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London, England, 1841-10-30 00:00:00

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direction of the tavern on shore. lie c:ted not have
bern carried or conveyed to the deck without iny
knowledge.
In answer to the cross-ihterrogatories he said-1 re-
side at Hamilton, and have resided there about 6 years
I am a native of England, and have resided in Canada
since the year 1813 ; I am aged 45 years ; I ern a mariner
Hamilton Robert O'Reilly, Eaq., of the town of IL-
mdton, in the Gore D:striet, Canada,
says-1 have
known Alexander M'Lrod about nine years or Words;
I hate met him in his character of Deputy-Sheriff, 110°
transacted business with him, and had oi:cirri:enmity met,
him while travelling at inns, and at several sittings o'
the Assizes, and I have no doubt he is a native of Scot-
land, and a British sn'oject. I was at Chippewa on the
26th day of September, 1837, and continued there un- •
til some time after the destruction of the boat. 'SVe
embarked from near the mouth of the Cli'inpews creek'
We were upon the beach about fifteen minutes before.
our embarkation. During that time I was in the boat,
with the exception of a short period while in search:al.
oars. I had r.ot a good opportunity of knowing o°.•
persons engaged in the cxped.tion, but speak positiv?!l,
with regard to thus.. persons in the boat with are. to,!":.
was my duty to dttermine the number- by--counting
them. I know not where Alexander Al'Lead was at
.tl9
time of this expedition, but I know thit he was not .1p
the bout with me. Ido not know where lie Was'at.!,"
time mentioned in this interrog aory. Hmt was :,
within my ob.sertation, and I think I should Inic'eleo
him had he been on the cafe lition. 1 saw a nna.i6kill
of the persons engased iu the destruction of the Cara-
line upon their lindias upon the Canada shore, or„,jel
mediately afterwards. I did nut see Atexander.l‘l%b.Fed
among them. I did not see the said Alexander ISl`L'e°
among them at any time that night.
Io answer to cross interrogatories he said-1
in the town of Hamilton, in Canada. I have reside! .
here since June 1839. lam a native of Canada. be
past 30 years of t.ge, and am a barrister-at-law. Ili°
in December 1837, and January 1838, the tentivr,,aftt
rank of Lieutenant at Chippewa, in an indelieoe° '
volunteer company. I was for a few days at'firat,ot;
tacked to the land forces, and was afterwards reivin,.•
to a schooner under the command of Lieut. isr'egs'.
Graham, of the Royal Navy.
William Smartlight, of the township of North o',.
ford, in the district of Brock, and province of Cao°,6''
was in one of the boats commanded by Mr.' 134°';‘,;',
and he deposed that M'Leod was not in it. In,, of ,
respects he corroborated the ether witness. tle:7Z•
not see M'Leod, nor did he believe he was in the el 7
pedition. ,•
Thomas Hector, of the city of Toronto, in' his 'O' t.'
nation gave an account of the transaction in agreelpe° •
with the statements of the preceding witiresel
Amongst other things he said :-11e was in coiner°
of one of the boats, amid Alexander•APLeod was not is
t
that boat, nor did he see him at all that night, ; the
which be commanded was one of the boats which 14'
not reach the Caroline, lie having returned to chilli
the rowers ; after the expedition they supped togeteee
at a tavern where be saw a list of these engaged 111-tb
enterprise, and M'Leod's name was not one of thcal.',
Duncan Cameron's deposition contained no Dewtt'
John Gordon commanded one of the boats, ano„!.-
deposed that M'Leod was not in his boat. His 'll.'"r'''
net inn closely resembled preceding ones. de('
Christopher Beer, a naval officer, who comma°
another boat, gave similar testimony.
Colonel John Chisholm, of the 7th Gore RegiiPet'
of the township of East Fiamborough, Canada, was
the beach when the expedition started, and saw anditn.,,
most of the men composing it. He said I cannot stoei,i',
my own knowledge where Alexander M'Leod preset ',Li'
time rnentionel. I have reason to believe th.t hel„--vaa
on his way to Qucenston. I have reason to hei'`,l;
so from the following circumst antes was then 3f,.
ing as Assistant Quarter-Master General, at cifL
pewa. The horses of all bea-ers of despatches 113:
fed at my quarters. Amongst them Alexander Mane'
arrived at my (latters on horseback, in the afteraf/4
of the day on which the Caroline was destroyed' h'ig
understood at the quarters of Sir Allan MiNshiloi
M'Leod was to leave Chippewa with despatches:o:
Sir Francis Head, at Toronto, and saw M‘Leod'sh°l
taken out of the yard at my quarters, before 5111;sti)el
the same evening, and at the same time I saw Al`ne'
within the Square, and I have no douht bUtof
with despatches, and I have no doubt that be we! •77''',
among those who embarked on the expedition. •
John P. Battersby, Esq , of the Gore district, caoiesiii,
who commanded one of the boats, gave the saw! veer
sion of the whole, transaction as' was given by
and deposed that M'Leod was not in his boot' f bio
boat did not reach the Caroline in coosequenee.°'
crew being bad rowers. - -•
f, the,
Ms, 0 .
Neil M'Gregor, of Chippewa, who re ° • a;"
expedition, and sailed in J. P. Batteiby's boat,
amined, but no new fact was elicited. • tire.
