The daily gazette., 1876-01-21
|ST EDITION
JUGGLING AT LEWE

s. Treasury Department, has |
IIewes for several weeks past,
Pating smuggling operations,
entity be obtained sufficient evil
4 warrant the arrest of Capt.
Williams and Andrew Baker.
4 Dunn made the arrest, and
Az afternoon the prisoners had
nj hearing before U. s. Com
Ter s. II. Smith, in the Grand
Iom of the Custom House.
Brst person given a hearing was
Wm. Williams, to whom the
was read, as follows;
hating chapter 3082, Revised
q. by unlawfully removing
klinr) sugar and cigars, from the
Ean Carlos and Eldnet, at the
ater, on or about April 10th,
Williams began to make q
mt, bat when District Attorney
cautioned him that ne might
lis cause by any statements, he
a and said: 81 amt guilty of
"
Ellcgood, Jr., was sworn ard
d-That while the brig San
bound from West Indies to
fork, with a cargo OF sugar, was
Breakwater, on or about April
S74, himself and Capt. Williams
but 10 the brig in a small boat,
scue. That they purchased from
ew, two bags of brown sugar
eighing about rs pounds and the
2j or 1870 pounds-for "a, and
bves of cigars for S. per box
Shey each paid portion of the
asc money and divided the ar
witness taking the cigars and
bugar, and Capt. Williams taking
Slance of the sugar. The sugar
fst taken to the house of witness
and afterwards to Capt. Will
4 house, where it was divided.
II. Williams attempted to cross
lon the witness, but his questions
bted of such open illusions to his
licity in the affair that he was
emily warned to desist, which he
b did.
bt. Laban l.. Lyons testified to
K Capt. Williams entering his
B, one day, two or three years ago,
basket containing six bottles of
Upstairs he found several more
les, fifteen in all. Capt. Williams
|the gin was given to himself and
! Fowler, by Capt. Sheppard of
Planet. Witness seized the gin,
bent it to the Collector, at Will
kton.
Sjor James Il. Morris. sworn -
y special agent of the U. 3. Troa-
Department, and have been at
les, working up this case and 9TH
| received information from Mrs.
ii c. Wells, and her mother, Mrs.
knor James. 1 afterwards had an
|rview with VIM. Ellegood, Jr.,
\ gave me further information. -
hing upon the train, to-day, Capt
|lliams told me that the gin was
|pn them by Capt. Sheppard, in pay
BIT for some fish, but l have evi,
Ice to the effect that they received
he money, in addition.
iere the case closed, and Andrew
Ter, of l.ewes, charged with receiv
fsmuggled goods, was given a hear
IN. Ellegood, Jr., testified thai
|pg March, 1874, the steward anG
sailors Of the barque Chat, ther
NJ at the Breakwatcr, came to hi
l4er's house, and wanted to sell two
|<Iels, containing, as they said, som,
we ware. His father declined t.
q and they took the barrels back t.
y pat. Then they rowed up th'
|94h to Bakers house, where the,
11ed' Afterwards they came back
4 paid they had sold the china t.
response tOa query by the &C
~, witness said he did not know
the barrels were left at Baker
be-,
m. Ellegood, Sr., corroborated hi
testimony.
m Ii. Schotield testified that Ii
Baker went out TO the Chill: tn
rs wanted to sell Baker som
lkeryware in two barrel crates; bu
Vould not buy. That night, the
pght the crates TO Bakers hous,
Examined them ON the porch, an
N refused to purchase. l then lef
not see the crew return to tn
que; heard nothing afterward
W the ware, and never saw it j
fer's house.
apt. Laban l.. Lyons, testified tn;
e or four years ago, some cigal
about 200 pounds of sugar wei
,ggled from the brig Planet, an
ied in front of Bakers house; IL
prs were in q chest with con
ines, and the sugar in bags. Thcl
pds he afterwards traced to the hou'
'@rs, Sherman, where he contiscate
m; al5o, two barrels of sugar, or
full and the other one, third full
Eer told witness that the cigars ar
gs Of sugar " ere taken to Mrs. Shei
ms in his wagon.
apt. Seth Messick corroborated Il
'lmony of previous witness.
Major Jamaa r. Morrie teetified tn
Ping conversation with Baker, Il
Yer said that he did not take Il
gar and cigars to Mrs. Sherman
that he hired his team to Hen
lson for the purpose. He said
not know what the chest contai
but did not say anything abo
bags.
lhe hearing here ended, when t
mmissioner referred Capt. William
ee to the Grand Jury, holding hi