Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-30
FalDAY, October 2.
illnesses On beAaJ IF The accused
(l1r. 7axsveu's testimony continued


1Nr. 7azzveV's testimony continued
Mr.. Wickham. { Holding in bis hand J
key sf Que et The cyphsrs,] Has there been
any addition or alteration in this paper
since you saw il before the grand jury =?
n l will state my Impressions. well re.
collect thas this endorse ment suggested
one dorbs TO the grand jury; 81 soiemoly
swear that the numbers and hiereglyphics
wi,hio, excepting those which denote the
alphabet and units, !" Burr and !" VIII
kinson" were written by the la,e captain
Campbell Smith, in the year 1904, ,or s,
then acting as my aid de camp" Mr..
Randolph and myself had both been nc
qnsintrd with captain c. Smith, ADD snp-
posed there was some mistake in the date.
reco!!ecs putting this question 70 general
Wilkinson, = Do you think that this cy-
pher could have been formed in 1904, :. or
8, IS captain Smith must have been dead
before tha, lime!" The general after some
consideration suggested, thar there must
b. Eiatake in the date ard tha, 1894 was
intended iastead Of 1904. Think also that
the figures 1901 on the face ofthjs paper
have been added, since j, was laid before
the grand jury. | suppose general Will
kinsonss ne aory has become refreshed &
more ccrtecs sine. his examination.
Mr.. Hay General Wilkinson was no,
Intercepted here about the alterations.
Mr. 7uxsveH. General Wilkinson was
asked whether this was 40 affidavit which
be Intended to swear tot He said
tia, there was mistake in tho dasc speci
fed in this endorse msn., and that i one s1!,
pn, )inssead of 1904. $, and six, asst was
shrn written
Mr.. Hay. Thi. endorseneut isnos &c.
neral WllklDson's hand writing.
Gen. N'ilkinscn /, is the hand writing Of
my clerk MIR. Burlipg, who is here.
Mr., Hay. IfMr Taawell is introduced
here merely 10 show these variations, why
was 20, general Wilkinson himself intef.
rogated about them { He could himself
have explained them.
- Mr.. Burr. We have not heard ofthcse
variations before. G. Was not the year
f7S5 FIRST mentioned 40 The date ofthe cy.
phe. !; do not recolleet.
Mr.. Baker. Do you reco!lec, when i,
wss represented to him that il was impos.
sible q certain date could De correct. tot
be Immediately changed i'll A am not
|. certain.
Mr- Burr. Did you NOT understand,
|stha, the molive Of his holding CORES.
poudsuct with me was 10 draw from me
my views (! | an no, certain ,ha. this
!, was bis language. @ Did YOU under.
stand him To say, that his object was to
communicate my views to the government, |!
a.. SuLh sir is my impression indeed
this Inference from his answers was go pal.
pable lhs. ] did DO, think il necessary to
ask the question.
Gen, IVilktnsea. Do you recollect sir,
of any stipulation or ackno sledgmcn,, BE-.
fore the 6. jury tia, wha, passed there was
in conadsuce a have lately convers.
edswish sao'her grand juryH and have
Cow ressen 70 believe that something Of.
The kind did pass. You bad the letter Of
/ the fa.1 Nov, 10 your hand. You read
pass and paused, you obsrrved that per.
haps i was not uecessary to resd shs whole
Mr.. Barbour then said. that certainly
Hshonsd BE- received 10 confidence
|. MIR. Aaytin. You ought not 10 have
entered lnso9aoy such 40 eng :gemeat.
a7r. TaxzvsR beg you 70 understand
Dir sfsin thai did not !; but when +
beard the letter thought il improper te
/ sarris'on u, and % q gentleman sir uou!d
pos. And although ! have Frequently epo-
: Ken Of geHsrsi WIltiusoa's trs1ilnony. 4
haye as,sf msasiossd tbs ecnsents Of that
letser.