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Show . ECHO OF THE ITATA CASE. Evidence in the Trial of Richard Trumbull, Geo. Burt and James Farrell. Los Angeles, CaL, Oct. 24. In the trial of Richard Trumbull, George Burt and Captain James Farrell, charged with violating the neutrality laws of the United States, in loading the steamer Itata with arms for Chile, J. J. Fowler of the firm of Grace fc Co., of New- York, testified that Trumbull called upon him last March and stated his object to be the purchase of arms and ammunition. Th" witness introduced him to W. W. Reynolds of the New York lirrn of Hartley, Graham .t Co. Reynolds I was called and testified that Trumbull had j purc;hased from hint three, thousand '. j cams ton rifles, two thousand Lee r ties, and two milliou rounds A I cartridges, paying then for SSO.OOO. The ms and ammunition w as shipped to Oak-fnd, Oak-fnd, CaL. and were consigned to some for-:n for-:n nation. The witness did not rcmembes hat nation. '' United States Marshal Gard testified concerning con-cerning the seizure of the Itata after the government counsel had stated that the government gov-ernment didn't intend to prosecute the. case 'against Captain Farrell of the schooner Rob- eit and Minnie. Farrell testified to theship-ment theship-ment at Oakland and of a uumber of . cases of freight which were- afterward after-ward transferred by the schooner to i'.' '4. -outside San Diego harbor. ' Two of J tee crew of the Itata'who deserted the ves---J . M at San Dieeo, testisred that the : vessel had ' guns on board and fifty Chilean soldiers, who had doffed their uniforms before the yesssl reached the coast of California. . A. . |
