Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-11
FRom 4Hs RIchMoAtD ENQUIRIES.
TRIAL
COLONEL. A. BURR.
Morsos ros connlrnrsr.
EXAMINATION or EVIDENCE.
THURSDAY, Ociobers
THURSDAY October s
General Wilkinson in explanation Ct ma59r
Brn8 testimony.
CONCLUDED


steep bank. did not take him into the
woods, nor had | any conversation With
him Of the import he has staseG. We as
cended the river about a mile, and were
hailed from the share The boats landed,
and was met. think, BY three geplls men,
Mr.. Augustus Chcu,eau, MIR. Anthony
Souland ard Mr.. Charles Gfa.lot, who
were in:rodoced TO me On board my barge
and invited me 10 land and rake horse 70
ST.. Louis 10 which consented. and de-
barking was received by afroop consist.
ing Of SO or 60 drs .yoons, commanded by
captain p Chouseau, the brother CT Mr..
A. Chou,eau. These, presume, were
the Frenchmen who hunted Us up n the
woods. noun Ell ahorse which had been
pro.ids d for me srd was escorted TO ST.
Louis. These are The facts SO far as,hey
related 10 the in,eryfew with major Eruf
I diced with Mr. kChouteau, but found
that maio: BrnG had anticipated Mr.. Chou.
teau, and had engaged Every ai6-erto dine
with him was lief. alone.
Mr. Ray. Had you these other con
verss,ious mentioned by msjor Bfuf, 10
which he states you 10 have been rnmiua5.
ing aboos grapd pTcj-ct. which was 70
nske The for,unrs Of all concerned? Il
is impossible for me 10 say what conversa-s
tiops hsdwnh the officers of the carson,
especially TIE one whon found 10 conn
mandI bat lton the citcoms anees already
stated, II is Impossible j should have had
those conversations with major Bruk msn-
= lk,xI l.
!. spbsfautiale his tale, has affected az cir Of
mystery, aud his imagina,ion has tnsnish
"a he sceoery--for this purpose he takes
ne in,o tie woods, has US huotea Up by
Ffepehmen, then locks a door whsre there
was Doloek, j, being fastened BY hooks&
staples Dor was Unnecessary ia shut 1t at
all, as the ordinary guard at head quarters
gave two ssn,inels for lis protection. This
locking cf4he door BETRAYED some c.nrer,;
for ! VEL remember that few DAYS ago,
: one of ine COUNSEL of colonel Barr Mr.
Nar,inl demanded Of me empha,ical.y,
whether did no. reccllecs being locked up
In toom wilha gentleman and having
long conversation with him. Mar Has..
Did you ever select major Bruf for the
purpose of making confidential commnni.
catioos; or stats 20 him any thing about
the prospect of making, for.snss? A No,
never
Colonel Barr. Are you acquainted with
Mr.. Bon Ami, masIs,rase.sf New Or.
leans A have no recollection of any per
son Of that name.
Mr.. Hickhang called for the production
of the orleinsl letter Of governor Harrison
70 general Wilkinson, from which al ex
sract had been read. The counsetot col.
Burr eontended thar as an extract had been
read from il, they had Alright TO the whole
letter, as the bes, evidence They were
answered by the counsel forthe u S. that
there was not word IN TOE letter which had /
any relation 10 Mr. BruF exeeptthe para.
graph which had been read; and iha, The
letter was eatirely private and confidential
After some further debate the Chief fns,
ice dee!sred..ha' he felt greas repugnance
asthe sdea Of psodusing the letter, as it
pas entirely private and confidential, ard
he was certain thar neither the letter nor the
extract could be evidence in The cause but
twas arale of Law, that when az extract
was read, the whole paper must BE- read II
demanded 10 the present case the whole
lestsr mus. be produced, or the extract be
withdrawn. Mr.. Hay remarked that gsu-
Wilkinson had been drawn into the pfoduc.
iicr OF the exsract by he opinion OF the
court. general Wiikiason addressed the
judge, and declared thar he had produced
tbe extract by bis pei mission, and that with
cut thar permission he would not have pro 4
drced j, that he held The letter sacredly
confidential, and would 60 to jail rather
thao produce is. The Chief Justice d.
rectrd thar the extract should be Withdrawn