Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-06-18
LIEUTENANT KENNoN's TRIAL.
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and Portsmouth Herald
| Answer. am.
Qursilsn. Did you publish in youEspepef d
the 9th Sept. last past, an article givn &C.
count Of the capture of the Spanish ),
Sesnnda Gailego, and Of the subsed as
possl OF her, by the Captain General Of e uba
and is the article now before you, the one al
ludrd 10?
Here the Herald Of the 9Th September
i"2S, was exhibited TO the Witness
answer. did, and the article now produc.
ed. Is the one alluded to.
| question. From whom did you get the in.
formation which enabled you to publish tina,
Answer From 1t. Kennon.
Question. Did 1t. Kennon ever puLlicl,
contradict that account in your paper. or anv
other paper until after the publication of the de.
fence OF Capt. Porter's character in the
Georg'an, against the impntations cast upon il
ny the publication in your paper?
Answer Ut. Kennon left town the morning
OF the publication alluded to, before ne had
an opportunity Of seeing me but his brother.
Doct. George Kennon, called on me. and
stated il TO be Lieut.. Kennon's particular re-
quest that the statement should be corrected
IN the next paper.
Question. Between the time Of that publ
cation, alluded to, in your paper, and that in
the Georgian, was not the life of Captain
Porter supposed to be in great jeopardy?
| Answer. Yes.
death, an! have you not published such an
! account
Answer. saw an account of his death. but
did mot publish it, because belle we'd il to be a
fabrication.
Question. When was the article TO which
the one IN the Georgian was reply first
publicly cOntrad'cied, and at whose instance
Answer. 1t was first publicly coDtradicted il,
the Herald, Of the Goth Oct and at nv own
suggestion.
| Question. When did the article in the Geor-
| gian first reach you
| Answer. On the 18th October.
Question. Whan Lit. Krnnon furnished you
with the information, upon which the pubIica-
lion IN your paper of the 9th September was
founded, did he not express it as his opinion
that the Segunda GalIiego was piratical YES
gel
Answer. | do not recollect that he did.
Question. Did 1t. Kennon ever inform you
thathf believed Capt. Porter TO be the author
Of he article in the Georgian, prior to the
pugpcaiIon OF his reply TO it Of the 10th Nov.
.ADswer. Never TO my know ledge.
The examination Of Mr.. Broughton on the
part Of The prosecution beiag concluded, ne
was cross examined as follows, BY The accused
Question by accused. Did you apply to me
TO obtain the information on " hich you wish.
ed to make your publication of the 9Th Sept
or d'd go to yos. to- ssFpsaaaieate the iufor-
Answer. applied to you.
Question. Did express any objection 70
a publication at all, on the ground that it was,
perhaps, improper to anticipate the official
publication, if deemed by the general gov
eminent OF sufficient importance to be pub
lished
Answer. You did.
Question. When, at last, yielded to your
wishes to make publication on the subjeci
did put into your hands copy of my Off
c'al letter to Capt. Porter, as the basis of your
statement
Answer. You did, and you also informed
me that II was copy Of your official letter
to Capt. Porter.
Question. Is this paper the one which was
put into your hands as the copy of my official
letter p
(tiere the accused handed TO the witness the
copy aforessid.)
Answer. Yes, sir.
Question. Did give you any authority to
state any facts in your publication, hut those
stated in that copy Of my official letter.
Answer. You did not.
| Question. In the communication Won had
with me. which led TO your publication of the
9Th September, did by words, or tone, or. in
any other manner, indicate a hostile temper
to Capt. Porter, or disposition To injure Ell
ther his professional or private reputation
Answer. Not in the slightest manner what.
ever, did you manifest such disposition.
Question: AT what time did you receive
from 1t. kennOn the publication in your ma :
per, bearing date the cath December, and
when was il published !?
! Answer. received it on the evening of the
2Sth December, and it was published on the
Goth.
Question, You have spoken of contrad;c-
ton, or correction, made by you on the goth
| October, fyour publication of the 9Th of Sen
tember, in consequence Of the statement IN
the Georg;n." Is this the publication Won
refer to, under the date Of Goth October
tlHere the Herald of Monday, goth Octo-
Der. was handed TO the witness.1
! No answer.
| question: In your examination, frequent
reference was made both in the questions and
answers, 10 publication in the " Georgian"
Is this the publication you alude to u?
| Here Inc aforementioned publication, u
| the Georgian, was handed to the witness.
Answer. Yes.
Question My publication, bearing date gath
December, 1898, came out in your Mondays
paper was 1t not placed in yonr hands, for
publication, on the Saturday evening proceed
( ing the day If publication
Answer II was, think, given to me on
/ Friday evening.
! QUESTION AT what time in the morning
was your paper, containing my publication of
| the g3h December, issued from the oross
| Answer. ] cannnf saw no n. IL -.