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TRIAL
COLONEL IA. BURR.
MoTIoN FOR ComMlTMEsT.
EXAMINATION OF EVIDENCE.
THURSDAY, October g..

THURSDAY, October 8.
General Nilkiiason III exblanation Of mgOv
BrKt's tessim2ify.
Mr.. Hay said he was ready to go on
with the argument cf the cause but would
not dc !. unless directed By the court. An
attack had been made on general w. by
maior Bfnff, which il was the RICH, & the
duty ofgeneral Wilkinson 10 explain. Not
. word 10 the long and labored narrative
of major Bruf was testimony applicable 70
the case before the cour,. But having
made such serious charg es against general
Wilkinson, justice requires that the gene.
lrsl should be heard 10 ex plana.ion.
General lHilkinson. lhave severalmat.
teis to submit to the court which have
been brought to my recollection by tbe
occurrences of yesterday and the day BE-.
fore.
randjury have been brough. forwsrd
10 contrast my evidence before that body
with what have said here--in the wide
rar Sc OF testimony whichhas been fermii-
ted, witness may bereadily misconceiv.
ed BY Others or misc nderstand himself: sIn
the casespf Mr.. Tszrwell, your honor's
sense Ct his testimony, was In d:recs oppo-
si,icn to that Of Mr.. Hurr's counsel; and
ia the case Of Mr.. Csbell, one of the mes.
correct men in the world, he had miscon.
eeiyed OF did nor understand merespee.ing
the mode in which Swartwout delivered
Mr. Bnrr's letter 70 me. II is with deep
rsgses ,fespass upon the time OF the
sconrt, bur whensevery lis employed and
Witnesses are scrapcd and ed from eve
~ quarter 10 rip up The remotrst irsnsac-
sions Of my life, to affect my credib1iiy,
10 wound my fame aud rob me OF ny re-
pusatiop.
Here. lMr. Tic&ham Interrupted general
Wilkinson. and said he must cbJect 10 the
cousse which he vas about TO pursue. Ge.
neral Wilkinson stands here 90 the came
ground as apy other witness. LET his ex-
plantations apply 10 his evidence, bul notiet
him go into other subjects.
Nj. lucRae hoped that the same iadul.
gence which had been.extepded &c others
, would be granted TO general Wilkinson.
I Ii will be rrcollected with ;what patience
their witness, smaior Bruf, had been heard
for SIX hours, while he was merely indulg.
ing himself in the ca.nsge of general VIII,
kinson's reputation: general Wilkinson
who had been iisrening with The NEST ex.
rmplary patience, now. comes forward to-
explain, and 10 The mids. of a very short
and respectful exordipm, be IS interrupted
h,, the com u ~ : he other aidr ff
The Chief Justice said that there could
be no 6oubt of the disposition ct the court
10 hear as full an xpiana,ion as general
7 Wilkinson might please TO make Blu. he
beirg merely in the character Of witness
would coDhhe himself,o narrative Offices,
and resor, to asgumen, as Iil,ie as possi-
bic.
Mr.. Hay hoped ,ha, something Of argu
ment would be permitted. General VII
kirsop had been assailed visally, intention.
ally and deliberately BY major Buff; and
his explanations could not be so well On
6crstood uules. be should, in some instsuc.
es resort to Argument.
The Genera! resumed: When ] was frs,
brought before The court, il vas my lnten-
siop TO have &C Mmenced With Mr.. bGrr at
Wsshingsoa. andto have traced kHn step
by asep from his passageof the mountairs
until his returu--bu. was confined 10 such
facts as were deemed Immediately rele.
want TO- the quessionSbetore the court, and
therefore commenced With shc reception
of. his Letter al fatchi,oches.
i now, Sir. end reyseH Obliged 10 adop.
his course 10 order 10 explain certain eb.
sery atioas, which have come from the
grand Jurors, and slso tie inuendoes ADD
insinua,ions of The witness, major Bruf;
who having charged me with s'ois'et