The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-09-20
THE TUGG W. CHlLDS
Said to Have Failed on t.ubal
Expedition.
THESTEAM: aLAuaADA RETUaal :
And Her Captain and Owners peny Thai
They Had Any Knowledge ertha
Expcaiti ON.

The Philadelphia Custom House was
notified yesterday that tho tug George ".
Chllds had taken out coast Wise register
and asked that the foreign register %
cancelled.
About three months ago the Childs was
suspeetet Of attempting TO AID the Cnbans
by landing men and arms. Bhe left Phlla.
dolpllia and next day took aboard sym.
pathizer on this city and steamed away
for Key West.
The United States authorities Of that
place were on their guard and for the few
to take on arms. ammunition and men. o
revenue outtei lay alongside her.
The announcement that Captain
Hughes OF tho steamsh ip Laurada was TO
Philadelphia for attic mptiug to aid the
Cubans is denied.
II was recently claimed that the Lau.
rada was the ship that was to have blown
tho three whistles to the Taurus. The
fact that District Attorney Vanderbilt ros
ceived the mysterious documents yester.
day gave tinge to the statement that the
papers had been given to the state ment
that the papers had been given TO tho
captain, and as he did not meet the tug
he kept right on. and that when ho re.
turned to Philadelphia on Wednesday
that the papers were sent to this city yes.
terday morning.
At 1905 o'clock this morning In tho
Uhit6u Sthtob Dlbtfict Coutt Mhfbuai LAM
nan was recalled and deposed that tho
first time he saw the package was In Mr..
Gaylor's lap. He would have prohibited
GayIor from opening the package IL no
was there whom he opened 1t.
William c. Fiuiatter. Inspector OF Gus
toms for the Port OF Philadelphia. took
the stand and had book with him which
would show the vessels that cleared tor
the West Indies on August 20.
Senator Gray objected TO the witness
H.. Ia. ala Ia
could not do 90 unless It was shown that
certain steamer won't down the river 70
connect with those men now charged with
setting on foot an expedition.
The court ruled that the evidence would
be proper. 1t ie only q link, aud very
that he searched the steamer Lnurada
but she did not clear oil that date. She
sailed on = ptember 8. Two other steam.
ers sailed on August 20. The Laurads
was bound for Port Moran, jamaica. Tho
clearance papers were returnsd through
the usual channels. she then cleared.
John Il. Carr deposed lie cleared the
Laurada on September B.
W. I. By.les. clerk In the Custom
House, Philadelphia, depoeed TO the GUS
tom Of clearing vessel.
Simon W. Mears. an employe OF tho
G, W. Bush 4 Co., received payment for
the freight OF the boxes.
MIR. vandegrlft stated he wshed to Of.
The presiden ts proclamation was also Of
fered. Senator Gray objected. A map
OF the United States was offered aud adj
mitted.
Alvan kaufman. detective, depos,d to
eeelng Colonel Nuney ana his friend with
the mysterious bundle. The mysterious
package was offered In evidence. and OBJ
jeoted to by Mt Ward.
Mr. Ward said the legal objection to tho
admission was grounded on the 4th. and
5th, amendment of the constitution OF
the United States. There Is un attempts
to compel tho defendants in this case TO
testify against them selves.
The court ruled that the papers must
belong to some one OF tho defendants.
MIR. Ward asked how the papers came
Into court lie reviewed the evidence. No
person In the world had right to open
that package while 1t was In the posses
sion OF the proper legal officer. There
has been unreasonable search and seizure.
There was a conflict between the dAtsc-
tive and the marshal In their evidence and
when 1t came 10 choice there was not
much trouble In deciding whom to be-
| lieve.
Mr.. Vandegrlft argued In favor of ad
hitting the contente. II was l2, Is o'clock
when he finished and the jury went to the
| cellar and Viewed the boxes contninlnG
the guns. etc. Senator Gray will argue
this afternoon.