The New York herald., 1877-11-13
THE COURTS.
Further Story Of the Government Witness in
the Silk Smuggling Suit.
OFFICIAL LETTER OF INDEMNITY.
Perfecting Arrangements for lmpeach.
ment of Judge Duffy.
DISA EEING DOCTORS

The trial Of the silk smuggling conspiracy
continued yesterday IN the criminal branch Of tho
United States District Court before Judge Benedict and
aIury, Assistant District Attorneys Foster and Herrck
representing the government aud ex udge j. Often
hocfer Frederick A. Lane and LOUIS \. Post the
cused parties. John Scott, the principal witness for
tho prosecution being recalled the stand testified
in answer to the continued minute vigorous
examination OF ex-Judge Dittcnhoefer that he had
made no further inquiries 10 the various places in
this city in which he had lived Detwcen Broome
and South Filth avenue, and how long he resided in
each place he would endeavor before the session
OF the Court to procure Information these points,
he knows now, but did not know while In
Canada, where his daughter then was; no
has learned that she in boarding house
in Twcith street, and short time at the Catskills
he knows OF friend named Scott in Troy or Cres-
cent; he was night Troy, but does not recoect
calling on any there In Crescent; he went to
Crescent TO see tho country, and that his only
motive at the time he remained there two or three
days to look around him; he wrote from Troy
TO ALVIN Grail, Of the defendants Here
the witness produced the letter OF immunity
under the guarantee OF which ho
from Canada as witness for the government Con-
tinuing his testimony the witness said he became
4.
about the spring oil 1873, having nrst mot him No.
5OS Broome street; owen came In company with
he going to bring silks over and asked HIM ii he
would sell them; he could not tell who next spoke
nrst ous SO fur as he remembers he beiieved
IL to be Owen no told owen he
could sell the silks in one way only,
ana that was by sending them 20 the auction house;
he also told Owen he thought the silks would realize
by such sale from twenty to twenty-five per cent;
with this Owen did not seem to be satisfied, aud wit
ness informed HIM that tins the bost could
done Tor him ne next saw owen about i've weeks
after; he THINKS Owen returned on the Queen
OCCASION; about five weeks after that he again saw
Owen at No. sos Broome street; on numerous occa-
sons subsequently,, at Intervals OF about hve weeks
he again saw Owen; he HIM almost every time he
made trip, excepting an interval OF about three
months In 1874 or 1875; he net him tho Utah
House. at the Woodbine' on Sixth ayunue and others
that he could not recolIect; he several times ab
sent IN Europe the longest period being in 1874; he
6rst saw James Wells about six or seven years ago.
about two or three years before he I. G.
H. owen; he boncves James Wells is now
since hs las. saw James Wells; he then saw him at
No % varick street, Wells assistant on board
was storekeeper; he wrote TO L. II. owen since he
saw :, hlm last but got no answer; he oeileves L.
casons he told I. Z. Owen that he was sick OF tho
business; this he believes, about May, 1877; he
UNDERSTOOD Richard CLARK to be partner in the hrm
from Wells or owen; he Det Clark IN London
In 1874 he won't in to look through Clark's Stock
because he mad any definite idea Of buying, but be-
cause it usual to do so their place Of business
II this time was in Church alley, Liverpool MS best
recolection that T. Z. Owen delivered all The
invoices TO him personally; he could not recocct tho
Shipment he received from I. G. Owen but thinks It
The SHIP: he first saw them IN Broome
nreet; as TOR the dates of the reception OF
lev pieces o these silks he thrks he may have sold
~ private sae but he believed the creator portion
have been sold at the auction room Of Whine riding,
Hoguet Co from 1872 10 1877, besides the business
he testified 70, he was agent for other houses among
them Hall Frazer, tweed manufacturers, OF Dunn
IN and. nien dtAe hr,tn
Nann Byers Co., Of Glasgow; he represented Bar
themes Il Co., OF Bradford, England; this included
about all the business he had he would sell goods
any party that wouu give him the goods to sell;
sold goods Tor Thomas Wilson, in Churcn street,
John s. Briggs, OF Huddcrshcld; there some
Scotch tweeds consigned to him at 63 Duane street,
about 1865 or 1867; from 1872 1877, besides
nm.. Ino sk business he was taking orders Tor Manu.
gst, about 1872 or 1873; he had no business with
nm before he rented part Of the premises
lrom him; some invoices to T. q. owen from the
Messrs. Cooper he believed he first May 1877;
they were handed to MIN by Owen in No. 23 varck
street; correcting his testimony, alter seeing the In
voices, no did recoect where they delivered
TO him nor could ho recollect any circumstances
would bring the or place TO his recollection.
Alter recess the witness Scott resumed mis- test,-
mony and said that the reason remembered OPEN
Ing the cases in 1873 was because he every
HIMSELF ho opened every that for T. U.
Owen while witness Office In Broome street; no
received shipment OF I. G. Owen live weeks before
large case lew days alter the receipt OF tho invoices
u was not more than four days; he rst case
AZ Duuidps . eApIebs omces tucTe were no marks on
the invoices that appeared the outside OF The
linvoiccs shown to witnessl; he never the
ward; he saw the in the second week In
May; was about three four leet square; he did
not SEQ the case opeDed ana the goods in
II; he dld not know oil his own knowledge
that the contents OF the
sent to the auction room; he assisted the orenng
oil every case that 10 Noes; I. Z. owen not
either barrel Noes, TO tho best OF his
recollection; he cannot show any invoice that Is
ciaed in his mind with the second OF exchange OF T.
7. Owen; The exhiDit produced should have date
" oi February "a, 1895 u was freight bill gwen 10
witness al No. 23 Varick street; he had doubt
about 1t at ALI delivered witness by Thomas
Y. Owen; he recoiiected IL because 1t the irst
ireignt bil that SAID anything about oatmeal; thcro
was nothing In the book produced tha; showed any
connection between the freight bill and second OF
exchange; the freight bill represented Two barrels,
which witness hrst saw at the express Office; tho
barrels he saw in February, 1876. were opened at
N0cps, and l. T. Owen was present; he received the
Two barrels Of oatmeal ABOUT weeks aierward; the
Dgures aud z we're on tho barrels; those were the
ngures on the freight bill he would swear that
he paid one freight bill he would not that he
paid ole freight Uill anu had recollection OF paying
any freight Diii OF Owens; tho oatmeal sent IN
small kegs; the barrels were large zcd barrels; he
did not receive any other invoice oil silks In that
mouth OF February.
The Court aiio ad N III IN 10 m orutn0