for rowing b
ne (Shepher,D out to his vessel. In relation to t
.ry sugar and cigars alleged to have be0n smuggl
set from the Sam COrliss. he admits having assist
IA, in landing the goods but did 80 ~ the agent
Ellegood, who WAS the principal in the work 81
paid him (Williams) for his services.
40 Both Capt. Williams and Mr. Baker were
''' leased on bail, this morning. Capt. Lyons
nm came surety for MIR. Baker, and also for Ca
81 Williams in connection with Mr. Baker and b
''' Messick. The prisoners reached the depot
, "a few minutes after the departure OF the De
!, no ware train South and were obliged to REM
'''' over.
, an The intinations Of . morning paper h
''' these arrests at Lewes are expected to M
10 "certain officials in this city. &c, &c., me-
!; n ing thereby, no doubt, Collector Nolen and
'''i smbordinates, are without any foundation in I
n so far AZ appears, and there is, We believe,
80 pressure whatever for DR.. Nolen's reno,
, % The intmations referred to are Of charac
'''0 well adapted to stir up factional Animot
, r, amongst Republicans for which there il II
1914 | not A particle of good reason,