New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-07
A BLOW AT THE REBELS.
ACTION AGAINST THE CARONDELET.
THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY BE.
GINS SUIT FOR HER CoNFIsCATIoN-
HAYTI's EFFORTS REWARDED

GINS A SUIT FOR HER CONFISCATIoN-
HAYTI's EFFORTS REWARDED
"steamer Carondelet, time charter, New-York TO
Haytl. $50 a day. in the record Of Freights
and Charters flied late Tuesday at the Custom
House, but this not made public until yesterday.
This brief record significant in view Of the fact
that yesterday morning clearance given TO the
Carondelet at tho Custom House to SANTANA, Santo
Domingo. by way of Newport News and before she
sailed United States Attorney Walker lbeled the
sci upon information furnished by John G. Meehan,
Of No. log Broadway, a detective employed by
Haytian Minister Preston He had been working on
The for several days and succeeded In obtaining
sufficient evidence TO present TO the Government that
she was to take munitions of war for the Haytian
rebels under General Hyppoe.
a vessel under timo charter means that she Is
under charter for a month or more. The Carondelet
is owned by c. H. Mallory & CO., and as she is
spare boat has been lying at the Erie Basin until
day two ago, when she came out and began TO
take and ammunition She lay close to
BedOw's Island, wherC advantage taken of the
electric light and the work Of loading her was from
lighters at night She completed her loading yes
terday and fled her manifest at the Custom House
and obtained her clearance.
SEEKING FOR PROOFS.
But Minister Prestons Charles, the secretary
Of the legation and Detective Meehan started carly
In the morning 10 formulate the evidence and laid
IL before District Attorney walker, who put United
States marshals on the vessel and prevented her nom
sailing She lay off Bedlow's Island last night Her
clearance papers showed that Lord 81 Austin acted
agents for c. H. Mallory Co.; that they cleared The
vessel for SANTANA by way Of Newport News and that
Captain William L. Evans was master, with crew
OF thirty Besides rope and other things that
may be used for removing heavy materials, her
manifest included the following: " Eight guns,
weight 10000 pounds; eight carriages weight 5000
pounds; SD boxes of empty shells, weighing $1,000
pounds; 50 barrels $500 pounds Of gunpOwder;
guns, weight 1900 pounds; gun carriages, II cases
Of materials and fixtures for guns, 513 cast shot,
Weighing $500 pounds, 325 kegs 5000 pounds) of
gunpowder, 1O3 cases COCO pieces of rifles, 100,-
coo cartridges, 1000 belts, of guns, car
rages twelve packages of poles, wheels and materials
for guns, SO cases of ammunition and shells, one
box Of drums"
Lord d Austin, who acted as brokers' were
agents of the steamship Haytlen Republic, the
vessel which seized and condemned In the
Prize Court Of the Legitime Government and
aferward surrendered to Rear-Admiral Luce upon the
demand Of the State Department. 1t is asserted by
Minister Preston that Lord d Austin did not act for
the Maoy's, but chartered the vessel representa-
tives of Mr. Haustedt of Jminez Haustedt Co., who,
the Hayan Minister also declares, have had the dis
pensing Of large amount of money left with them by
Dr. Nemous Augoste the representative sent here by
amount expended for the Carondeles cargo is said to
have been S9l 800. Detective Meehan said
A HARD CASE TO FOLLOW.
This has been hard case to follow because the
parties have worked secretly and quickly In the charter
Of the vessel and while loading her The vessel was
chartered by Mr. Hausedt, of Jimnez, Haustedt CO..
who represent General Hyppolte mere ana Que g, On
I nsS ST0 nv Lord q Austin You viii notice
this significant fact that she chartered to go from
New.York TO Haytl but after Information was pub
her She cleared for Dominican port. Shc
was loaded with arms and ammunition at nighttime
and under the supervision Of wel[known Haynan
She has on board seven 1OOponder guns of eight a6
shells shell that that came from Bancgat Park over the New
Jersey Central Road and which were old shells that
grounds for some time $50 cases of rifles from Hart
rid , bnt ali executing the NJ had been erased or
PAINTED over; eleven cases Of saddles, sabres and
other equipment for cavalry all OF when were trans
lows Island by the aid Of the electric light of Llbcry's
statue 80 p m On Ra nue SSsS s P PUUP
guns and cases Of rifles and transferred them to
the Carondelet The rifles were transferred under
the supervision Of checkclerE Of Hartley Graham
The evidence that these munitions Of war were IN
tended for IIyppolte and many OF them for the Mad
rid, is pretty conclusive
The suit for the confscation Of the steamer for
violation Of the neutrality laws was begun yesterday
by United States DlstIictAtomey Walker In the
United States District Court. The libel was filed at
late hour the day, and the papers were delivered
to the United States Marshal Several deputy mar
sbals were at once sent to the steamer, with drec
ons to prevent the sailing of the vessel The action
of Mr. Walker was founded on a number OF afhdav1ts
Mr. Walker said yesterday afternoon:
at has been a difficult matter TO trace the money
paid for the arms back to the real purchaser be-
leve some claim is made that the arms were for San
Domingo / presume that tho san Domingo Govern
ment will enter claim 10 the vessel and It's contents
and then a question will be raised for the courts. Tho
matter was not free from doubt but the aidayits
presented and under the instructions Of the Attorney
General thought 1t my duty to take action to prevent
the sailing Of tho vessel"