The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-30
STORY OF THE HoRSRS SAIL.
ONLY ONE OF THE CREW CLAIMS
FILIBUSTERs WERE CARRIED.

He Is Fireman Who Was Put in
Irons for Drunkenness and Boast
ed That He Would Be Revenged on
the Ships Omcers-TvvO Officers of
Another Norwegian Steamer Ar
rested on Charge of FiIibuster-
ing.
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 29.-United States
Commissioner Bell gave a hearing to-day
to p. Petersen and Second Mate H. ]. Jo-
hansen of the Danish fruit steamer Hor-
sa, who We're arrested yesterday on
warrant sworn out by Jose Congost the
Spanish consul in this city on a charge
of carrying a Cuban flibustering eXpedi-
tiOn when she left this port on Nov. 8.
Two members of the crew testified that
the Horsa was not chased by a Spanish
gunboat Off the coast of Cuba, as was
chronicled. This point was brought out
by Capt. Kerr. counsel for the defend
ants Capt. Kerr then attempted to show
that the Spanish authorities tried to bribe
one of the witnesses in this case but
the commissioner ruled out this testi-
money on the ground of irrelevancy.
At the afternoon. session of the court
Carl Arnston, a fireman on the Horsa,
testified that the steamer took two addi-
tional lifeboats aboard when she left Phil
adelphia on Nov. 9.
After leaving the Delaware breakwater
the steamer proceeded northward, and at
noon on Nov. 10 the anchor was dropped.
After lying to for about an hour a tug
boat came alongside and unloaded a num-
Der of cases and thirty-eIght men on
to the Horsa. The party remained on the
steamer, Arnston said, until Cuba was
reached The vi ness understood that
two generals and twenty-one officers were
among the party Guns, rifles and a ma
chine gun, which were in the cases, were
placed amidships and once during the
voyage the machine gun was fired in or
der to test it, The tug came alongside
off Barnegat, the witness continued, ana
after the ammunition and fiibusters had
been taken aboard the ship started for
Port Antonio. The funnel was repainted
before the destination was reached. When
the coast OF Cuba was reached on the
1ol5oWlh9 Il iluay llehoatS were lowered
and ammunition was placed in them.
A number Of fltbusJers Lhen got into
the life boats and the steamer started to
low the boats toward Port Antonio.
When an approaching light was seen,
however, the small boats were cut adrift
and forty-eight boxes of ammunition
which We're on the Horsa were thrown
overheard. The witness stated that John
y. Hart was on board the Horsa and that
ana men boarded the steamer. He then
boarded the tug boat which had brought
the flibusters TO the Horsa. Arnston testi-
Hed tnat each member o. the Horsa' S
crew was to receive $25 for keeping silence
about the expedition, and that he under
stood from one of the Cuban filibusters
that John d. Hart the owner of the ves-
y sci was ia get SO 0oQ f1~ l-,s-.3 3,n--e@~- 7-
'Iedition.
on cross examination the witness sta
ted that he was not to receive any COM
pensation for making these disclosures,
and that he had no desire to get the ac-
cused into trouble by giving the testi-
mony
Arnston repeated his narrative of the
landing of the flibusters. there being six
boat loads. and admitted that he went
ashore at Jamaica. without leave and be-
came intoxicated He further admitted
that he told Chief Engineer Nielsen after
he had been placed i'm irons for the mis-
conduct that he would cause trouble TO
the ships officers.
Thomas Peternitzon the chief engineer.
who was the next witness, denied in toto
that any filibusters or any ammunition
We're placed aboard the ship.
District Attorney Ingraham then asked
the commissioner to continue the case
until the Horsa shall have completed
trip, as to not inconvenience the own
ers.
The district attorney also asked that
half dozen OF the witnesses be held in bail
for their appearance.
Attorney Ker made lengthy address,
in which he argued against the continu-
ance of the case or of holding the wit
nesses in bail. Capt. Kers argument was
in the nature of an appeal for the com
missioner to dismiss the case. and for
the district attorney to abandon the pros
ecution because you know no jury would
convict these men,"
The district attorney pressed for a con-
tinuance OF the case however, and stated
that he would be able to produce corrob-
0rative testimony, some of it from New
York, as to the flfbusteTing expedition
Commissioner Bell refused to place the
defendants and witnesses under bail.
as the district attorney requested. but
nGfn on a hot
and continued the case until Monday Dec
16 The defendants We're held in 81 900
bail each. 1t was agreed that in the event
OF the Horsa not having returned from
Port Antonio by the 18th prox., that the
case would be continued day by day until
the steamer arrived.
Wilmington, Del, Nov 29.-Warrants
sworn out to-day by the Spanish consul,
Jose COngoSto, were served late this af-
ternoon at the yards of Harland & Hon-
lngsworth Company by Deputy United
States Marshal Hughes. They We're
against Frederick SvanOe captain and
Rangoan Christensen. first officer of the
found the wharf. When the warrants
signed by SenOr Congosta, as complain
the boat and said: What have l got to
do with Spain? This is a Norwegian yes
The two officers, accompanied by Supt.
Nathanial r. Benson of the shipbuilding
firm, were taken to the federal building
where they We're arraigned before United
States Commissioner Smith charged with
violating the neutrality laws, under Sec
ton 5, 2S6 federal statutes. They pleaded
not guilty, and Capt Benson went their
security for their appearance at noon to-
morrow. The accused men expressed a
wish to have their case transferred to
Philadelphia, and that question viii be
settled tomorrow. No levy was made
upon the steamer and she was not
searched.
Madrid, Nov. 29-Princes Ferdinand and
Charles Of Caserta have offered their ser
vices to the government as officers OF the
artillery branch of the army in Cuba
AN ENGINE JUMPS THE TRACK.