Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-11-10
From che X ICHluoND ENSURE R.
TRIAL.
IeoLoNEL a. BURR
MorIea FOR CoMm1TnEaF.
ExAMIss ! Zion OF EVIDENCE.
{oosrIsuED.l
5GoNTINUED,l
MONDAY, October s.
Cot HENRY GATHER.

Gen Eaton presume have rlGnt
10 know what IS sobs proved by this wit.
ness,
Mr.. Wiick1sam. With respect 70 general
Eatol's rigat, that is OUT d the question.
He forgsts that its case betwesn the
u. S. aud Mr.. Burr.
MIR. Barr. have stated twice that
col. Gather is to prove certain proceedings
of . court martial. We shall prove the
conviction of geo. Eaton for certain crimes
and We may perhaps SO further and say
something as 10 his general character.
Gao. Eaton. am willing, sir, that the
mosr niru:e acss Of my life should be en-
CURED in,o. But, sir, have been taken
hy Surprise. i did not Suppose that the
,ornbs were to be ransacksd, 10 establish
stf1ings which happened bsyond the Hood.
nns. The records Of that court mar,isl
should b. produced here. The law IN
every rase requires The bestey'dence.
Mr. JVickham. tits unforsunate that gen
+. atom did uos know that the records were
barO,-
Gen. Eaton. You. sir. know that there
are always copies Of the proceedings ct
court martial This man who arrested
me, # be has done his duty, ought to have
keps one copy the judge advocate another,
and ,rip.icaPe copy of themis fled 10 the
denastmsns of war. But, sir, if all these
COPIES are lost, will supply them, and
,hough my copy may not be verbatim and
minute. will furnish the general con.
tents. wave my demand for the copy Of
the record, aud if testimony be now iniro-
duced, shall only claim the privilege OF
explaining, after the witness has conclud-
ed. After few remarks from The bench.
col. Gather proceeded
10 the easly par, of 1895, my acquaint
.auce with captain Eaton commenced on the
river S Maryas, at fort shen building
called fort Pickering, where he then com.
n,aoded.. commended the troops Of the
TT. S. onthe Ocenee On the Information
Of cap,aiu Dunscousb, Ihad captain Eaton
arrested, aud had cours martial. The
trial was held.
Mr.. Burr. What offences were chafg
ed? A do not recollecs. was NOT pre-
sen, at the court martial. Mr.. Burr. Stare
.,seu as far as youdo know Wlsness.-
There was something about dealing in the
soldiers rasions, and something about sci.
log the public corn 10 the inhabitants of
thai part Of the country. Mr.. Burr. For
his own profit! a So thereport ran. The
number Of charges agains: him LIDO not re.
collect; bur he was found guilty, of some
one or perhaps the whole. had the pro
ceedipgs signed by the president of the
court, captain freeman; and captain Eaton
was suspended from command either for 5
or 6 months. Mr.. Burr. Whasdid you
do with those proceedings? They were
sent on TO the secretary al war. They were
upwards of 100 pages I do know whc.
ther confirmed lhe sentence or DOT there
were some letters from captain Eaton re.
uuesting me not 90 send them on.
General Ea;on. i wish those letters pro-
duced. s
Mr.. Burr. And what did you do with
1 Eaton? Did you send Kim on? A He was
! 10 be under arrest. ior some months. after
the con6rmatiou of these proceedings.
Many things were. laid agains. him. Major
commanders Freeman complained OF his
Quarters being stoned ia the night, and sup.
posed captaio Eaton was the cause OF il. l
shoophs il best, in consequence of these
!. complaints, 10 send him on TO The secreta-
ry Of war he being OF no use there so
long as he was suspended.
Mr. Wrrf. Was the sentence ever con.
firmcd by the secretary ofwar !! a donot
know. never heard.
Mr.. Hay. Will you be pleased ts say,
What charees you do recollecls A Icannos
repeat the charges. There was something
about selling pnblic Germ to the inh sbltants,
and clothing his soldiers with nankeers
which be had brought from Philadelphia,
and on which he made q profit. However