The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-20
COLONEL. BURR
AOLONEi BONS
BEFORE
THE FEDERAL COURT.
FRANKFORT, Nov. i6.
WeaasL1ay, Me-. 10, 1906

ihe PuohS uiiu, was perhaps never excited IN J
greater degree, than by the expectation of the
OF this day. An uruiua concoure of people had az
iembied from Lexington, and various other places in
order to be preien at the important fate Of the late
VICE Preiident Of the United States. The charges
were OF iuch magnitude, that even had they been
againtt any common individual, they were well cal
cuated to excite public interea.
Alter the opening of the court the deputy mar
hall proceeded to call over the names of the Jury,
when one OF them, viz. captain Apperfon was
lablent.--The public attorney being out of court,
the Judge ordered his attendance, to inform him of
the ercumitanoe. On the attorneys entering the
court he informed the Judge that owing to the nom
attendance OF a mott material wtnefs, viz. Mr. Da-
Wis Floyd, he would be under the necellity of poa-
poning this very material inveGgation for the pre-
tent His honor judge nnes then discharged the ju-
ry.
A few minutes after their dfcharge, colonel Burr
entered, attended by Henry Clay and John Allen,
Eiqrs his couniel-He roe and addreiIing hmielf to
the court expreed both his iurpre and regret. that
the grand jury which had been called for the pur-
pole OF inveftigaring his conduct, hould have been
diicharged 10 Precpitately; and reque(ed to know
the eaute OF the poponcment of the propofed nvef-
ogation. MIR. Davies rofe in reply ard briefly fat
ed, that the abence of MIR. Floyd, compelled hin, to
poltpone his proceedings; that it was true he could
have entered into an invetgaton of feveral of the
charges by the other witnees, but the evidence of
Mr.. Floyd was eientially neceHary in order to con-
meet them together-Col Burr rofe again and ex-
prefied deire it hould be expressly underlood that
every exertion had been uled in his power to com.
pel the attendance of witnelIes, and wihed if Mr..
Dawes could inform him of the cauie Of the abfence
OF Mr.. Floyd. Mr. Davies tated that on Saturday
he had been informed by Mr.. Clay, that if there
were any the witne0es over whom COL Burr had
any Influence, that he would exert every endeayor
to bring them forward; but he declined giving Mr.
Clay any names conceivng that the proceis ifued by
the court was fuiicient for that purpofe COL Burr
role again and expreed deire that the caufe of the
Poltponement fhoud be entered upon record and
the reaion OF the ablence of Mr.. Floyd fhould be
known. To this, Mr.. Davies agreed and obferved,
that as TO the abience of Mr.. Floyd the MARTIAL who
had been after him, informed him it was. occaGoned
by his being member OF the legislature of the Ind-
ana terrtory and that he had et out to attend that
legislative bsdy about ten days ago.
Col. Burr then addreiled himlelf to the court and
reGuehed thar the eirizens of the Date nnld dn,ls
their approximations for the prelent and hoped that
they would remain neuter, nor fufer their minds TO
be bafled to his prejudice until the nveRigaton was
made
The department of col. Burr, as ufual, was manly
and dgnifed. 1t is true his contribution appears to
have iulfered conllderably within thele few years
and the many misfortunes in which he has been in
voved have evidently lett the traces of care aud anxi-
ETY. deeply mPrefled upon his features His eye, how
retains all its natural penetration and acutenes
but the bland and captivating ferenty which his
eountenance formerly difplayed, appears be ex-
changed for deep and thoughtful melancholy.
The following is a lift of the witneiIes who
were fummoned by direction of Mr.. Daviefs, to
give teftimony againft col. Burr every one OF