Robert Armour, of the town of Cobourg. 3°..vi'or
New Castle District, in the rirovinee of Conad'%,Bo,
one of the expedition, and he deposed that 1114Leouttjt,
not in the boat in which lie was, nor did he think, 00
M'Lcod was upon the beach ai the eribarkation. ,
sailed in Capt. Elmesley's boat, He, with all the otle
witnesses whose depositions were taken, deposed that •
did net see M.Leod at all in the transaction. of'
Hewlett Lou, a Justice of the peace, from Pen°.
vania, examined by Mr. Spencer. —I would not belts.
the witness Qoiniby on his oath.
By the Att aney-General—lnquirsy was mado °fro;
about the standing and character of Quimby, and.ttho
led to my being here. He Lad knOWn Quimby sincv„,4
summer of 18:38, but any man being near Quimby °
seen form an opinion respecting his.reputation. -1
Lansing Whetmore (examined by 'Mr. Speneer)r;
live in the borough of Warren, ;' I kneel. aei°",:rd
From what I know of him I would not believe." Willi
he said on his oath unsupported bioiber testirinaP,Edij
has been a pretty regular a!tendant on our Cee):t!P,'-
has been in law himself. .001,.
By Mr. Spencer—lt was generally said by c.°l for
that if a witness was necessary they might !ITT
•
QuDavbimy.
r4'
id C. Bates, examined by Mr; Spenesr----;r tesrail
at Canandaigua ; 1 knos Sainiiel- Brown ; 1. lr
conversation I think in February with IrTni rese,or
his knowledge of this matter, and .he said lie was,aj
pcenaed to go to Lockport in
,the M'L' eod case
him what he know about it ; he said' he did, ,)°°ll,lo'.
much about it, or not enough to do M'Leod Bona r4O;
Mr. Spencer proposed to inquire into Dint!°,l•P -
ral character for moral worth.
The Attorney-General objected: .
The Judge said this questiOn had been e 1,4101
argued, and Judge Oakley haddieided. that 'the,Tiiii
should be as to the witness's character for tr„..,Tialeil
honesty. This was the rule which he (Judge "rj te9
acted upon—truth and veracity was considerfetrodn
limited. If a man is dishonest, he 'not a man °f WO
Examination resumed—For the last two °Fa-.
years Drown's character has been pretty g°°o
mealy it was rather bad.
By the Attorney General—He was formed/ Ile
pated, and he was considered rather dishottee%,
Yt
could not be relied upon, owing to
.his bad hahte-le
was seven or eight years ago. Since that Si.Orf
been a pretty good citizen. He was in Cant! 4111
years. I believe he had reformed before to
there. He reformed some years ago, and
into bad habits again ; and then he reformed itenrr4
James A. Sears, examined by Mr. Speo'e.,r.laaft,;
sided at St. Catharine's, in the district of •N'°CiiilT:
resided there on the sth of December, 18371 !''','Ale/
rebellion broke out. After that I enered.theyinial
as a Captain in the Incorporated Militia, en,
,w
I was in command of the in-line t-Igitdisie.,
guard, from outside the main guard, which .ter then";
at a little bridge near Davis's tavern, to
opposite the end of Navy Island.
at the embarkation of the exredition• 11"1-1.1.-A,1:4
up with the patty. I then' knew
I Lad known him very well since ler„,"tri::i,*"
was acquainted with him as with a nr7'll/14„;,
public office. I did not see him id that party'roit!"
they embarked they began ta row. Then som,ftiell
sailors landed and " tracked." I received de; • ocr,,
that when the sentinels saw boats approach q;;eYiy:tr:
not to challenge, lest it should be heard on are
ad totin
ff••
land. I instructed the guard to that effect, a . oje„;
vent mistake, an officer of Col. APNib's sti
The e
the line of sentinels as the boats went up. gist,n,A•
(ion was to be kept as secret as possible.
,:f-thet:::,
the expedition as far as I had charge. NV444(1470
pedition retired I went amongst Clem, "5be",,6,-
friends and acquaintances in the p ;sty, and 't
learn the result. I saw all the men -as 'lnh'S"jr.,a7t
barked respectively, and I learned these wel 44-,617
boats which had reached the Carelir4.: I°' t' 14
•tiv 1.411
M`Leod among the number. I was freqae° aqui
vies tavern in the night and also in the trlis'aPrii
saw nothing of M.Leod there. 1. saw.,- one
noon of that day. I and another officer • hart
the river to near the residence of Catknin'%'''effglift
was murdered. While standing there, ,1001`e7re,
to Navy Island, to observe their taavernentss: t;f44141
wood,them a bringn d
prepareout
h fromarge
it. behind' a c ie,
the road, and the officer that ays;i%Vweitt..°?J;4;
Here comes Colonel M‘Nab." Two tue•iweir.,,
b
on horseback. I said "No one 'is 114144ePuthe'llet!ii
passed on. The Navy Islanders fired at „..bre.l4
men, and that fixes it on my recollection• j thitj,a
been cannon fired from Navy Island alloos_f_Li
Tti 1.4'15
quita daily, and frequently in the night. d•
at the people on the Canada 'main, ans
were killed. re*
"..irf ,
of
ani
this w. TinlaietioAn. He saidttorney-
theyGeoeralwereobjectedto try
no C)
iog
Island affair. two
Mr. Spencer said he should show yet that Outvl.l,
dred stand of arms had been stolen fronnicove
These circumstances, immediately in CO_°.dei,ee.
the affair, were competent to be given in eYitiholda
was surprised the Learned Attorney-qcoe'll , 03,
1 •
so restive on this subject. .
Mr. Jenkins argued that the, evidence
eto.!
missable. '.
Judge Gridley said the opinion P-' 'OO,OO
Court would be binding on him, and watt 0
if the prisoner's counsel should offer testisnew

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