Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-09-02

tween twelve and one o'clock. q All! A.
All but one, who was doctor. All had
some kind of arms. @ How many were
there in all ; A. About twenty or thirty
in all to the best of my kuowldge, but i did
not count them. All the men, however,
were not on shore some were in the boats.
Every man saw had arms of some sort.
-. At what time of the year was this z ~.
! do not recollect the particular time.
recol,ect the year; but not the month. Q
DO YOU reCollect whether it SHOWS i'll that
climate in September? n. DO noI recol-
lect. / know not the month only the
year. 1t was last fall.
ErRmined by the Counsel for IRE Prose-
! cufiCR.
Mr. Wift. Had you seen Col. Burr on
the island i? H. Yes Q. Was he there
before Blannerhasset went to Kentucky 2
II. He was @. Under whose command
were the boats9 ii. Comfort Tyler and
Mr. Knox were the commanders believe.
! Q. Did the boats quit the island, at the
time OF hearing about the Proclamation ?
II. Yes. q Did the county militia go
there next day II. Yes, MIR Burr. Did
YOU see Peter Taylor there that night 2 H.
did. Q. Did you hear him converse
with Biannerhasset or any other person 2
do not recoliect. Mr. Hirt. How long
did Aaron Burr rema n on the island 2 n.
do not recolect. Q. How long was he
there before the arTfUdt OF the boats? ii.
About six weeks. X. Il. Parker one OF
| the jury. How long was it from Col Burr'S
leaving the island to Blannerhasset's leav-
ing IL n. cannot tell. did not take
particular notice. / do not live on the is
land. q. How long did the boats continue
there2 II. ] don't know.
Cross Erdmlueds
Mr.. BHrr. Do you know Gen Tup-
PERI A. Yes. Q. Is that the person? A.
Yes. o. When the musquets were level
led at Inn, did they seem TO have q mind
20 hurt him! 4. Yes: gentleman near
| me said ord as live shoot as not' Mr..
J Barr. You said differently on n former oc-
cssion. Don't YOU recollect saving before,
It looked like exercising A. | do not. A
desuItory conversation here ensued between
the opposite counsel. Mr. Burr profeSsea
that it was his intention to degrade the
witness by invalidating his credibilty.
The cress examination proceeded Mr.
Barr Have you not been examined be-
lore! A. Yes. O. By whom A. BY Mr..
jackson. @ Had he not printed questions
IN his hand A He had a paper in his
hand. Q. DID he set down your answers
! A. Yes. Q. How long after the guns were
pointed at Gen. Upper, before the men
went to their boats9 A. do not recollect.
Any thing that ] am not certain Of, can
not speak to. q. Was Mrs. Blannerhas-
set there, when the guns were pointed A.
| Yes. Q. Was upper inside of the circle
n Yes. Q. Was she too? 4. / don't re-
collect. q. Did you sec Mr.. Woodbridge
there A. / don't know him. Q. How long
did YOU work with Blannerhasset? A. Six
weeks. q. At what time was it that you
saw me there? A. do not recoIlcct Mr..
BHrr. The counsel for the United States
know, | presume, this circumstance and
have testimony 10 ascertain it. Mr. Fag
: We have not, as far as / am informed.
Mr. Rurr. ! will state that it was on the
last day of August and the first of Septsm-
bet, that was on the island.
Mr. HHthony Zone of the Jury.) Did you
see any powder? 4. No. Mr. Han Were
4. you III the boats A. ] was not Mr. Burr.
! Where does General Upper live; A. IN.
Marietta Q. Does he not belong to the
( state cfOhio? A. Yes When did you FIRST
know alta? p. Last fall. Mr. Burr then
! asked the clerk for the statement, winch
/ he hadtaken Of Ailbfight's testimony, when
/ Il was submitted to the court on former
| occasion, on the motion for holding Col. Il.
! to higher bail. The clerk handed hiu the
/ copy, and the prisoner proceeded with the
examination: You said before, that the
/ men who raised their musquets against Ge-
neral Topper, were not in earnest A.
/ That was piece ofmy opinion | did not
know whether they were ii earnest rs
] there was no quarrel among them, and no
/ firing alterwards.
! Mr. BRt'r | beg the court to call on the
prosecution for the deposition of this wit
ness, taken before John G. Jackson. Mr.
/ Hay. Can gentlemen, when they please,
/ thrust their hands into my Portfolio? g.
JHsfice was not satisfied. that the court had
q right 70 cali for the affidavit. Mr. U7ck.
hGm said, it was obvious, that there were
] certain suspicious attached 10 the crcdibi.
/ lily of the witness aud that il was their
desire TO Compare his present testimony
! with his former affidavit. Mr. HaU obiec-
! ted that Mr. Jackson might not nave ken
down the testimony Of the Witness IN his
language, but cOuched it in his own hence
there might be an apparent variation be-
/ tween the present eviGeHCe ard the afiida-
Wit BESIDES the witness might not have
recoleeted great many circumstances at
that moment, which have subsequently oc-
Cured To his mind, since he was set to
thinking upon them Mr. Blttr. We have
a right to coorce this paper. fgcnHemrn
viii not surrender IL, 1 may at ali events
avail myself Of their refusal. MY object is
20 prove such a diversity between tue state
nents Of the witness at different times. az
may destroy all faith in his tecoUpctions