The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-21
DAMAGING
TESTIMONY
Against Captain Murphy Of The
Laurada.
Men AND Arms LOADED.
Seamen Tell of the Fox's Visit
and the Loading Of Arms
and Men. Rifles were
Found Aboard the
Craft at Port
Antonio.

Saturday afternoon additional testl-
mony was heard In United States Court
in the case of Captain Edward Murphy
master of the alleged hlibuster Laurada
George Crowley was cross-examined. He
could not tell where the Laurada was To-
Gated when tho yawl boats were placed
aboard, He could not say whether she
was inside or outside the Delaware capes.
James Dixon, another colorcd seaman,
was ono of the Laurada crew. He halls
from Port Antonio. He also saw the mon
and boxes placedo the Laurada In tho
boxes We're cannon eighteen inches long,
he said. John Greenwood, another color
cd seaman, gave the same evidence as the
previous one.
At this point District Attorney Vandc>
grift changed his line of examination by
calling James Samuols French, collector
of custom under the British government,
at Port Antonio. TO him Captain Hart
denied that he carried passengers or III
terfered with his cargo during tho voyage.
The witness discovered afterward that the
captain had aboard men u nd ammunition
for the Cuban cause. Captain Murphy
was summoned before the resident magis.
trate and furnished ESQ bail as he was
not ready for trial. Three rifles were
found aboard the steamer.
Upon the cross examination tho witness
said he became suspicious of the Laurada
because Captain Murphy had no bill Of
health from the British consul at Will
mington. Then it was learned that French
has been brought into the case here by the
Spanish authorities of this country.
.Jaboz Bowen, II cOlorcd harbOr police ut
Port Antonio, searched the Laurada and
found three rifles, sword sheath, and
seventeen cartridges aboard her,
Seaman Crowley was recalled and testi-
fled that the captain in charge of the men
showed Captain Murphy chart Of the
place ut which they wanted to land.
Captain Anderson of tho steam launch
Richard X. Fox, which has beon so prom
incntly connected with the case, was next
called and said he had taken twenty men
on what he understood to BIO Fishing
party" The launch put out from Attain
tic City They met steamer, but he could
not tell the name. The man who paid
him for the work was not John ID. Hart,
the Laurada's agent.
Horsca Harton was at Atlantic City tho
night the men went out on the Fox. He
heard Mr. Hart say ut the time: Cast off
your lines, go to sea and you know the
rest"
Hans Johanscn, second officer of the
Lnura,la, when she sailed from Philadel-
phia, testified to taking the men and cargo
aboard. He did not know where the mon
were going.
This finished the testimony of the prose-
cution, in fact all that will be presented
in the case, the defense resting It's case on
argument. Senator Gray at this point
asked that day be fixed for arguing the
question of jurisdiction. As Captain
Murphy has to answer charge, similar
to tho one he now stands accused Of, be-
fore the Court of Port Antonio, on Sop.
tembcr "a, Mr.. Gray wanted tho case call
ed again on Tuesday. Mr.. Vandcgrift
consented and the case went over until
that time.
As Captain Murphy sails tomorrow the
bail bond for his appearance here on Oc-
tobcr 10 was increased to $1,000.