The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-04-15
CASE OF. JOHN SMITH.
SENATE UNITED SITES.
Anl.iI .
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The Senate resumed, at about II o'clock, the
consideration Of the case of John Smith.
Mr.. Key proceeded with the testimony on The
part of Mr.. Smith, aud read the dispositions of
Thomas Rawlings, jacob Fouble, VIM. Mar
lane, Richard Southgate, Ethan Stone, Samuel
/. Browu, Pallas y. Stewart, ID. l.. Kearnev,
Ephraim Morgan, Jacob Burnett, Arthur St.
Clair, jun. George Russell, Nathaniel Nichols,
John Armstrong, Isaac G. Burnett, Nicholas
Longworth, James Laurie, B. Chambers Ste.
phen M'Fa.iand, Griffin Yeatman, and Barnet
Huriings, to discredit the testimony of E Clio.
Mr.. HARPER then, in order to present a con.
nccted view of the whole testimony, read the de-
positions OF Peter Northrop, Nathan Piatt, Ger
shon Somers, Henry BottsySorth, Philip Nicho-
las, Josiah F;irchiti, Sampson Burch, Jonathan
Goodail, Timothy Shepherd, Bennett Perry. III
Foote, Gideon Bedford, Michael Parks, Samu-
cl Beers, Moses Bedford, Mox K boxtord,
Asa ChapInon, Amos Beers, Truman Beers,
David B. Beers, David Beers, John Bennett.
G. Hanstord Henry Rice, Josiah Hansford,
Benjamin Hall, r. Griffin, - Watkins, VIM
Watkins, Joshua Webster, John c. Hodgikiss,
VIM. Andrews X Baldwin, in support CT the
character of Elias Glover.
Mr.. Key ssd he would in the next place rro.
coed TO adduce evidence relative to the affidavit
| OF Peter TAYLOR. Although the counsel, he said,
ot Mr.. Smith, did not consider the evidence of
Peter Taylor, of Colonel James Taylor, and O.
Tiers, IS proving any thing material against Mr.
Smith yet they would be able to shew, that it
aboundcd with mistakes With regard to Peter
Taylor, they should not question his general cha
racter, but they would offer evidence TO shew
that the circumstances and situation i'm which he
was placed were not suchas entitled his testimo-
ny to credit they would shew that he had testi-
he'd TO what were not facts
They should prove this by his Own declarati-
ons. as well as by those ofothers.
Kay bod re -1n,
Taylor, Lately taken ut Marietta, and the deposit
tons OF Dudley Woodbridge, john Brough, and
Morris 3. Belknap
Mr.. Harper SAID that among tire charges a.
gainst John Smith, was his having expressed to
Col. Taylor sentiments unfavorabie to the Union
Although they might contend that such charge,
if substantiatcd contained nothing Of criminai-
ty, they were not disposed to rest the defence on
that ground. They denied the charge. In say
ing this they did not believe that Cob Taylor had
Intentionally mistated the expressions of Mr.
Smth.--They would, however, adduce the test-
mony of man who was present at the conversa.
ton alluded to, who considered II very different
ly from Col. Taylor, viz DR. John Scllman, a
man of respectable character, both as to veracity
and knowledge.
Mr.. Harper then read the dispositions Of Dir.
John Sellman, and Gen. Henry CaIberry.
The last point, Mr. Harper said, on which they
would adduce testimony, was relative to the jour
ney of Mr.. Smith to Frankfort, where ne had
an interview with Col Burr, and they would she w
that his objects motives, in taking it altogether,
regarded the transaction Of his own personal con-
Germs
/ The counsel tlien read the dispositions of To-
seph Taylor, John Jordan, Jun. Thomas Hart,
Daniel Bradley, Alexander Parker, and James
Kelly.
When the Senate adjourned about the usual
hour to Monday.