Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-12-16
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TRIAL
COLONEL A. BURR.
S MoTIoN FOR CoMMlTMEsT.
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before the 8.h Of Jaopary, 1906 (! a nave
said over and ever, thar believe had
hinted suspicious of Wilkinson 9 measures
! ia previous letters but have not those
letters with me. did think that W'lkin.
son aud Burr were connected and acting 10
coucert and under this Impression remain
ed 10 that country Till shNovembeT, 300,
10 order 10 couoferact and oppose their at
tempss, and pull down their standard.
Nj McRae. Did you write prior tothe
ssh OF January, 1906 I? a L was 10 the na-
bit Of wiring 10 Joseph II Nicholson and
other public characters. Q Had you WITT
ten les,ers 70 .hem irjarlously 70 general
Wilkinson before the 9Th of July. 1906
"a NV letters detailed Wilkinsou's inca.
sures, which considered suspicious and
hostile 10 the interest of the u, s. AID OF
y Louisiana. also stated thar gers VIII
kioson appeared 10 ronsiderme as spy on
his conduct, and had deprived me OF all
command and intercourse with the troops,
aud had p.ejudiced the officers against me.
% Bal had you written 10 any Of The heads
Of departments prior TO The ssih OF J anua
~. 1906: How often will you AJAX me
his oursriou / have repeated over and
oyer that have DOT the correspondence
with me. What do you wish me TO say
viii repeat thar my impressions are, that
4 cavs the government hints before that
time that Wllkinson's conduct was suspi.
cious.
Mr.. Hay. Did you think il was incum
hen, on YOU 10 sta,e TO the secretary at war
} vour suspicious of the patriotism OF gene
raj Wilkinson, iithey had been wshtoand.
ed. and your ideas of the views OF colonel
Bun * 1-- c--------~-.Linss IN i
seouiyocal. respected is TO happen every
day
Mr.. McRae. Did you say the other day
that toe secretary at war had declared that
general Wilkinson would BE- supported by
rs,he government? / did. The secretary
al war appeared angry and frowned when
II denounced Wilkin.on, snd said he most
and would be supposted. Q Aswhas tine
! did iudgs Easton leave the territory tor,
the sea, of government? A think in No
vember. 1905. Mr.. McRse. Did you
moi give Eastou special lestefs OF iDsroduc.
zion 20 your friends believe did,
or if i did Dot, / ought TO havcsdone so.
He was ,hsp denouncing Burr and Wilkin-
SOP. Was that after you suspected him
Of treas onsbie designs "a Il was after
he mentioned the reasonable designs OF
Burr aud Wilkinson. 10 Did you not write
10 your friends, particularly recommends
inr Eas,on? wrote TO Mr.. Robert
Whise and general Samuel Smith, as to
,he state of ,he territory. auc that Judge
Esston was prosecuted BY Wilkinson. and
was un,tea with us TO penetrate and defeat
l,h&;r designs. As far back as Noyen-
her. 1905. was there public denuncia,
ton! Al gave the conversations with
;udge Eas,on the day before Yesterday. Q
When did Judge Easron swindie you. A
NV information was long since that con-
versa,ion.s Q Are you on terms of.in,ima-
scv with him pow? A No: at variance.
SgVe have an arbiuasion depending.
Captain Eamuad Psnaleson Games
Mr.. lcPae. Wewish captain Gaines
"a state the conversations of major Bruff
!. he came on 10 this place IN The stage.
Csrtain Gaines. Sometime 10 the be.
Ginning of August, passed inihs mail
stare from Alexandsia 10 this place add q
li,,le after day light Of the FIRST morning
.f,yr NE had left Alexandria, found ma.
lar BruE aud lieutenant Swearingen were
passengers. They got into conversation
sl,ous Burr's trial. paid very little at.
F~assor. 20 II for indeed did nos calculate
!. 81 ever being noticed again but my
] ~ was at length excited by his say
r ssss as svas Informed BY Luther Mar
itisDore, that subpoena. was on
! IA sss nearing Of il, he had come