CONTENTS.
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| [ Preliminary Proceedings:] | |
| Capture of the Savannah; the removal of the prisoners to New York, and their committal for trial, | v |
| The Indictment, | vi |
| The Arraignment, | xiii |
| [ Trial of the Prisoners. First Day:] | |
| Organization of the Court, | 1 |
| Impaneling of the Jury, | 2 |
| Opening of Mr. E. Delafield Smith, United States | |
| District Attorney, | 14 |
| Testimony for the Prosecution: | |
| Albert G. Ferris, | 20 |
| William Habeson, | 41 |
| George Thomas, | 41 |
| George H. Cables, | 41 |
| Thies N. Meyer, | 42 |
| Horace W. Bridges, | 46 |
| Silas H. Stringham, | 48 |
| Argument on the Jurisdiction: | |
| Mr. Larocque, | 49 |
| Mr. Brady, | 50 |
| Mr. Evarts, | 50 |
| Mr. Larocque, | 51 |
| [ Trial. Second Day:] | |
| Decision on the Jurisdiction, | 54 |
| Testimony for the Prosecution, resumed: | |
| Silas H. Stringham, | 55 |
| David C. Constable, | 60 |
| Daniel D. Tompkins, | 62 |
| J. Buchanan Henry, | 63 |
| Ethan Allen, | 64 |
| Mr. Larocque's Opening for the Defence, | 66 |
| Documentary Testimony, | 108 |
| [ Trial. Third Day:] | |
| Documentary Testimony, | 110 |
| Testimony for the Defence: | |
| Daniel D. Tompkins, | 112 |
| Presentation of Authorities by Counsel for the Prosecution, | 113 |
| Arguments of Counsel on the Points of Law: | |
| Mr. Lord, | 117 |
| Mr. Larocque, | 133 |
| [ Trial. Fourth Day:] | |
| Arguments of Counsel on the Points of Law: | |
| Mr. Larocque, continued, | 144 |
| Mr. Mayer, | 164 |
| Mr. Brady, | 169 |
| Mr. Evarts, | 170 |
| [ Trial. Fifth Day:] | |
| Summings up of Counsel to the Jury: | |
| Mr. Dukes, | 204 |
| Mr. Sullivan, | 218 |
| Mr. Davega, | 231 |
| Mr. Brady, | 236 |
| [ Trial. Sixth Day:] | |
| Summings up of Counsel to the Jury: | |
| Mr. Brady, continued, | 270 |
| Mr. Evarts, | 283 |
| [ Trial. Seventh Day:] | |
| Summings up of Counsel to the Jury: | |
| Mr. Evarts, continued, | 334 |
| Charge to the Jury, by Judge Nelson, | 368 |
| Return of the Jury and further instructions, | 373 |
| [ Trial. Eighth Day:] | |
| Discharge of the Jury, | 375 |
| [ Appendix:] | |
| President's Proclamation, April 15, 1861, | 377 |
| Proclamation of the President, declaring a Blockade, | 378 |
| Correspondence between Gov. Pickens and Major Anderson, | 379 |
| Extracts from President Lincoln's Inaugural, | 380 |
| The President's Speech to the Virginia Commissioners, | 381 |
| Extracts from President Lincoln's Message to Congress, July 4, 1861, | 382 |
| Extracts from President Buchanan's Message to Congress, December 4, 1860, | 383 |
| Proclamation of August 16, 1861, | 384 |
PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS
During the month of May, 1861, the schooner Savannah, of Charleston, of about fifty-three tons burden, and mounting one pivot gun, was fitted out as a privateer, in the City of Charleston; and on the second of June, under the authority of "a paper, purporting to be a letter of marque, signed by Jefferson Davis," she sailed from that port for the purpose of making captures among the commercial marine of the United States.
On the following day (Monday, June 3), after having captured the brig Joseph, laden with sugar, she was, in turn, herself taken by the United States brig-of-war Perry, Captain Parrott, and carried to the blockading squadron, off Charleston, to the commander of which (Commodore Stringham) she was surrendered by her captors.
On the fifth of June the officers and crew of the Savannah were transferred from the Perry to the United States steam-frigate Minnesota, while the prize was taken in charge by a prize crew from the Perry and sent to New York.
The Minnesota, with the prisoners on board, proceeded, on her way to New York, to Hampton Roads, where the prisoners were transferred to the steam-cutter Harriet Lane; and thence, on board that vessel, they were conveyed to New York, at which port they arrived in the course of the month of June.
On the arrival of the Harriet Lane at New York, the prisoners were given in charge to the United States Marshal; and, on application of the District Attorney of the United States, a warrant was issued, under which the prisoners were committed for trial.