The New York herald., 1877-11-17
THE COURTS.
D'sentangling the May Web Of the
Silk Smugglers.
BEWARE OF VIDDERS."
How the "Swalows" Held High Reyel in
Storshouse Lotta
A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER

"A ACOMMEtkClAk LIZA GALGI1t
Tho eleventh day OF the trial OF the defendants Alva
Graf and T. Q. Owens, for tho alleged silk smuggling
conspiracy was reached yesterday before Judge Ben
edct and jury, IN tho United States District Court
Assistant District Attorneys Foster aud Hcrrick sp-
pcarcd for tho government. and cxJudsc A. Often
hocier, Frederick A. Lano and Louis +. Post tor tho
dcicndants. Tho days proceedings were rather mo-
notonouA except when occasionally cnvcned by tho
rigid crosse examinations by Judge Dittsnhoeicr.
Tho first witness called was John Sackett, who was
examined by Assistant District Attorney Foster, and
who testified as follows-I am clerk at Mr. Dunlaps
express oilce, and have been % Tor threc years;
know John Scott have him at tho express Office
about cvcry other day havo dclvered about every
Tor tho last three years packages TO Nowil ut
his drug store; tho barrels camo to the oflco u
truck; always oblainsd receipt for tho goods de-
liverod; tho receipt produced 10 IN my handwriting;
the has the receipt, Isupposc; have driven
to the auction rooms Of Wilmerding Hoguot u Co
about every week. LIS
Crossexamincd by ex-Judgo Dittenhoeier-About
two OF the three years havo boen employed at Dun
laps WINS shc boy on the wagon; have boon tho
driver about nino ton months; havo rocoliec-
ton John Scott prior TO tho lust nino months tho
tlmo carried goods TO Nowiils pace only within
that time, lrcmcuUcr nAVtEg U gO0u ueal OF SrOuUlo
to get barrel from man IN Washington street, ncar
Canal; remember distinctly delivering that hArroL
but not any other very distinctly; mover took any
package whatever from tho oxprcss oillcc TO Wilmer
dug, Hoguet " Co; l nade deliveries from South
Fntl avenue 10 Wilmording's; cannot say how nany
ille date vi auy ono.
KeIlrccI by Assistant District Attorney Fostcr--
Tho trouble about barrel In Washington
that l hud 70 go a good many times before saw tho
man VINO hnd cnargo OF the ourrci, then Tho
with mo some stables and guvc mo the barrel !;
] took II o South Fifth avenue.
Nv I'M ls,ntt WI I'm
this months ago; tho nun kept store;
had order from Dunlap 10 show the man.
Recross examin aton-l got Two dilereAt barrels
IN Washington street from tho same and tho
sanlo stable; these are the only two barrels that
benjamin Blanchard, tho next witness, testified az
lOilows:-l know John Scott have bin ut Dun
laps express cicc very rarely within tho last threc
years have seen him about twenty times at that
oihcc; have delivered goods ut Nowlll's druy store
the signature on tho way blli produced Is mine.
Cross-examined Ny Judge Often noccr.-l havo
boon cmployeu ut Dunlaps oxpross Office
the past three years; the barrels rcmouber do
months ago: never went up to Washington street to
take u barrel for delivery ~ NowiIpA t8t#sf kN@
by The Court--rhers were were no special directions
there from any stAble.
Kecross- niuat,on-lt within the last year,
or II miXht he years since barrels como to
the express Office that distinctly remember. buI
/ cannot say winch year It was
James III. Mckcan, examined by Mr. Foster, toStt-
ul have charge OF Mr. Du0ap's express business;
| have been with him three years; he has iour
press Offices different parts tue book
produced Is book kept Wy me IN tho ordinary busi-
ness the olce; nave known John Scott Tor nearly
three years; he d!d business with US; he has had
goods taken from No. 12S Frankfort street ~ Nowis
ut south Filth avenue; those goods werc brought
truck ny lruckMan named Howell; Tho cases were
ssa usni Inc express Charges The way Cli prcdussd
dated December H. 1870 ID u receipt OF goods dc.
produced, DecenDor III, 1885, una March !, 1876,
In my handwriting.
Gross -exam,neu by Judge Dittcnhoofcr--I will not
tn ta atNlne Pnfar
thing that personally racoivod VI tno express 0lco
have no ual recollection OF tho recep OF goods
cepl tho entry tho books; did not 500 tho goods
to which the OF December H. 1875 relors, but
Inado from ths drivors report; Tho samo Is true ot
the ony Mare1 "a saw ~ sco.. sa 1s,s Tn0o S
swear ~ the number 0! tiinos; ncvor heard Vi
any dclvery from u stable iu Washington street.
Tho entry oi December IL 1875, was read to tho jury
by the District Attorney, winch showed that 81 cx.
press charges hud been paid
Dexter L. Mosley, examined by Mr. Foster testi0c cd
as iolows:- am conuccleu with the nrm Vi Wilmer
dIng Hpguct Co., und have been ior many years;
have know Jonn scott; my house has done business
tor him during the last thTce years; my houso mas
sold silks ana accs for hun; The goods camo by DON
laps cxprcss and ~cre sold at auction; madc pay
enls OF the proceeds VI tho s,lc 10 J0hu
Scott; description vi tho goods wouiu appear
our catalogues aad alter tho salc tho names of the
catalogue prnted and wc made IL up from tho IN
voccs VIC preserve our catalogues, ana wc have nio
o. them io mo pat three ysar ;as p1p"r produced
Judge DittenhoelCr objcctod 10 tho continuation OF
o Vi oxaninntoh ~ tho interest of tho economy
OF time The case he said, had now already spun out
two uil weeks and could Tell how much tbngcr
il would II this OF procedure " continued
Hu there should bo end the Introduce
t,on of testimony material only against John scott
aud wholly imnnscria against the othor Defendants,
unless indeed was proposed to convict John Scott
70 which he could reason to object Ue repeated
that tho objection only made tor tho purpose Of
suyiux time, would lead ~ long
tions, otherwise ho did not care ~ all whether
let III not.
Tho testimony was admitted. aud tho witness re-
suualng. suid:--I presume the invo,co camo from
Scott, because " - marked Thomas Gourlay u Co.,
and That Is the Scot was known by; tno other
invoices producud idcntiiy III the samo way; tho
siKs described invoiccs Produced wcro ontored up
from them INTO Catalogues Tor snle.
Cross examined by Judge DlttouhocIcr--If tho In.
voccs did moi come 10 addressed envelope
thoy would be pul tho box auction rooms;
/ cannot say when TRANSACTIONS commenced: the
name Gouray was familiar to ever since wc nad
10 do with Scott; that extends back lar 1893
The Court point adjourned Tho further hear
inn untll Monday next kIE1NE n r04