The New York herald., 1877-11-14
THE COURTS.
Delving Deeper Into the Mysteries
of Silk Smuggling.
CRUCIBLE OF CROSS-EXAMINATION.
Comparative NuIlity of the Statute FIX
ing Referees Fees.
EX-COyERNMEST OFFICIAL IN TROUBLE.

The trial Of the silk smuggling conspiracy case was
continued yesterday in the criminal branch OF tne
United States District Court before Judge Bonedot
and Jury. Assistant District Attorneys roster anu
Hsrrick appeared the prosecution, and ex-Juage A.
T. Dittenhoeler Frederick A. Lane and LOUIS y. Fos'
for Gran Owen, tho accused parties.
Mr. John scott was recalled, and was uriler rigor-
ously examined by ex-Judse Ditienhoeiei. AS
to the letters OF indemnity received by him he stated
that hc received one the 9th OF August TINS year,
and another on the 2lst OF August; no aa-
dressed a telegram between the 6tn and 2lst from
Toronto Major Price, No. "a Barclay street,
Now YORK; the letter offered In evidence was
addressed TO Major Hougn No. s3 Nassau street,
New YorK; those letters he received ABOUT the
21st from Major Price at Toronto; he could not
say what stopped at wEen he was 10 Crescent
he walked there from rroy was about Two or three
miles distant from Iroy he did get any bin al the
hotel while he was there and did not know the name
OF the holc he sold silks received IN the same way as
those received from L. e. Owen 20 Aiken, son Co. !;
George Matthews; Lee, Tweedie a Co.; James Nc
Creery John Atwili. (winess declined TO answer
further to his books The books we're
then gwen 70 him 10 examine oy AIR. Dittenhoeer.)
Previous 10 Marcn, 1914, tnsre were thirt; excep-
tloDs IN winch he SOLD silks TO other parties man
Wnmerdipg Hosuct; ne SOLD silks pror ~ loiI To
FIELD, Morris t-nner, Jonn AL~iii, }. N ID. siis,
Allkeu Mailer aud Lee, weede ~ - ne sold iaces to
j. JUhur Me- Co.. lie gave thc gut
bill produce 20 Whne TO -et the goods from "hefe
they were; White Is In the CITY; owen tod witness 10
send Kegs to the s.mpe Office a. tue custom
House; those Kegs contained oatmeal
Mr Dtttenhoefcr was about To crossexlmlne the
witness contents OF The hvo barrels produced,
when the District Attorney said that he consented
that all testimony relation TO Tue contents of tue
i've barrels marked Tor Identification ne stricken out
Witness resumeu-Ihe nrst TRANSACTION witness had
with Wells ana owen was IN Soptemoer, 1873. (Lct-
ters produced received from Weis.) Coud MOI say
what daio was when he received them. tIhe lot
dated March andMay, lS1A) ihey were de-
hvered by letter carrier ne received tnem at 5os
Broome street, and had not the enyeopes he saw tue
letters In the nands Captain Bracket about August
year tho date oil the hrst transaction between
Wells and owen according 10 book kept oy witness,
was February IL, 1874; he haa sold silks IN
Philadelphia two or tureo times At auction, and
philadelphia, but could remember he
had sold any through private houses, though lao
might have done SO; seven pieces OF SIX OF tho JOINT
transaction OF Wes and owen, the invoice OF Febru
ary, 1874, we're sold 10 private pates Two different
ronittances were sent 10 Wells anu owen-one OF
81 $50 the other oil 81 SO0 ABOUT 1850; he could
not say which was remitLed 10 Owen ana which TO
Wells the last shipment received from Owen was
April TO- 1877; the makes OF silks received by wit
ness 1872 to 1877 gros grain, drsp dc
Cashmere Victoria; the bran as were all taken oil
silks 1870 but there was notalng special In those
brands by which witness could identify them IRON all
other silks having the same brand he received about
hIpments year from owen, and never received
any Shipment NJ the dock or IRON the ship; the first
he saw OF any shipment coming IRON owen was
either at Varick street, Broome street Noei's
or the express oiice; he went with jack
son to the storenouse OF the Custom
House in September oil this year, ana saw
there number oil boxes; there was nothing
peculiar IN their appearance, there private
mark upon them that he had put on; he did not
member when and where the agreement made
between Owen and Wells Tue time place, or
making any agreement win james Wells, or talking
with Captain Brsckett this since the trial;
he had spoken to Captain Brackett every day,
could not rememoe Der any particular day that he had
talked with him since ne mad been on the witness
stand: he SAD not talked with Foster, Herrick
Bracket about his testimony since he had been on
the witness stand, but talked with them about The
-nff naV Gn- heel rPenl IN v
them him, but did not recoilect what part OF
he could moi give tho substance OF anything those
gentlemen to him or anything in their reply.
Re-airect--By Mr. Foster-ihe draft produced Is
remittance Thomas G. owen o an invoice OF goods
sold MIN; there we're invoices in the book OF Feb
ruary ana March, 1874, Of goods sold for l. O. Owen;
the barrels sometimes called friends" Ia the
letters; the note produced was written by witness,
and he couid not swear whether II was sent to Owen
or 10 Graf.
The defence objected TO its admission the ground
that the witness would not swear To whom he IL
The note was ruled out
Witness, resumiug, stated that he rcmitted in May,
1871 the proceeds OF twentyone pieces OF silk to o.
Owen; the brand tnat was upon this sx was marked
''@.snmere Victorias," and this marx removed
before tney were onereu Tor sale 10 Wilmerding
Hoguet; ship maniiests produced the
haudwrIlng oil Mr. / Z. owen.
nation by Judge Dittenhocfer-It was
Impossible ior TO give the OF the OF
shipments sent by T. Z. owen; he remembered open
ing lue case that came N September lSf3 but had
special recollection OF The ,pment IN February,
1874, now barrels IN cases ner
were: he had no OF the supme nj OF March,
1874, independent OF his books he did mol know
whether 1t came in barrels cases; the
was applicable 10 the shipment OF August, 1874; he
dId mol know that the tweny-one pieces oil SILK
ferred to ever had urand on them when he first
them they had no brand; he DID not know that they
were tue same pieces oi silk that were sent TO
express office; he not sure that IL G350 he
remtted to order; It was ESQ or Zoo; hc
rccollect whether he put IL into Post Onicc
sell or not; eighteen pieces VI silk generally
barrel winch about the size ordinary flour
barrel
THIS concluded the testimony OF the witness Scott
and the Court then adjourned until this morning.