The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-27
THE COURTS.
Curiously Conflicting Testimony in the
FuenteS Trial.
BRAZILIAN SHARPNESS.
Contesling Judgment Against the Compagnic
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The trial OF the suit Of FREDERICK Fuentes against
Victor Allen was continued yesterday before Judge
Sinnott In the Marine Court c. Ballard. dealer in
music boxes testified hat portion OF the goods seized
we're delivered to him by Fuentes for sale; that
Fuentes admitted TO him that he had passed them duty
Free and that he added that no New York Custom
House officers could get the better ola Bolivian. Cus
tom House Inspector Frederick s. Jackson testified 10
having seized portion OF the goods in South Fifth
Avenue at the residence Of Fuentes In Thompson
street; he told Fuentes what he wanted and
tho latter readily opened his trunk and also
accompanied him to Captain Brackstt's office.
MarceIn Josque testified that he saw Fuentes imme-
diately after he landed from the vessel, and
saw ALLEN in his company; he saw money paid TO
Allen or any one ese he never said TO Mr. Fsrsre
or any one else that ne engaged with ALLEN in
passing goods through the Gus en- House for which
Allen got money, or that Alien. the Eric men and
Custom House rogues had cheated him out Of his
share IN the transaction. and he meant 70 kick against
IT, John j. Pollock refused to state If nc had been
discharged from the Custom House Tho next witness
was Andrew Perret, whose testimony aud manner OF
giving II were simply indescrihable He wore a gray
'rocx coat aud drab clt nat and said he was both
doctor OF medicine aud priest de refused TO be
questioned. and ms story. winch tooK about live
minutes IA the telling and was given almost al
as inuous, anu as ABRUPTLY closed as the rattle
D! aerm clock. That portion OF his cstl-
nony WHICH had any application TO the case
at all Was mat Fuentes nad asked very high price Tor
his goods, ana nad told him that some had sold
him out. Emil A.tier testified that Furntes told MIN
he mad great many valuable things aud that reply
10 question a. 10 the amount Of duties paid kuentes
laughed and replied that The Bolvians were smarter
Than the Americana. Henry bayards swore that
Fuenies informed him that he had got all his goods
through without paying a cent duty. Victor Allen
tcst lied In his own behalf that he was passenger
agent Tor the Erie Railway for past years; that
two years previously kept gen;lemsns furnishing
store on Beecker street. that he saw Fuenles when he
landed and solicited nIm as passenger tor Erie, bet
was told by him that be did not want to go West but
to Peru; Fuentes asked hun 10 tell the Custom House
officers that he had dutiabe goods IN his trunks;
when his trunks we're opened he saw the priests vest
ments there, Fuenles asked him tell them that
from Fusn,ea Ja sDs Bu SiSs s.1e NnsS
. good character. Mr.. Peter. Psrere, IN rebutta,
testified that he roomed with Marcelini Josquc; that
Fuenies called there And him. that he told Marco
lni Josque OF that fac aud the latter SAID he did
want TO MN, that they had business with the
Custom House and tie Erie men and they mad beaten
him oui OF his share, and he gave him away.
did not Marceiin kick you out OF his room 2" asked
counsel Tor the defence.
''No. but his landlady kicked him OUT" was the re-
Mr. Jotrand. OF No. 4o5 Sixth avenue, testified that
be had conversation with Marceni Josque alter
seizure oil the goods he sad he knew all about that
be saw the money paid by Fuentes TO Alien and by
Alien 10 me Custom House oGcers, but It would not
10 for him to come into court and say So because he
had TO make his living among Custom House officers,
and he did 80 testify he would have leave the city
The plantn was again put on tue stand. He denied
duties; denied that he sad he priest told
Ahen TO say on the contrary he ranks colonel
IN the Bolivian army. The still unfinished at
the hour Of adjournment and win be continued TODAY
II presents thus lar OF contradictions between
The witnesses the respective rarely excced in
lhe experen of courts. ln