The New York herald., 1878-03-14
BARR AIRY.

BOLD ATTEMPT OF PASSENGER, CoLLUDINd
WITH THE CAPTAIN, TO STEAL VESSEL
AND VALUABLE CARGO OF COFFEE AND HIDES.
BALTIMORE, Nd, March 13, 1s7S
The Sun this morning gives the foilowing:-0ne oI
the most remarkable instances OF alleged barrasry
that has been brought to light here In good
many years was developed yesterday, British brig
and her whole cargo Of coffee being represented to
have been 'appropriatsd" by n passenger, in colu-
sion with n1r captain and crew, and brought here to
DE Sold Tho British brigantine Alexis Captain
George Williams, reached Baltimore on March IRON
Porto Cabelo. Venezuela. with 4377 bags oil coffee,
weighing $3.50 pounds, aud s22 hides
sxiLFUL PLOT.
j. f. Kinncar, an 'Enghshman, about thirty-hve
years olo OF good address, with his colored servant,
camo as a passenger. Kinnear represented tnat he
owned the cargo and said that ho had bcen travelling
Isving the United States offered better
market than could De found in Europe: p'oas:
in search Of purchasers Before ordering the vessel
to Baltimore he came here from HAMPTON Roads, ana
Tor a day two negotiated with colee buyers, a.
length arranging VITA Messrs Eugene Levering
Co. Commerce street, coffee importers and jobbcrs 10
buy tho cargo from him or sell u Tor HIM. When the
brig roached port she entered at The Custom
House, but her papers were IN some respects ir.
regular The manifest, on "A rough looking piece OF
Velasou Porto CabellO and was consigned To j. r.
Kinnear, and that she lett Porto Cabeo, January 81
The coffee anu hides stored In a warehouse on
Fells Point vessel went TO Canton or ballast
SUSPICION AROUSED.
In the meantime doubts as TO tho regularity OF nor
papers were not ALA. ed. KiDnear had asked tho
Messrs Levcng 10 advance 500 600 cash On the cargo,
but the firm held the request under acvisement IL
was found that brig named Alexis was IN any mari
time record aud a telegram TO the Cana
dian Minister OF Marine Affairs elected The
reply tina. Hops~s, Nova Scotia %ss from from rn when
port OF register rns confirmed tho suspicion
that there was something wrong, and attention was
lector Thomas and others, with Wow 10 unravs The
mystery kilograms were sent 10 different points IN
Europe and Canada Kinnoar and Cap'a,I Williams
finding out their scneme was in danger OF exposure
left the city on Monday. The two mates, four sea-
and tho steward, some OF them coIored, had LETT
days before and yesterday II was discovered tnat
every one wlh the vessel had disappeared
THE MYSTERY CLEARING UP.
Mr.. Il, c. HAYS, shpDr0ker, roceiveda despatch
from Mills 4 Co.. OF 81. Johns, N. b.. owners
OF the British brigantine Alice, stating tnat she
bad been chartered 10 take cargo oil coffee from
Porto Cabclo, and II doubtless this vessel which
was in the port OF Baltimore Next Il was found out
that the Alice's cargo was destined for Hamburg,
Germany and kilograms sent there brought back the
information that the cargo was owned BY several
Hamburg mercantile inns, 10 whom II had been
shipped IRON Porto Cabeo, ana ttat u was insured
in Europe at lis ~valuc-viz $o2 600 gold.
The name OF the Xnce wherever IT appeared
on tho vessel had been erased and Alexis
substituted. Even the tonnage desgnation had
been Gu, out where 1t was branded, and 1885, the
rect tonnage, changed TO BOB The regular clearance
papers with wuich she lett Porto Caboo had been de-
stroyed and false sot made out IN the name OF the
Alexis, with J. +. Knnear owner Of the cargo.
These papers have the stamp OF Rivas 4 Kclasques,
and were probably obtained blank At Porto Cabeio
FLIGHT CULPRlTs
Kinnear stopped AZ leading hotel here, and, IN MS
haste get away he lett his coicreo servant behind
and the letter has fallen the hands OF tho police
He says no has been the BODY servant Of
K,nnear for the past two years The Brit
ish Consul yesterday placed a watchman in
custody OF the brig and she is hold
await Identification. Messrs. Levering, " Is under
Stood advanced Kinnoar 81, 900, but refused to buy
tho cargo or sell 1t commission until he had iden-
tlfed hi msef as the ownor. AS affair has turned
out tho owners OF the cargo. aud also OF tho vessel
will not be large losers, as both are hold Intact.