The morning call., 1894-05-12
IMPLICATES ALL.
The Emerald's Cook on
the Stand.
PLAIN TALE PLAINLY TOLD.
The Strange Events of a Trip
for Pleasure.
PLAIN TALE PLAINLY TOLD.
TWO NEW WITNESSES PROCURED
How Voss Shipped the Stolen Cargo
of the Yacht as Crockery and
Preserved Fruits.

There was standing-room only and very
little of it in the United States District
Court when the trial of the Emerald ring
smugglers was resumed yesterday morn
ing.
The lone woman In black was one of the
first spectators to arrive. The crowd made
way for her and she took a seat near the
lawyers. where she sat patiently listening
to the testim ony and the legal sallies until
the court adjourned late in the afternoon.
Attorney Garter asked the court for per-
mission to prove that A. j. Smith had not
been arrested as nsinuated by the defense
for improper conduct in cemetery, but
the court decided that the record should
stand.
Frank Jaynes. local superintendent of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
was the first witness called. He has p
peared on the stand In important cases
without number and knows just how to
conduct himself. Nothing more important
was required of him than the ident ficaton
of 3 telegram sent by Defendant Thomas
to Defendant Noss asking him TO take
charge Of the Emerald. Jaynes stated
that the dispatch was received at branch
Office in this city, and was transmitted by
the central Office to Oakland.
Frank a. Hodapp, shipping clerk for
the California Transportation Company at
Martinez. followed Mr.. Jaynes. While on
duty on October ?, 1898. be received some
goods that be supposed were household
furniture for shipment to a. d. Anderson.
There were barrel and cask. marked
"crocksry," among the packages and six
boxes marked preserved fruits" The
packages were brought to the company's
wharf by Captain Svenson of the bark
Southern Chief. Hodapp did not know
that These packages contained opium that
had been brought from Victoria oy the
Emerald. Subsequently a stranger called
upon him ana offered to give him Sl00 to
find Svenson.
Charles w. Beel, clerk employed by j.
Z. Shain, testified that Henderson, who
sold the Enerald to the smugglers. called
at Shsin's office and asked him to collect a
note for S475 signed by A. j. Smith and
ndOrsed by Wichman. Henderson had
to the clerk, with instructi ons to commenc ce
SUIT against Wichman if the latter refused
to Day the money. Beel told Henderson
that Wichman would pay the money. and
Wichman did par it on the next day and
took the bill of sale.
g. Telcnert. an expressman, told the
court that it was he who carted provisions
l.
that he sold tackle to Smith for the vessel.
Then came the Governments most i'm
portant witness Miller, the Emerald's
cook, who to secure his freedom confessed
the evil deeds of himself, bis confederates
and employers. The little woman in
black craned her neck. Attorney Garter's
bosom swelled with conscious pride.
George A. Knight frowDed portentously
and Clement Bennett. the stenographer,
carefully jnspected the points of his Sheaf
Of pencils.
Miller is little pale-faced man, about
80 years OF age. He looks like waiter.
who is conscious that the glorious oppor-
tunities of his lifetime have passed by.
He was one of the first mem bers of the
ring who were arrested. and being unablc
to procure bail was imprisoned. His
alleged confederates never went near him
with solace or cash, and having proper
regard for his own welfare he decided to
cenfess his and their sins and obtain his
freedom.
Il was induced to take part in the Snug.
CLING schemes of the ring by Captain
Voss." Miller began. 81 became acquainted
with him on the American ship Prussia.
then on voyage to Australia. He was
second mate and | was cabin-boy. We
came TO San Francisco on the same vessel
and after landing / saw little of him until
the latter part of July or the first of
August, 1893, when he asked me il | would
like to 90 with him on a pleasure voyage
and cook for the crew and passengers.
Voss told me that he did not know just
where we were going nor how long we
would be gone. | met Voss the next day
on Market street, opposite Wichman's
candy-store. Harry Mensing was with
him and he told Mensing and me to wait
for him there while he called upon
friend. Voss came back In three hours
I! a f0t ho
Mensing and l stayed on board ali night.
Mensing was mate of the vessel, which
WAS then lying off Stones ways, near
Hunters Point. We brought her down to
Third-strect wharf next day and then took
on beard provisions for the voyage. Dur
ing the day Thomas Mclean and Wich-
man came on board, looked around and
went away.
81 saw no pleasure-seekers then or
thereafter. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon
we left the wharf and cruiSed around the
bay for several hours, managing to break
our boom In a collision with another YES
sci. The pieces of the boom were lashed
together, and late that night we started on
our voyage"
The trip was uneventful. The crew was
composed OF Voss, Menslng and Miller.
Vos5 told them nothing about the object
Of the voyage, and after Two weeks sailing
they entered Puget Sound. passed up the
American side and crossed over to the
BRUSH shore and anchored there.
Vo,s took the Emerald's small boat and
went ashore. but returned In short time
perturbed in spirit.
He cursed all men who do not keep their
appointments, d.ordered his little crew
10 heaye anchor and sail farther down the
shore. The Emerald was anchored again
and Voss, after ordering Miller and Men,
sing to look out for red light. fell asleep.
No red light was visible that night to
the watchers. and next day while the Emer-
aid was still anchored near the shore
steamer came within thirty yards of her
and stopped. Mclean was on the steamer
and After recelYing q short visit from Vnss