The New York herald., 1877-11-21
THE COURTS.
Nearing the End in the Silk
Smuggling Case.
ANOTHER REVELATION BY TWEED.
The Unhappily Married invoking
the Blind Goddess.
REMARKABLE SCENE IN COURT.

The trial Of Cralr 4 Owen. charged with conspiracy
In smuggling silks into this port, was resumed yes
tcrday before Judge Benedict and jury. Assistans
District Attorney Fostor and Herrck appeared Tor ine
government; cx.Judge Dittenhoeer, Mr. =. A Lane
and Mr. Louis Post Tor the defendants. me
government has nearly completed lis case ana VIII
probably nnish to-day or tomorrow.
A close cross-examinaiion OF Mr. Van Arsdaie was
ut the opening OF the court commenced by exJudge
Dittenhoefer the witness tsstfying as follows:-I
have looked Tor tripcate invoices IN the record
room of Custom House and have not been able TO
ind them. tho duplicate invoice is kept on file In
the Custom House, when 1t is produced there; have
searched original or Consular invoice ana can
not find it; my search extended almost two or three
years back; manifests always kept ON record In
the Custom House.
BY a juror have never known an instance OF a
Hplicate invoice beng lost
Rccross-examined-I have heard OF invoice
being misplaced and lost Tor time; it takes some
nine or ten months for tho documents to reach the
Record Onhce.
Redirect-The receipt OF o manifest is kept In four
different looms in the Custom House
Mr. william Miller examined by Mr. Foster, testi
Hed as follows:-I am a clerk at wimerding, Hoguet
Il Co.'s in White street; have been with them for
about Ave years; my duty was to record sales, and
recorded each lot as 1t was sold; put down the
buyers and also the price from the auctoneor
the entry In tho book produced December 49, 1875
and is in my handwriting; find the name OF I. Gro
,ey Co. entered on the book in that entry.
Cross-examined by Mr. Dittenhoefer-I don't
know OF my own knowledge that the persons named
on the bsok wore actual buyerG fTne entry read
by the Dsrc Attorney the jury OF all the sales Of
that day.)
In reply to an inquiry Of tho Court the District At
torney said oi those entries had reference
10 G and diamond Tho invoice OF silks dated De-
49, 1875. read by the District Attorney, cor
responded with the entry the sale book. The cntry
produced March 1871, is IN my handwriting and
Is entered to Thomas Groicy Il GO.
Judge Dittenhos.er inquired whether as TO the
entry concerning the sale on the 1st OF March. 1877,
the District Attorney proposed to connec! That iact
District Attorney Fostcr-Yes, with the acts charged
against Nowill and Scott
dictment to be OF March, 1876. whole year before
Mr.. Charles Conyers, examined by District
the employ OF The National Steamship Company;
Owen had been purscr IN the National steamship
Companys stores Tor the past three years; Gran had
charge OF tho docking and unlocking of the ships the
companys docks IN LS7475 werc 1T pier a. aud pier
Al; Gran had charge oi botn these docks; Andrews
had charge Of tho delivery of freight; don't know
his handwriting; don't know ovens handwriting.
Cross-examined-I don't know whether the Queen
steamship stranded between the years ls74-77; the
Egypt England ana Spain always lett from Liverpool;
the Queen once or twice ie from London our present
piers Nos a. and OIL pier No. AZ was surrendered
In December, 1876
BY a Juror-Grar had to that the clerks did
their the dock Graf was not held responsible
for the delivery the delivery clerk would be
responsble; Andrews was paid by the company; the
only check had the cargo the receipt ut the
gate; there q clerk the 10 cheek the pack
ages they come out OF the vessel: previously we
checked il as il came out OF the gate; We made
change about year ago
Cross-examiued by Judge Dittcnhofer-The clerks
employed at the dock were paid by cashier from
payroll made by Grail these ali servants Of
the company, including Graf.
When James Towers called as the next witness
lndu cfnd IN cp nDe n
witness the ground tnat no was included IN the In
diclment as co-consplrator. and inquired whether
the District Attorney was going 10 nole tho indict-
ment against Towers, as was done IN the case against
Scott and Nowil.
and insist that Towers is u competent witness.
Judge Dittenhoeer-I don't very much care how
Your Honor decides this question. Inc objection Is
made a sort Of smIcus curias than counsel.
In my View he Is wholly incompetent
Here the CourL took recess without deciding tho
question Alter recess the District Attorney entered
nole against Towers, and he called to The stand
and testified that he WAS truck man and that he car
RED packages from the National steamship Companys
docks. and paid dollar package TO take them
to Dunlaps express Office.
Mr.. f. W. J. Hurst, examined by Mr.. Foster, test-
fed as folows:-l am managing agent OF the National
Steamship Company's lines; The company use now
piers A and oil PRIOR to the end OF last year pier AZ
was used; familiar with steamship England
OF our line THINK she has Six hatches; nave seen
her discharge; the Queen has four matches; tho
England has two aft and three forward; Mr.. owen
purser on the Engiand IN February, 1877; know
Avian Graft have known him eleven years: GRAF
had charge OF The docks during the past years.
II his business 10 superintend the clerks; know
Edgar Andrews; he was one OF the delivery clerks;
know Thomas Gray, he was cooper; all the consign-
would have power 10 give orders Tor repair OF
casks to Cray; have seen maniess and other docu-
ments that said TO bc in OVENS handwriting; /
don't think should know II again; the signature pro
duced looks 70 be IN the hanawrting OF Jonn Bragg,
the master OF tho Queen but would not swear u;
the signature produced looks ike that oil Captain
Thomson. oil the England, but never saw him write
and should not ike to to II the manifest pro-
duced looks to be In tho writing which / have sup
posed TO be Mr.. Ovens; the manfcss are generally
delivered by the purser somo messenger from the
snip: IL Is the pursers business to make out the
iicet.
BY ajuror-The ship entirely under the control OF
The Custom House; the Custom House olccr has the
disposition OF the goods tney come from the ship;
have places the docks tor general order goous;
bonded goods and permit goods; all goods checked
In the gate except rough cargo, Ike c ustic SOFA;
every case passes the Custom House Office and the
custom House ofhcer, and our cneck clerk checks
them and dirccts where they 10.
Cross-examina ation-Therc is liked place for
the placing OF the gooas The dock the place Tor
changed around; We have nothing 10 do with the
livery OF goods, the Custom House does that the
Customs have bills o uding; clerk has book
aud cnccks the Custom House people The delivery
OF the goods Ia 1874. 1875 1876 sometimes at
the docks every day, as lar as 4 can remember.
AT this point the Court adjourned MIL this morn
Ing
TWEED AS A WITNESS
One OF the periodical suits which years past has
been turning up at intervals In the courts is the old
suit against the city originally brought by ohm l..
Brown, contractor, Tor hlling First avenue, above
Ninety-second street, and ater his death continued
by Charles @. Waterbury. who was surety his bond