The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-07-03
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TRIAL OF AARON BURR.

TRIAL OF AARON BURR.
Debate on tie rotiou for an attaching at agaiuN
General James tEikmfon.
TUESDAY, June 81 ~
On tbs oeeafon TIE foiiozvng teainony qras pro.
dneed James Knox, on fbe part Of tie bri
+ Joaer I; Lieut.. GaineJ and Mr.. Graham, OH
bebaJ ofihe proisenfion.
JAMES Kwox--fays he went TO New Or.
leans in March -foon after his arrival, received
4 note from gen. WiKinfon, the OBJ, q of which
appear, d II be to get Information about fer.
jeant Dunhaugh. Waited on the gsneral-he
aiked me if / WAS not afraid to come before
him after what had been f,ii about him Told
him was not. A1ed me if knew and was at
liberty to fay any thing of the party coming
down the river / told him Iwas at liberty to
lay any thing ! knew: He faid he was very
uneafy, had loa his wife, but that gave him Ill
tie uneslineis compared with the ita,e of the
country. He aked me if would go to Rich-
mond, iaid he would do any thing to aid me
told him / expected money in tee days aud
wonid then go. He f.ered me what money
might want; would not accept AIRY. Was
| ieived with fubpGna by Lieut.. Gaus; Short
time after srrefed by the lheriff and carried to
Judge Halls; Judge not at home the Go.
| r-rnor recommended 10 the iheriff If the judge
was not at home, to let ME goat liberty Till
next day. Judge Hall ted me muft either
| give my affidavit or go to Richmond told him
| could not give my affidavit without advice, but
! ihould go to Richmond when got money!
The judge faid NUT then give iecurilv or go
| toJ1Ii. Gave two fecurities in 500 dollars
| each. Appeared next day judge had printed
| Undergraduates / af,ed him TO let me read
them gave them back, he aGsed me TO an
fwer them {; told him had not council and
| could not anfwer them without Jaw council.
Tor Carr, be told me they had no right to- COM
pei me to anfwer the interro.atories. The
Judge perhfted and alsed me fome of the quef-
tons told him 10 fave trouble would re-
late what occurred while coming from Mead.
vile to that place. The judge fent for Mr..
Fort. Mr.. F. made fome obftrvations, and al
70 refufed to anfwer the ,iuterrogatories. He
and myielffent to jail by the judge and confn-
ed with negroes and others. Mr.. F. was ihort-
ly after baisd by his friends fomc of mine
came to relieve me, were told the fun demand
cd was or 10 thoutand dollars ftaid three
days in Jail, was then taken out by ferjeant
Dunbangh and others who had fide arms. The
men went with us to the water, ferjeant Dun
haugh and myielf went on board aiked d. if
that was guard? faid it was NOT. Has iince
told me 1t was; aiked if lient. Gains was on
board was told he foon would be afked
leave to go on fhore for my clothes; refufed.
When D. took me frors the Jail, he had an or
der which he handed 10 the TAILOR; wro:e
while in jail to Lindfey and Doet. Monhoon :;
told them 1t they came to 0. what they might
expect. When Lieut.. Gains came on board
the vefiel, he faid was in an i'll humour told
him was; he advftd me as was there to
bear my iituation with patience Aiked him
TO let me go on ihore for my clothes; he fad
he could not, had nothing to do with it; gen.
Wilkinfon alone could do it. Brought to
Richmond without clothes. Capt. C. faid he
had 40 dolls. for me, told him didn't want it,
II could be permitted to go on flore lie faid
L was not compelled to take it; | told him l.
NUT accept it unleiS permitted to go on ihore
The money was fent on lhore, my bill to my
landlord paid, and 20 dole. returned me by
| gov. Claiborne, who came on board and ac-
companied us fix or miles.
On our paiiage, Capt. 6. aid muf under
itaud that was fent by Judge Hall. Cen w
the mex, day afked me if l had any obie elton to
gong to Richmond. and if Capt. C. had not
poken to me on the iubjett; told him he
had; that was III ufed brought off without
clothes or money. G. w. f,ii if 70, had been
badly ufed that that was the firit he heard of
II; aiked again If was averfe to going, told
'im was not if properly treated he aid if
would give my honor that would 20, iiloud
ne no longer confronted !; / refufed told him
had aised two favours ofhm and MIR. Gains !;
and mould not ak third from any man. AZ.
ter fome time, he afked me if 90 dolls would
be OF iervice to me told him bad no clothes
and NUT have fome. He then talked with MIR.
| LIndfiey, and returned to me and aiked if so
dolls. would ferve me; told him that fun
would be requihte to get me clothes came to
| Richmond in pilot boat lieut.. Moxley faid
ne was TO take charge of gen. Wiknion's paf-
iergers; carry them to Richmond and there
to wait G. W's orders.
| CroEi esamigAtien By tire CAMEL far tke
United Sin:eJ-Ilave you any military commit
lion None. Where were you born? Mary
land lett 1t very young, eiided in Pennfylv.-
mia, and left it fone time in Noven.ber lat, left
Pennsylvania, Meadfville, for ". Orleans 24.h
or 25th November, went down the Allegany
and Ohio 10 Beaver, went from thence with
bout 20 or 80 10 Babnerhanst,'s i(l,nd. left
that place fome time in December, Bannerilal
lett and another with them, Ropt at Shaw ana
town, went with about double the number to
! Cumberland iillnd. haid day and half met
with col. Burr and few others, the wbo;e
Number so or 60, about or g boats, five fire
arms, went thence to fort MaGac Setisan,
| DunbauEh joined them there with a rrujkrt ::
after meeting with col. Burr, cOnGdered him
frlf under his direction, went To Natchez. col
b. did not accompany them. Went from Nat.
chez to New Orleans. Some oftha bs1,s char
tered and others fold. Arrived Mt Orleans 18Th
or 10Th March. Firt notice, after fleeing G,n.
| Wikinion, eff proceedings againl him was,
when carried before Jude Hal. Was faid to
De carried under 40 affidavit OF General vii.