Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah on the Charge of Piracy Part 10

_A._ No one, particular. There were some agents employed to carry us down. There was no authority used whatever.

_Q._ When did you sail from Charleston in the Savannah?

_A._ On Sunday afternoon from the outer roads.

_Q._ When did you weigh anchor and sail from Fort Sumter?

_A._ On Sunday morning, about 9 or 10 o'clock.

_Q._ Do you know the men you saw on board?

_A._ Yes, sir.

_Q._ Do you know the names of all the prisoners?

_A._ I believe I do, pretty nearly. I do not know that I could p.r.o.nounce the name of the steward or cook, but I know that they were with us.

(The prisoner, Pa.s.salaigue, was asked to stand up, and the witness identified him.)

_Q._ What was his position on board?

_A._ I do not know what his position was. I never learned that. He was on board as if superintending the provisions, or something of that kind.

(The prisoner, John Harleston, was asked to stand up, and witness identified him.)

_Q._ What position had he on board?

_A._ I do not know what he did on board, anything more than that he arranged the big gun, and asked a.s.sistance to lend him a hand in managing the gun.

_Q._ Was he an officer, or seaman?

_A._ I believe he is no seaman.

_Q._ In what capacity did he act on board?

_A._ Nothing further than that, so far as I learned.

_Q._ Did you hear him give any directions?

_A._ No, sir; I was at the helm most of the time, when anything was done at the gun.

(The prisoner, Henry Howard, was asked to stand up, and witness identified him.)

_Q._ In what capacity was he?

_A._ That was more than I learned. They were all on board when I joined her.

_Q._ Was he a seaman or officer?

_A._ He stood aft with the rest of us, and a.s.sisted in working the vessel.

(The prisoner, Del Carno, was directed to stand up, and witness identified him as being the steward. He also identified Henry Oman as attending to the cooking department. The prisoner was directed to stand up, and was identified by the witness.)

_Q._ In what capacity was he?

_A._ The same as the rest--a seaman.

(Witness also identified William Charles Clarke, Richard Palmer, and John Murphy, as seamen, and Alexander C. Coid, as seaman. Martin Galvin, the prisoner, was directed to stand up, and was identified by the witness.)

_Q._ Was he a seaman?

_A._ I do not think he was either seaman or officer.

_Q._ What did he do on board?

_A._ Little of anything. There was very little done any way.

_Q._ Did he take part in working the vessel?

_A._ Very little, if anything at all. I believe he took part in weighing anchor.

_Q._ You identify Captain Baker as captain of the vessel?

_A._ Yes, I could not well avoid that.

_Q._ How many more were there besides those you have identified?

_A._ Some six. I think about eighteen all told, not including Knickerbocker and myself.

_Q._ How many went off on the Joseph?

_A._ There were six of them.

_Q._ Did any of those that are now here go off on the Joseph?

_A._ No, I believe not. I know all here. We have been long enough in shackles together to know one another.

_Q._ Do you remember the names of those that went on the Joseph?

_A._ I know two of them--one named Hayes, and Evans, the Charleston pilot.

_Q._ The same Evans who went on board with you?

_A._ Yes, sir; he was a Charleston pilot.

_Q._ What did Hayes and Evans do on board?

_A._ They did the same as the rest--all that was to be done.