The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-13
TRIAL OF AARON BURR.
MOTION FOR CoM MITMENr.


for the profccution
= OueRion by MIR 1TeRae You mentioned in your
teNimony Saturday lat, that memorandum WAS
given you write the Deed by, from col Lynch 10
MIR. Burr; Was there any thing in that meuoran-
dunn about corn cutting roads or making ivt.n e,,ts
a. There was not il Was Imply memorandum, fla
ting the quantity OF land be conveyed, the decrp
ton of and the confederation the Deed
agreeable TO the memorandum never iaw the
sinal CONTRACT, but informed by the parties there
were other Gipulatons it, their agreement o. Was
there any thing oi corn cutting roads, &c. nieaon-
ed in the deed A. There not. Mr.. Hay.
Do you know Ephraim Kibby A. do. Q. In
what capacity did lie aa in gen. Wayne's army A
In the year 703 he had command of FINAL party c
1pes Rangers; III 1874, I've had command of . lar
ger party--ani in both years called captain Kib-
by.
Mr.. Bchey. As am again before the cour, I beg
leave uhierve part of my ,elmony fully :;
GATED that made cnrdi'iona CONTRACT with ca!
Burr Tor Hour did engage two boar loads of -four
with view OF letting hrm have n; but before the
boats lent or, Ihe Pre- Ijcn proclamation
10 hand and no part u il was ever delivered to COL
Burr TO Lay pcrlon Cor hiu--When col. Burr en-
CURED g! me ifn'en Could be got TO &" to Mexico in
ose al 4 war, gave IT as my opinion, they could.
gave him the names oI number of youug men
who thought would probably engage, and made him
acquainted with fnme OF them. Having heard il
NaTKeu gave teNit'ltily tiiat huil nave
had iome lsrovssdge of col Rurr's pians; think is
my duty itate that in every c9nveraticu had
with col Burr, hisremals relative 10 an euterprie
sgaint Mexico, predcated 4 with
Spain; and never did hear him any other peron
with " hom re had converted in Krntuciy, intimate
thar he had any thing in view rniical TO the u S.
or that his views in any rcipeet treaionable
hope that the court wii Indulge with one
further obcrvatior. have bren charged by the e.
NJ l,,b iii I
oneu the moi iturrio;'s, abuitve aud nnprincipied
puhihed) eith being p4rtiz4n OF col. Barr !;
3have been repreienfed ia thar paper i'll different
pacvies, from Vhe 5oof r06 {" the @6 OF col Burr
avail MY ief OF THIS opportunity, unGer the loemmty
o an oath N thC 1eiencu Il J Court and before the
whole world To- declare, tilat never have, either di
reilly or indirectly been engagd in any ect o rraion
agsini my countrf, IN any nii,'emcanor violate
Of the laws oI the United States. IN. firmly at
taehrd TO the Federal Government, and viii do my
u,mofs 20 Iuppor whenever my iervices may be
quired
SATURDAY,, October IT.
Mr.. Lemuci Henry. of the Millifiipp Terrific
ny (who heretDf' gave in bis tefimony) was
again called at the inGance Of MIR. Burr, and
exauired.
Oueltion by Mr.. Burr. Mr.. Henry, were
YOU at the town of Wilmington when came
there? A. Yes. Q. Was there guard elt sb-
lifhcd in The ltreet and about The houfe in which
! lodged What mensgr did iend TO Coyses
Meade conc erning il? And what was his ar
FIVE! ? A. There was guard ilaliored as you
mentioned; but Mr.. Meade iaid twas intend
ed as much for the prnt-'f,"n OF yrur prrfon as
for tie public fafr'y. Q Did ,ieiirr yon to
rcmonftrate with Mr.. N, a;lc aganf The eif.b-
iihmrrt of that guard AZ violation Of onr lGra.
~ or agreement A. You dtftrd me 20 re-.
Iuonlrare with him ahOu; IL, ard unfcTtood
yOu TO complain Of 1t as Violation of lis agree :.
ment with you. I mentioned this TO him, and
he faid that the guard was neccTiry for your
protection, as wel' as for Tie pu5lic flfety
MIR. McRde. Do you know Any thing about
that arnnil ce' a. Only from report O. Il
by thing from Cowes Meade A. Not az al.
Mr.. PoqVer was then Introduced.
Mir Dnrr. This witneIs is TO tie examined
for two purpoes FirR, to verify cert iin pa
per'. Secondly, to prove that Gen. Wilkininn
was At ce,tgi'. period in the pay OF the Spanill,
government; and then, by other witur1,s, we
tha prove that his pay has continued; and
that he has tree entity been in t7e habit Of re-
cclyiug large iuns of Sparih FLYER. The Oh
jet "a TO impeach his crcdih,iity by proving he
tahenood of his declaration that he had not cor
Ntfponded with the Baron De CaroGdelet.
Mr. MeR0e laid it was not regular TO offer
proof of any particular crime 70 impeach the
crcdhiiity Of 4 witueis. n rm!e of eviaerce is
more clear than thai The general character of
the w'tueis i, ali ria, mould be Investigated for
that IHTpoie; EHce very man Ought 10 /, we
Cotlcc t0 cnah!e I'm 10 0,fend himirIf agairt
any fpeciiic charge. liz o!ierveG that Geaeral
Wilklnion had heretofore been filndrroufiy a..
Cui,d Of being petitioner of Span; thl, being
dehrous OF giving his cauniniators an opporu.
nhy of proving their chare sEainii him, lt had
once qUehed Gen. Wilmington, when he was
pre6dent, and aterward, Mr.. Adams, . direct
court martial for his trial but they (fdtisfied
nt his lnuocruce) rcluied his rcqueE. Gen.
Hamilton "iio declared that he thought the
charge hinder, and trial uuneccllary.
Mr.. WHk6am. Receiving money from the
king OF Sr1ni snot au nd ttdbic offence Our
ground Of defence 10 that Mr.. Burr's expedition
was ~ concurrence with Cen. W,ikiuiou,
aga,n,t 80 dOuiniaus or the king Of Span, in
cais oi a war. II v'c Eve 'iat at the time
petition, and ircrc.iy determined TO deic7r -,
he was receiving SPana' portion, this vii
eNglau bis conduct. lie defeated the enter
prz 81 BUR- : -f'...ln- charge Of tre.iJH
agoinh the Unittd STAT, or pn'po,- TO - Vt
the king Whole money he ~, ,ceelyjng.
M. EarfiQ. ! am rot iurpr'zed that gen.
u, nieu liJuid hateio much ieeiug on this iuh.
jst Especially the gentleman who made u Is
Objection. There C2u o., no prJtrcution guuit
man FIT receiving S?dtiih money. Mr. B.r
jairiu seoahitn, m hr.tu,ky, was indeed d,
cui-d u this az 40 onsuce; aud " was prove,
upuJ him /; bui Ed. uDt head, though %,