Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-09-30
a!erallnrta Daily apuerttser.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER so.
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Latest Proceedings.

Latest Proceedings.
The court have been principally occnpi
led by the examination Of evidence. On
/ Wednesday. Mr. Hay read the deposition
Iof David Fisk.
Mr.. Alexander Henderson was then CALI
ed on the part Of the y. S.. 70 explain the
views of the party, when the COUNSEL tor
1.-the accused made al elaborate effort toex
clude such testimony; on,hs ground thai.
Tan overt act ought hrs,.o be proved, and
that such testimony could only be consider.
ed as collateral. The Chief Justice over
rated the objection on the grounds repre-.
l;seDsed in our last paper. Some converse.
tfen Thea enseed upon the question, how
| far the evidence ahou, to be addused (prin.
teipaily Consisting IF acls and conversations
| OF BIannerhsssel) would af-c, Mr. Burr.
The Chief Justice seemed disposed to
! think fha. ii did nst affect him. Mr.. Hay
] con,ended thas when connection andcon.
! spisacy were proven, the act aud declara.
| tions of one aecomplice are good against
| the rest. The Chief Jus.ice was willing 70
hear 40 argument upon the point. Mr.
Burr then said that as he understood hew
not affected, he would not interfere.
The examlna.ion Of the evidSnce then
proceeded. Mr.. Alexander Henderson
was exaEined. and parity cross.exam'n.
ed.
Ga Thursday, the cross-examinasion Of
Mr.. A. Henderson was completed he
! was followed by-his broiher John G. Hen
| derson; Mr.. Richard Neaie & Ioho Gfa.
ham. esq. The exaasinssion ct Mr.. Charles
| DuvalI also cosnmehced.
Ca Friday Mr.. Davali's examina,ion
was comnleted. He was followed by DR..
| David C Wallace, his brother ROBBERS Wal
lsace, Mr.. Eden. Is. Dana and David CIR
more. In the course of these proceedings
nudge Meigs was called up, swoya and al
,erwsrds discharged. The particulars
thereafter.
Mr.. Hay then observed that he had on,
lIv TWO witnesses more to produce gen.
Eaton, whose evidence had aotbeen com
tpleted On former examination, and &C.
neral Wilkinson whom be would intro.
duce. tomorrow, Saturday, The chief
Justice enquired whether he could torn
any idea Of the length of gen. WIS evi.
[dence.
Mr.. Hay as far as it relates to US not
twenty minutes; but the cross examlna.
| ton may not perhaps be completed in 20
times 30 minutes. Enquirer
p. III ~ ?
The proceedings on the motion to com.
nit are likely to LAST many days longer.
One of col. Burr's counsel. Mr.. Bots, 1t
IS unders,ood will be compelled by the ST..
,uation Of his family and by his public and
professional duties in the district court OF
Fredericksburgh, now about to commence
to leave the defence after The attendance
'ofshis day. ( 1pte.J
That part of my testimony inserted 10
the Enquirer of the 22d instant, which
ssates that :. Mr.. Hopkins, Mr.. Fort and
myself went before 20 get more men, IS
Incorrect | went from Massac TO n.
Madrid 10 boat with MIR. Tyler, and re.
IN aimed there a. his request, Mr.. Fort ne
YER engaged any men 20 my kno"'eage'.
nor did Issee him for considerable time
afterwards, which was at Natchez.
THOMAS HAaTLET.
Ibid ]
In Dunbaugh's testimony 10 the last
ENQUIRER, il is enormously stated "col.
Burr & Wyllie had gone toto the bow Of