The Portland daily press., 1895-11-30
THE HORSA CASE.
Hearing Before the Commissioners at
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, November 29.-At the
Horsa hearing this afternoon, Carl Arms
ton, fireman on thesHorsa, testified that
after leaving Delaware breakwater, pro-
oeeding northward at noon November TO-
the anchors were dropped. After lying to
about an hour, tug boat came along
side, unloaded number of cases and 3S
men.into the Horsa. Thesparty remained
on the steamer until Cuba was reached
The witness understood two generals
and 81 officers were in the party. Guns,
| rifles and machine guns, which were in
the cases, were placed amidships, and
once during the voyage machine gun
was fired to test it.
A tug came alongside off Barnegat after
| ammunition and the fllibusterers W ere
| taken aboard and the ship started for
Port Antonio. The funnel was repaint-
| ed before the destination was reached
When the coast Of Cuba was reached the
following Friday, life boats were lowered
and ammunition placed i'll them. A num-
Der OF filibusterers got into the life boats
and the steamer started 10 tow the boats
| towards Port Antonio. When approach
ing Light Wassen, the small boats were
Which were on the Horsa were thrown
overheard. The witness stated that John
ID. Hart was on board the Horsa and he
remained on board until the ammunition
and men boarded the steamer. He then
boarded the tugboat, which brought the
hllbusterers to Horsa. Arnston testified
that each member of the Fl orsa's crew
was to receive $50 for keeping silent about
the expedition. He understood from one
OF the Cuban fllibusters that John ID.
Hart, owner of the vessel, was to get
VI, 600 for landing the expedition.
On croSs-eXamlnation, the witness stated
ne was not to receive any compensation
1or making these disclosures, and he had
no desire to get the accused into trouble by
giving. testimony. Arnston repeated his
narrative of the landing of the fllibus-
ters, there being six sboat loads, and ad-
mltted he went ashore at Jamaica with
out leave and became intoxicated. He
further admitted he told Chief Engineer
Nielsen, after he had been placed in irons
for misconduct, that he would cause
trouble to the ships officers.
neer, was the next witness, and deniet
in toto that any filibusters or any ammu
milton were placed aboard ship.
District Attorney Ingham asked the
commissioner to continue the case unit
the Horsa shall have completed her trip
SO as not inconvenience the owners
Ihe district attorney asked that half 6
0oAon WienesSos pe uelu III paii III "P
pearan ce.
Attorney Kerr made lengthy address
IN which he argued against the contin
uance Of the case or of holding any wit
nessses in bail. His argument was il
the nature Of an appeal for the commits
s1oner to dismiss the case and for the dis
trict attorney to abandon the prosecution
because" he said, "You know no jur,
would convict these men,
The district attorney pressed for con
tinuance, and stated he would be able t,
produce corroberative testimony. som
of it from New York, as to the flibus
tering expedition.
Commissioner Bell refused to place tn
defendants witnesses under bail, but helt
Arnston under s400 bail and continued
the case until Monday, December 16
The defendants were held in $1,000 bal
each. 1t was agreed in the event of tn
Horsa not having returned from Port An
tonic by the 10th prox the case woulI
be continued day by day until the steam
er's arrival