The morning times., 1896-06-30
-F|[|BUsTERs ON TRIAL
Bermuda's Men Arraigned in
the Circuit Court.
JUDGE WOULD NOT DELAY
John D. Hart, Emilio Nunez, Capt.
O'Brien and Edward Murphy Have
Guilty Encountered In Obtaining u
Jury Account OF Cuba nSy m pa thy.

New York, June 29.-The trial of john
D. Hart, Emilio Nunez, Capt. John d.
o'Brien n and Nate Edward Murphy, accused
of aiding military expedition to Cuba
in the steamship Bermuda, came up ia the
United States circuit court this morning.
District Attorney MacFarlaue and his
two assistants represented the prosecution.
and Lawyer Horatio Rubens represented
Emilio Nunez.
j. Langdon Ward, lawyer for Hart,
OBrien aud Murphy, is sick, and "a post
ponemeut was asked for until October, but
this was denied by Judge Brown. j. f.
Lewiss and W. W. Kerr of Philadelphia
were, after consultation among COUNSEL.
introduced to the court as the lawye who
would Professionally conduct the deiense''
OF Lawyer Wards three clients.
Before the jury was sworn each member
was interrogated by the district attorney
as TO whether he had any sympathy with The
Cubans ana whether, { he had, IL would in
tcrfeIe with his rendering Il verdict in ac-
cordancc with the evidence. One prospec-
tive juror said his sympathies for
Cuba were so strong that il would lie diff
cult for him to render an impartial verdict
and he was excused.
JURY FINALLY CHOSEN.
Finally the jury was completed, twenty
one talcsiicu having declared Cuban sym
pathies, three no sympathy on either size
and Que against Cuba. When the jury
had been enipaueled at 2:3O O'Clock, Il
recess was taken for half an hour
AFTER recess Attorney Mcfarlane began
his opening address to the jury. He read
section 52c6 OF The Revised statutes upon
which the Indictment against the accused
is based, by which any citizen OF this country
who provides or prepares the means Tor
military expedition against friendly
power is declared guilty OF a high ms
dcmcanor. Then he outlined the evidence
he proposed 10 produce. :
On March ID last, he said, Capt. John
O'BricD procured papers ut the custom house,
tocicar the Bermuda for Vera Cruz, Mexico,
with a cargo of arms and ammunitions, de-
ciaring the vessel was to carry no passen-
gers. Then lee said that the Bermuda had
subsequently taken on eighty men off Ocean
City, N j. Additional arms and anmuni-
tion had also been shipped off the Island
OF Chicopcc, between Capes Hcnlopen and
St Charles. which had been left on the
island by tho steamship Laura,ia, in which
Hart and NuneZ had made the trip TO the
island from Philadelphia.
IIar, had returned 10 Philadelphia, but
Nunez, O'BrieD and Murphy had proceeded
Oh the Bermuda 10 Cuba, where on March
"a, the men, arms and ammunition had
been landed in the middle OF the night,
with every precautio to avoid obser-
walton. Nuncz, during the trip, leading
and unloading gave the orders and was
Ill charge.
David Il. hawthorne, deputy collector
of the port Of New York, testified to the
procuring OF the Bernudas clearance
papers by Capt. o. Brien and 10 the contents
OF the ships manifesto, describing the cargo
OF arms and ammunition, etc.
Robert {. C!ippertun, British consul at
Philadelphia, testified that the Bermuda
was under British register during the
first four months OF this year. Certain
letters had been received, purporting to
come from John ID. Hart, were marked for
Identification.
John NJ. vandever. Philadelphia Gus
tom house broker, was called to testify
TO j. ID. Hart's signature on various papers
but could only answer on general belief,