The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-15

He l. Charged With Stripping tho
Wrecked schooner William g. Bee on
the Morning of August 20.
United Statos Court convened nt 10
O'Clock this morning. Levi Bird. coun'
sci for Isaac W. Nalor, charged with
sending obscene matter till Rough the
mails, asked for n continuance In the
case OF his client until Monday. The
continuance was granted.
The charge against James II. Mill
man, OF stripping the wrecked sehoon-
or William &. Bee, was taken up. Jno.
Biggs represents tho defendant.
=, This was the jury empaueled: Allen
Sportsman. foreman, Samuel j. Me-
Gull, William q. Wier, William Win.
gate, William Green, Joseph j. Handy,
ROBERT Donovan, John Il. Harrington,
Ezekiel Flemmlng, Henry Nj, Tunnel, |
~ W lruitt and William Lawton. Mr..
Biggs challenged Joseph W. Willard |
anu MIR, Wier substituted.
MI. Watson then addressed the Jury. |
reading to them the section No. $3.50, |
under which tho Indictment was
drawn. 1t provides that III anyone
shall plumber and carry away articles.
etc. shall be deemed guilty OF a mis-.
dcmeanor The crime for which the
defendant had been Indicted was corn.
mitted on the night of August 10Th,
when he took two topsails ten hal.
yards and quantity of roras.
Elijah Register OF LIZ. 3 was the
iirst witness called. II ID engaged in
the wrecking business by the United
states Government, and was at Lewes
when Captain Millmans schooner,
Henry w. Laws. pissed there.
lie knew OF the wreck OF tho schooner
William c. lee, and telegraphed j. ID.
Fish u Co., OF Phi ladelphia the owners
| Of the wrecked schooner. OF It, In re.
turn he was authorized to save what
| evor OF tho cargo lie could. MIR. Wat.
son presented the communications
and they were admitted a. evidence.
| The witness was to receive 60 Fer cent,
| for his work OF saving the wreckage.
Tho witness Is managing owner of the
| schooner Laws.
At loves the captain quit the vessel,
but having large amount of his own
personal goods aboard the schooner
wanted to take the schooner to Mil
| ford. The owner objacted. but allow
cd the captain to go as far as Milton.
| 1t was on this understanding that
Millman took the schooner but In.
| stead Of going to Milton went to the
| Milford flats. 1t wGs hero they drop
| ped anchor and later went to the
wrecked shooher Bee.
NICHOLAS PLUSMERs TESTIMONY.
Nicholas Plummer on Aug. 20 was n
seaman aboard the schooner Henry
| w. Laws. The witness was not pres.
ent when Mr.. Register and Captain
| Alillman had the above conversation.
They We're off the Mispillion Flats
when they sighted tho wrecked
schooner. They were about five miles
from the wrecked schooner. ON Aug.
%, no with Vincent Harrington. Al
fred Truitt and Captain Alillinan went
to the wrecked schooner in the schoon-
| CT Henry W. Laws.
They anchored In yawl boat: went
to the wrecked vessel and secured two
topealls ten halyard blocks and n
quantity OF rope. Mr.. harrington,
Captain Nlllman, Truitt, and the wit
ness were in the yawl boat, and they
took the property under instructions
from Mr.. Harrington. IL was then
about2 O'Clock in tho morning.
| After securing the property they
carried 1t ashore and placed II on Mr..
| llarrinGton's property. which Is at
Milford.
On cross. examination the witness re-
pied why they had gone tothe wrecked
vessel SO early IN tho morning. and
| while IL was night WIS because they had
to use the tide and as it Is high at that
time they went to the schooner. 1t
was under Mr.. Harrlngton's direction
that Captain Alillman ana the three
| mon went to the wreck. They all UNI
dtrstood that Mr.. Harrington had
4 Charge OF the vessel, and therefore
l wont to the schooner
Ailrei Il. Irultt testified to being
seaman on board the Laws. Monday
| morning about O'Clock lie with Cap
tain Dlillman. Harrington. Plummer
vent to the schooner. On August "a.
tho day before they anchored off the
| Nlispilllon flats witness noticed Il
government relief boat going to the
| wrecked schooner. Captain NIillman
was not aboard the vessel that time.
The men when ON the wrecked
| schooner were acting under instruc-
tions from Mr.. Harrington They
were ordered to take from tho vessel
any articles which might be lost Cap
tain MillmHn delivered no orders.
| Witness admitted that harrington had
10 authority AhoHru tho Henry W.
Laws, but when he WAS aboard tho
wrecked schooner lie believed lie had.
they understanding that he had charge
of tho wreck.
| When the goods were removed to
the shore witness locked them up and
turned the key over to Mr.. llarring-
ton.
| ON discrimination the witness
replied that he did not believe ne was
pluDltflnb the vessel, as he undnr.
stood they had the authority from Mr..
harrington, and who accompanied
them. The question OF whether Cap
tain Millmnl thought he was yiolatin z
amy law was ruled out 10y the court.
MIR. Harrington was the man who
gayo the orders to remove the wreck
age and not Captain MliIman Whe n
they landed the property, they laid
he saila ON tho sani to dry. where
any one could sec them, 1t being bu t
fifty feet from the hotcl there.
After MIR. Biggs finished tho exami-
nation. tho Government closed its case
Mi. Watson stating that he had several
witnesses in reply.
| WATSON AND BIGGs ARGUE.
Mr. Biggs then cuntendad that II
Mr.. Watson had witnesses in reply, 1t
was his time to put them on the stand
| and not after lie had produced his ties.