The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-08-21
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The Judge having deliveredhi opinion on the point
argued yeiterday, for which fee the laR page) l,me
arrangements for the accommodation of the
jury; mat they were TO occupy two rooms in
the capitol that for the fake of exercfe they might
walk out IN body, or feperateIy, if accompanied
| by the martial or his deputy; and that they might
iend OF receive letters if the fuprrlcriptions we're
| ihown 10 the MARTIAL 1t was underaood, tina, thew
were TO lay all letters before the court which iliouId
appear to touch on the trial, deignedly TENT 10 nfu-
ence their verdict.
The hours OF the court fixed from till four.
WILLIAM EATON was then called in for his examin-
| ton.
| Mr., Eaton enquired whether he might be permit.
ted to have recurrence to his notes. C6. 7ugiee.
| Were they written by yourlelf, Mr. Eaton. They
| were Mr.. Wiek6a7'. AT what time MIR. L. At
different times. MIR. Burr. What is the nature of
| them a. They are nothing but memoranda
taken from notes, which made Of the conversations
between you and myfelf the times that they paG-
ed.--The court decided that they were not admiii-
bic Mr.. E. May ak one further indulgence from
| the court! / have been long before the public
Much ftrIcture and Tome ieveri.y have paIed upon
me. May l. iii Eating my evidence, be permitted
to make tome explanations about the motives of my
own conduct CD. fH'. Perhaps ii would be more
correa FOR the to decide upon the propriety of
the explanation, when the the particular cafe occurs
some Gales may require il: And fany objection is
maze to your explanations then the court will decide
! upon il.
MIR. Eaton. Concerning any overt aa, whe
goes to prove Aaron Burr guilty oG treafon, I
know nothing Concerning certain tranlae4ons which
are laid to have happened BIannerhaGett's Hand
or any agency which Aaron Burr may be fuppoCed
TO have had in them, know nothing. Bat eoneern-
ing Col Bs exPreiIions of treafonabe intentions,
know much and it is to thele that my evidence re-
iates.-Mr. Martin. know not how far the courts
opinion extends-Cb 3U. It is this that any proof
OF intention formed before the aS itelf, If relevant
to that act, may be admitted. One wftnefs NAV
prove the intention at time and another NAV
prove 1t at another TO as to prove the continuance
OF the intention throughout the whole TRANSACTION
and therefore the proof of very remote intentions
may be relevant To this particular ac. Mr. 1Eoyfiy
trult that when he peaks of trssfonabIe intention
NOT applicable TO this act the court vii, fiop him
MIR. Eaten During the winter Of so5-6, 1 cam
not be Poitve as to the dRina point Of time, yet,
during that winter, at the city Of Wilmington "A
ron Burr Ggniied to me that he was organizing an
expedition TO be moved agsinil the Spsnifh Psovin
ee' on the South WeItern Frontiers of the u s.
underitood under the authority Of the General 90.
vernment. From exiting controversies with
SPAN, and from the Of the Preident's Comm
ncations to both Houfes Of Congrefs, e,nclnGon
vas naturally drawn, that war with that peger wac
inevitable. he'd un then returned from the COATS
% Airra, aud having been for many years EMPLOYED
~ yos !foatiersor eoaa more bal barVus ano To-