The Morning herald., 1876-01-21

sailors and stewart of the ChaN came to bill
house some time in the Spring Of 1874 ano
offerd china for sale. ra. -.
It was about $ls they asked for It. He
did not know what they did with It; they
were directed to Mr.. Bakers house.
W. A. scho6eld swore that he knew Mr.
Baker. We went to barque about March
1874, and saw some china in casks, which
the steward and sailors wanted to sell and
We promised to look at them if they would
bring them ashore. They were brought
to Mr.. Bakers house and was
there but we refused to buy and
I went away leaving the sailors
there; this Is all he knew.
Capt. Lyons, sworn that he gained infor.
nation one day that quantity Of goods had
been smuggled by Baker from the barque
Planter. I subsequently discovered that
they had been taken to the house Of Mrs:
Sherman, some miles in the country, and ]
went out and found the goods there; $500
eegars and about 300 pounds of sugar. Mr..
Baker acknowledged that he carried the
goods there, but said that he did not know
what they were. Henry Hudson, the second
mate of the PlDnter, and the son-in-law OF
Mrs. Sherman. landed 1t and he carried It
to the house. Witness said he did not
know whether it was landed night or day.
He took the goods to Lewes and appraised
them and sent them to Wilmington.
Seth Messick swore that he went with
Capt. Lyons when he made the seizure. He
would have known that the bags contained
sugar. tH '='
Mai. Morris swore that he asked Baker If
his plea of guilty in "a included the china
case. He said no.
This closed the testimony for the after
noon, and Baker was held until this morn
ing when further evidence will be given.
Williams in default Of $500 bail was COM
mitted to the city cells.
IN GIVING THEIR EVIDENCE
the witnesses seemed to be quite undecided
az to what case they were tesifying in, and
at one time q lively war Of words as to
whether it was the sugar or some other case
upon which the trial was being conducted, /,
occurred and It was quite evident that SNUG
Cling has been carried on to such an extent
that 1t was hard for the witnesses to satisfy
themselves as to time and circumstances.
It will be understood that although
these cases are old ones, It is not because
the business has been stopped sipce 1874,
but because sufficient evidence could not bt
obtained to convict parties for late depre-
dations. Other cases will probably come
up soon. ....
4 Mashal Dunn says there was no difficulty
.r 4 n4s. THE CAPTURE
Accompanied by two deputies, he went to
l.ewes on Wednesday. Upoa his arrival,
the town was Violently agitated and the
people suspecting something Of the kind
locked upon the streeCs In crowds. Baker
was captured upon his borse, having ar
rived in town about seven o'clock p. M,
and having secured him, accompanied BY
his two deputies he went to the hut of VIII
liams some miles from Loves, which the
Marshal says is the very picture Of SNUG
gler's residence and awaktng him from a
sonnd sleep, read the warrant and took him
back to the town, whore the excitement was
still intense, although It was late at night.
Yesterday morning, the party comprising
the prisoners, special officer Morris and his
deputies and fourteen witnesses,
started for this city where they ar
1rtved at four O'Clock. Another arrest will
be made to-day 1t is probable, and the de-
velorments from this case, will be much
more important than in the others.
Z, iApEc1AL AGENT MORRIS
deserves much credit for the thorough man
ner in which he has worked up the case,
ana for his vigilance and activity at Lewis
H has proved himself thorough, compe.
tent and excellent officer. Tt ,j,L'
lie tells the following story of bis con-
nettion with the case, and gives some high
ly interesting views of matters at Lewis.
en- no went down supposing him to lie
land speculator, the people besieged him
on all sides When they desccoversd who he
was. fight occurred, and the only way he
could quiet them was to ask the crowd to
drink, which acted like oil on troubled
waters. He worked the case up from few
words spoken at the breakfast table, and
has discovered that smuggling is q business
at Lewis in which many have become rich
"In fact said he, the place seems to be q very
city of smugglers, and they have all been
so closely allied together and the authori
lies so weak and impotent that nothing
could bs done with thsm."
"A wedge has now ben made and the
Smugglers have begun to quarrel over the
arrests, which will bring the entire business
to light, 1t is expected and q very rotten
state of affairs 1t will be. a-
The Government is in earnest, and every
effort to stop the smuggling will be made.
The difficulty is to obtain evidence sufficient
co convict. ,- . r....
Major Morris says that he knows Of many
other ases. but has not the evidence TO
warr.... ,..rrest. The arrest to-day is expect
Cd to develops something new.
-a,I % E'cep'd'
ONE OF THE LAUREL POST OFFICE ROB-
BERS GETS OUT.
The two young negroes, John Hammers
ly and Thomas Purnel, who we're appre-
hended in this city early in the week, sup