The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-08-28

know, -Dut mink IL was Niduuetnsuett nfuiSu,
afked me Rand by che trunks, till they put
in the boats When the lat of them went OFF, faw
iiandiig III circle on the fhore, went up to
them perhaps they wer. FIVE or Tx rods from me.
The Gr!t thing heard was, their laying plans how
BannerhaGet aud Comfors Tyler ihond &c, fate by
Gaopoiis. One Nahum Bent called for ward,
and when he came, BlanuerhaiIett afked him, whe-
ther he had two fD,art hores. N Bent anfwered
no ; he had but Then Bannerha!1stt told him
TO go Capt. DeDoe, and get his for.el horfe and
N b. told him. tL, the forrel horie had no thoes On
and Bannerhaett iaid, the roads ioit and would
not bur, the horfe. Biannerhale,t told II. Bent to
meet him and c. yler with the horfss fpmeyvhere
about Gai!,opolis: Bent enquired how ne find
him our ihould he enquire FOR himi I" No.
Have you no friends there :" F" No." Mrs. Ban-
nerhaHet, then came forward and ihe told BANNER
halIett and Tyler, that they muir take and
get into |, before they got to Gslliopols, and fail
down The Aream OF the Ohio; for no body would
mind 2 people going down the fream. She fad,
fhe'd pay for the canoe. N. Bent was told to meet
tiea, above Calliopolis about day-break, and then
they might furround Ego around) Galliopolis. Then
. man by the name of Topper laid his hands upon
Rx2nerhalett; and faid; " Yonr body is in my
hsl6 in the name of the Commonwealth - or fuch
word as that. AS quick as Upper made that mo-
ton, there were or mufquets levelled down at
him. Upper looked about him, and faid, Ct Gentle
men, ! hope You will not do the like" A man next
TO me about yards off faid, I'd as eve no"
Tspper then changed his fpeech and faid he wihej
hin, luck and fate down the river. Upper before
told Blannerhalett he mould nay and Rand his trial.
But Bannerhalstt iaid no; the people in the neigh
borhood were coming down day take him,
and he would go. Next day after, faw the Wood
County Militia going down. The people went off
in boats that night about one. @. All! a. All bat
one, who doctor. All had fome kind o. arms.
Q. How many there in all A. About twenty
or thirty did not however Count them. Every
man faw had arms. Q. AT what time Of the year
this a. do not reeollea the particular time.
] reeolleGt the year ; but not the mouth. Q. Do
you recolleta whether it fnows in Septemberi A. I
do not reooe9.
Ex4misea BY tie Council ia, the Frelifatio1.
Mr. Wb,. Had You leen Col. Burr on the Illand :
A.. Yes. Q. Was he there before Blannerhaifett went
TO Kentucky A. He Q. Did you fpeak of the
boats under the command of Tyler a. did. Q. Did
the boats quit the iand the time Of hearing about
the Proclamation A. Yes Q. Did the county mill
tia go there day /, a. Yes Mr.. Burr. Did you
Zee Peter Taylor cenverfs with 81. that night A.
do not recelletf. Mr.. Hnt How long did a. Burr
remain on the Hand A. do reoolleet. Q. How
long he there before the departure OF the boats
A. About weeks.
Cr.G Fxaoriaed.
Mr.. Bprr. Did you know Gen. Upper A. Yes.
o. Is thar the perion a Yes. O. When the muf9uets
were leveIled ar him, did they feem to have mind
to hurt him IA. Yes: gentleman me fsid, {" I'd
as eve lhoot not" Mr.. Burr You fad, differently
on former location. Done you recolle fayng be-
fore, it looked like exercing A. do A de-
fultory conv Ration here enued between the oppofte
counlels. Mr. Burr profeiied that it his nrenti-
degrade the wi5nefs by invalidang his credbili-
~. The crois examination proceeded. Mr.. BHr-
Have you not been examined before? A. Yes. Q. BY
whom a. BY Mr.. Tackfon. @ Had he printed
aueGiousia his hand a. He had paper in bis hand
9. Did he fcc down your anfwers! a. Yes. Q How
Iona affer he nointed n 'TuDrPr
fore the their boa.sl A. I, do recol-
lea Any thing that am not certain of, canuo,
fpeak to. 0. Was Mrs. 81 there, when the guns were
printed a. Yes g. Was Upper infee of the Cir
Gle A. Yes. O. Was ihe tool a. don't recouea
o. Did you fee Mr. Woodbridge there a. DON,
know him. G. How long did You work with Bianner.
hfett a. Six weeks. Q. At what time it, tina,
you faw me there a. do not recoIlea. Mr.. Burr,
The council for the u. s. know, prefunie, this cir
cY:nNapce and have ,efimony aicertain it, Mr. Hay
We have not, far asI am informed MIR. Bur-.
will ltate that it the lait day of Augu9 and
the fri ofSeptenber, that the ifland.
MIR. Anibony Zone of the jury Did You fee any
powder a. Ne. Mr. Hay. Were you in the boats /!
~ was nN MIR. Burr. Where does gen. Upper
live y. IL Marietta 9. Does he not belong to thr
nate Of Ohio : a. Yes. O. When did you fra know
him a. Ian fall MIR. Burr then afsed the clerk
for the aiemcnt, which he had taken of Alibrigh,'s
teltinony, when t was iubmitted TO the court a
former occaGon, the motion for binding Mr.. B. in
higher bail The clerk handed him the copy, and
the prioner proceeded with the examination You
fad Before that the menwho railed their muquets
gsnft gen. Topper in earpeit } n. That
was piece ofmy opinion. did not know whether
they in earnet /; there was no quarrel among
them, and no firing afterwards
Mr. Bayr. brg the court TO call on the Profecu.
ton for the depoGron Of this witHefs, taken before
J4hn G. 1ackfon. MIR. Hay Can gentlemen, when
they Pleale, thraa their hands into my Port Folio
C. JaRse atisfied that the court Fad right
TO call for the affidavit Mr.. Wisi5am laid, it was
obvious that there certain fufpicions attached
20 the credibity of the witnefs and that it vas
their delire compare his preent tefimouy with his
former affidavit. Mr.. Hay objected that MIR. Jack
ion might not have taken down the teftimony Of the
girneis in his language, but eouched il In his
hence there might be apparent variation between
the prefent evidence and the affidavit Beides the
witnets might have recoeeted great many cir
cuniitances 1t that moment which have ltbfeqSently
occurred to his mind, hnee he fet thinking up
on them. Mr.. Burr. We have right tn toerce
this paper. If gentlemen will not furrender il, may
~ all evcas avail myief of their reuial, My obea
is 20 prove uch diverfty between the a1tenents OF
tAe wtnrs different times, may dearoy all faith
in his reeolle9ous. MIR. Hay. Then, fir, although
nigh, retain this paper, the gentlemen well
come 10 make all the ufe of it that they Take il.
MIR. Earr then proceeded Did you fay that all in the
circle had arms 4. All that iav. q. How ma
ny we're in the circle a. did not court. 9. What
tfuIs or,s b,J n