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ture?—A. I terminated my relations by a letter to General Quesada to the effect that

my relations with him had. ceased. | | | fg

_, 78. Q. In what court were you naturalized ?—A. In the eity-hall of New York. The
_ special name of the court I do not know. pe, |

79. Q. Did you go there more than once for that purpose?—A. I think I have been.
twice. The thing wasall done in one session. I, having all the necessary proofs, com-
plied with all the necessary preliminaries. «=

80. Q. Did you not file a declaration of intention to become a eitizen?—A. I do not
remember; really, I do not remember about that.

81. Q. Why did you leave the. service of the insurrectionary government ?—A. Be-
cause I did not agree with the manner in which the insurrection was being carried
out. - a

82. Q. Did the mission of which Quesada was minister and you secretary have writ-
ten directions or powers from Cespedes?—A. It did. : :

83. Q. Did those specify that you were to purchase a vessel.and arms ?—A. ‘They
did, . . . |

84, Q. And enlist men ?—A.-I don’t precisely remember that, but I think they. did.
I think the enlisting of men. was included. Yes, the enlisting of men. |

85. Q. You spoke of interviewing various Cuban organizations, or organizations
friendly to the Cubans; you named only what we should call “ jyanta ?’—A. Yes.

86. Q. Can you name any other ?—A. There were several other independent bodies,
the names of which I do not remember. oe

87. Q. Composed of Cubans or Americans ?—A. Composed of Cubans only, I think.

88. Q. Do you know, of your own knowledge, of the landing of the Salvador expedi-
tion ?—A. Ido. | Oe

89. @. What did she carry, men or arms, or both ?—A. Both.

90. Q. How many men ?—A. I donot remember the number.

91. Q. Did yousucceed in your mission of communicating with Cespedes when you
landed in Cuba after leaving the Billy Butts?—A. I did not; but. here I wish to:state
that whatever is not my own secret, whatever relates to confidences placed in me, I
will not tell, but only those things of which I am at liberty to-speak. .
_ 92. Q. Was Quesada, in point of fact, appointed sole representative of the insurgents
in the United States ?—A. I hear that he has been recently, but have no personal
knowledge of the fact. . a : a poe

93. Q. You state, then, as of your own knowledge, thatthe Virginius was bought by .
funds raised by Cubans, and that she was placed nominally in the name of Patterson
as owner, when in fact the Cubans owned and controlled her?—A. I knew it from
the fact that these transactions were going on in my presence, and were subject of
conversation of those with whom I associated. | :

94. Q. In what you did. in connection with the mission and upon the Virginius and
subsequent, were you under pay or a volunteer?—A. According to the constitution of
the revolutionary government all officers were under pay, but that was merely nominal,
we never having received a penny, neither did I ever intend to receive a penny.

95. Q. Were your personal expenses paid from any source other than your own
funds?—A. They were paid from the funds of the mission. |

96. Q. Where did those funds come from?—A. They were collected in the same
manner as the others. It was all one common case—common treasury.

97. Q. Did you ever talk with Patterson or hear talked in his presence the subject
of the putting of the Virginius nominally in his name?—A. I do not remember the
personality of Patterson. I can only say that I remember the name and know that a
person by his name was present when these things were being talked of. |

98. Q. Was the amount of money paid by the Cubans for the Virginius ever spoken
of in your presence; and, if so, what amount was named ?—A. I remember it being

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$15,000 or thereabouts. | . | |

99. Q. Did you understand that that amount was paid to Patterson or to some other
person ?/—A. That amount was paid by this Patterson to the former owners of the Vir-
ginius. . |

100. Q. Did you.ever see in connection with the Virginius an I. K. Roberts?—A. I
also remember the name, and think he and Patterson were on board the tug-boat
which took us to the Virginius, and that they returned to New York in said tug-
boat. oe es |
101. Q. From what port did the tug-boat start ?—A. Started from the North River.
102. Q. On this side or the other?—A. Thisside.

103. Q. What time in the day did you start?—A. The early part of the afternoon.
104. Q. What time in the day did you board the Virginius?—A., Late in the after-
noon. | oe ce :

105. Q. Who first handed to you this paper? [Handing witness the summons. ]—A.
Mr. Craig. | oe : : 7 oe |
106. Q. When and where ?—A. In his office, on.arriving.

107, Q. To-day ?—A. To-day. Co Pon Ss,

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