Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-26

to follow a wagon from Sixth and Arch
streets, Philatlelphia. He did so and
it went TO the Wilmington steamboat
wharf. The boxes were put on the
steamer Brandywine, and Seymour
came to Wilmington on the boat. The
boxes were taken TO De Sotos store
and later one OF Warmers wagons came
and took the boxes to the wharf. Sey-
mour stood on the wharf and saw the
men load them on the tug Taurus. lie
| recognized two Of the boxes as those
among the eight that came from Phila-
| delphia.
when did you next see them?"
asked Mr.. Vandegrift.
In the basement of this building"
was Seymour's reply.
| Did you see the eontents?''
One had rifles. The other bowie
knives .
Senator Gray cross.examined Sey-
mour and the first question was
| Where were you standing when you
saw boxes put on the Taurus?"
Son Market street BRIDGE
:" Where on the boat were they load
ed?''
AT the stern. -
WAS it clear nightY"
Not very, but there was light"
Moonlight?''
don't remember.
| Where did you go from the wharf?"
Up the street with the superinten-
dent
Eugene Scheurele, another Pinkerton
detective, said he was detailed to
shadow" Pablo Esteriz. He watched
him go to several places in Philadel-
phia and was Joined by Francisco
| Navarro, and the two came to Will
mington on train. The detective
| coming on the same train. Upon ar
riving in this city they went to De
4 Soto's store and loafed around there
until about midnight, when with some
others they walked over to King street
and then to the wharf
Senator Gray had lots of fun with
Scheurele by getting him to describe
I the process of 'shadowing, and the
court was kept in an uproar of laugh
ter. He brought out no new develop
ments on the cross examination.
| The next witness was the star. He
4 was Edwin S. Gaylor, superintendent
Of the Pinkerton Detective Agency at
Philadelphia.
"Have you had occasion to inyesti-
gate action of men supposed to be in
terested in the Cuba cause?" asked
Mr.. Yandegrift.
f' | have, y was the answer.
HBy whom
1.-The Spanish minister. ="
Mr.. Gaylor then told about seeing
the boxes taken to the steamboat
wharf He then came on a train to
Wilmington, arriving here about 8
O'Clock. He Joined his assistants in the
vicinity of De Soto's store. About
IL. 80 he went to Market street wharf
and stood there and saw some boxes
put on the Taurus.
The famous bundle next figured In
the case. Detective Gaylor told about
tracing Col Nume, and the bundle from
Philadelphia. He saw the bundle after
the prisoners were brought to Whining
ton. II was among the baggage. He
recognized it by its shape and because
it was wrapped in copy of the New
York Herald. "
Did you ID my presence unwrap the
bundlep" asked the district attorney.
did, was the reply.
i "What did it contain?''
i 81 Object said Senator Gray. He
then stated that he objected on the
ground that the bundle has not been
sufficiently identified with defendants
to allow its contents to be spoken of.
The lawyers had a long argument and
Judge Wales decided that the witness
could describe the contents of the
bundle.
Detective Gaylor said the bundle
contained four letters, revolver, a
belt and several fountain pens.
Senator Gray cross examined the wit
ness and asked him when he opened
the bundle. He replied on the
evening of August 29th In the presence
of Mr.. Vandegrift
Senator Gray then had Gaylor tc
describe how the bundle came from
Penn's Grove to Wilmington and ther
ing the bundle Gaylor said he opened
tho bundle without authority.
Ibid 1t occur to you that you were
opening some one else's property?i
asked Senator Gray.
Eyes, sir. "
"Why did you open itP''
Because ] thought it interested
Col. Numez and the prosecution.
''You opened it in the presence of tht
marshal and the district attorney, anC
you knew you were tampering witt
what was not your own bundle?" asked
the Senator.
t'Yes, sir %
"That will do, Mr.. Gaylor. .
Mr.. Vandegrift then asked the court
to continue the case until Friday
morning so that he could have translat
! ed some foreign papers, which he re
ceived
Senator Gray objected to continu.
ance on the ground that the prosecu
tion should not have more time to pre-
pare it's case.
Judge Wales granted Mr.. Vande.
grift's request and court adjourned
until 10 o'clock Friday morning.
The United States court room wal
thronged Friday morning when the
trial was resumed.
United States Marshal Lannan, who
was on the witness stand Wednesday
was recalled and testified as follows
about the package opened by Detective
Gaylor: When | first saw the package
! it was in Mr. Gaylor's lap and wa'
open In his left hand he held foul
. letters of BLUSH cast. United Statel
District Attorney Vandegrift, Deput,
United States Marshal Hughes ant
several other officers were present
The articles were turned over to Mr.