Evening journal., 1895-09-10


Distriot-Ihe First Violation OF the
Neutrality Laws Interested This CITY.
When the names Of the Grand Jurors
IN United States Court ere called this
morning eighteen OF them answered
They were Wilmington, William @.
Martin, Dennis Shields, b Frank
Townsend, Isaac o Pyls Milford
Edward Call; White CLAY Creek, Aaron
Baker, David l. Choate; Red Lion, WIN
liam A Rloe ChristiaUa, John
l. Nansant, William Armstrong;
Mil Creek, Elliott Warren. Joseph
PettitdemRnge; Duck Greek, William
Hardcsstle, James 4 Truax, Alexander
q Cummins, North Murderkill, Prince
Card we'll St Georges, Merritt N VII.
let's; New Castle. Bennett Lancaster
Kenton, William d Moore
After having biel aworn Judge Wales
made brief charge In which he read the
statutes covering treaches OF neutrality
laws and said that the conversion Of 4
vessel from peaceble to warlike purposes
or the organizing Of warllke expedition
into a country with which the United
States Is at peace Is violation Of the
neutrality laws. IL would be the duty Of
the jury to not only determine whether
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but 20 decide whether the defendants
we're knowingly concerned. The jury
then retired.
h. h Ward represented the twenty
| Cubans. who occupied seats behind him
Horatio Rubens and j. l. Benoit,
prominent New York lawyers, assisted
Mr. Ward United States Dlstrics
Attorney l. @ Yandegrlft acted for the
United States. There WAS scarcely a
seat vacant In the room, among the
spectators being many prominent
business aud professional men,
After the retirement OF the jury Mr..
! Ward made a motion that the four
letters found by Detective Gaylord Ia a
bundle, alleged to have been In the
possession OF the prisoners, be restored
10 the counsel for them He made
long argument reading freely from
authorities Ia cases similar TO or bearing
on this case He also read silidavits
made by United States Marshal Lannan
and Deputy Hughes the main feature
OF which was that after the baggage Of
the twenty men had been brought to
the marshals office, Detective Gay lord
bad opened the package In question and
searched It, and when demonstrated with
by Marshal Lsnnan had asked to have
the bundle, which he re-wrapped, held
as evidence
Mr.. Ward claimed that the basis Of
human rights and human protection Is
that a man directly or Indirectly cannot
b forced TO testify against himself. At
the close OF his argument the jury was
called In aud discharged TN 3 N
L Attorney Vaudeerift replied to
the argument OF MIR Ward his address
OCCUPYING nearly an hour He claimed
there Was nothing which should pre-.
vent the grand inquisition from hav-
ing all the evidence placed before a..
The frat case Of violation OF neutrality
laws cited In the law books, also connects
Wilmington with the attempt II Is 20
be found In Dallas g Brlghtly's notes,
and Is a case heard In the April term,
179S, Pei nsylvania circuit with Justices
Paterson aud Pc. sitting The case
is that Of the United States agains.
+ sienne Guinet and Jtha Baptlste
) LeMailre for the conversion OF a
merchant vessel OF foreign bslligerent
power into vessel of war within a port
of the Uaited States with intent TO cruise
against another belllgerent power at
peace with the United States
The Indictment against the two men
was that they fitted out Les Jumeaux
(rhe Twins IN the port Of Philadelphis
to be employ ed In the service Of France
against Great Britain, both at peace
With the United states.
Les Jumeaux entered Phlladelphia
loaded with sugar aud coffee from
Port an Prince. She was formerly
British cutter trading to ths
coast Of Guinea and had formerly
ten port holes on each side which had
been closed She wss owned by
7 LsMaitre and seven other Frenchmen
and after her cargo was unloaded
carpenters were set 10 work to again
open these ports. but the attention Of
the master warden was called to the
work and as he ERw four guns on
! carriages and two swivels lying on the
dock nearby, 80 be ordered the worn
discontinued and the ports closed
The vessel sailed aud came 10 VIII
mington where a lot OF other things
were loaded, notably a hogsheAd filed
with smaller kegs Later \ pilot boat
. brought a crew aud other articles down
and placed them on the craft, where
4 upon she sailed to Reedy Island As shs
passed New Castle some forty men were
on the ship.
Gumet claimed that he WAS simply :
: passenger TO New Castle, but on him
i were found paper giving an account
between lie Maitre and himself, contain.
q ing charges for supplying muskets, balls
! and cannon, and a letter from Menden-
hall & Co., OF this city, dated December
/. 20, 1894 reading. Your favor per
post comes to hand We think It moi
possible to get any pound shot or any
other size here We think IL probable
that we can let one OF our boats 20 down
/. with the things from the ship they
have taken the water casks on board
, already; the account shall be lready
! against you call
The deputy collector Of Philadelphia
4 proved that six guns had been sent b.
Mendenhall;& Co., to Guinet, In Phila
, delphIa Tue opinion was given By
Justice Paterson. The defendants werl
declared guilty.
r More Dirty Linen Washed.