748 Slide – American State Trials 1918 Volume X Leo Frank Document

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‘Mr. Child here expressed himself very 5\ in relation to the
officer for the government and the court. He said he had never wit-
neesed sueh an exercise of the power of the powerful againat the
weak, and stated that, from the most careful examination, he had
become eonvineed of the innacence of the prisoners, and believed them
to be victims of one of the vilest plots that had ever been invented.

Mr. Dunlap said ho should not suffer personal feclings to influence
him in this matter. It bad been his desire upon this, as on all other
occasions, to give the prisoners a fair trial, and he left the counsel
for the prsoners to say whether if he had been disposed to have taken
advantage against them, he had not had an opportunity of doing 50.
He did not deny the right of counsel to question the witness, or even
to lay traps to eateh him—to see if he had spoken falsely; but he did
wish the witness to understand that this was not done by the govern-
ment, who had pledged itself to bear him harmless, If the impres-
sions under avhich the witness was laboring were not cleared up, he
would believe that he was dealing with a faithless government; the
anchor which bound him to the government would be broken, and he
would act and speak accordingly.

After much further discussion it was agreed that the witness should
be apprized of the true state of the case, which was accordingly done,

and the eross-examination then proceeded.

Left the brig at 11 or 12
o'clock; firet went aboard of her
about 8; nothing was said of the
money taken from her till after
the English took the schooner;
earried it away then from the
place where it was first buried.
There were only $11,000 of the
remainder, the eaptain had $4,000
in his trank, the rest had been
spent for provisions and other
articles.

The eaptain brought from
Prince's Island a patent lever
watch and a dressing case, the
two cost $800, The dressing case
contained a silver wash basin; he
also brought two bales of to-
bacco; all was bought with the
money taken from the Mexican.

‘When the Panda left Havana
she had not on board so much as
a quarter of a cent; I was cap-
tain’s servant, and overhauled
everything belonging to him
thoroughly. ‘The mate had $15,
which he kept in his own hands.
Capt. Gibert also brought from

Prince's Island two bales of
handkerehiefs, two frock coats,
which cost $26 each, a piece of
Guinea cloth, and some bi and
greet paint. The paint, loth,
and one of the frock costs were
intended as 8 present for the
African king. The $4,000 in the
captain’s trunk were buried in
the yard of the negro interpreter,
when the English eame up in
their boats and took the sehooner.
Castillo helped me carry it. Boy-
ga, Castillo, Guzman and m: ?
afterwards went to Cape Lopez
for the $11,000, which we had
carried there and buried when the
English came up the river Naza-
reth in their boats; took the bags
out, and the others counted the
money. Made as much haste a9
possible, as the mosquitoes were
biting my hands. $5,000 were
buried for the captain. Boyga
and Guzman buried the $5,000.
The money was in canvas bage,
and buried about half a yard
deep. The money was dug up