Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-03-10

nary breakfast hOur Governor loudcAter
from his sleeping TO the breakfast table and that
said Secretary usually accompanies the Governor TO the
Capito where they commonly arrive about 10 o'clock.
Witness thinks that the morning of Tuesday previ-
TO the attack made upon the President he called as
usual ON Governor PoiGdextcr and the same hour of
y aud accompanied him TO the capitol that being one
OF The days OF the week which the committee the
Public Lands holds its meeting that this day an unu
sua amount OF business transacted by said commit
tee, of which Governor Poindc chairman and pro-
uuced the Journal OF the committee, which, inspcc
ton, proved the fact regards the of business
That on this mornings of which he speaking, he is
confident they must have arrived the Capitol about 10
O'Clock. Witness knew Lawrence by sight, but never
saw nm at any Slime at the house of Governor Pondex-
ter, nor in company with him. (Sec Doc. No. ls)
by the testimony of Senator Mexican (see No. 81
VINO Is member of the committee of which Governor
fo'ndexer is chairman, it viii appear that Gov Pom
dexter rs remarkably punctu i'm his attendance at the
committee roomby 10 o'cock, the hour ofmeetnr; and
mat Tuesdays and Fridays are the days which the
committee meet
In the opinion of the committee the testimony of these
Two Witnesses addison and Mccan) renders il highly
improbable, il impossible that Stewart could have
seen Lawrence at the house of Governor Poindcxer al
tc unie, and under the circumstances detailed i'm his
testimony.
=. Again-rhc testimony of b. p Smith and S r. AID.
olson (see paper marked places the case beyond all
controversy showing that the story uttered bv Stewart
Is utterly false They testify that by measurement the
sueet opposite to Governor Pondexer's house is one
hundred and ten feet wide that by way of experiment
tney placed the carriage in the position described by
stewart that they opened the front and back DOORS and
found IT impossible for any one walking nm and down
the street. where Stewart declares himself TO have bcen
to distinguish, to recognize person within tbs,
entry. ~ >
The testimony of Samuel Drury mo. 2s) will satisfy
any one who will read it, that Lawrence could not have
been at the house of Governor Pondextcr at the time
sur 10y stewart Drury cabnet-makers shop adoins
at OIL said Lawrence being at the of Pennsylva
ma Avenue and 2lst street, and is distant about mile
ana nan rom the house OF Governor Poindexer; that
INC partition winch divides their shops is an open board
PARTITION, through which lac could discover Lawrence
IN his shop that Lawrence usually arrived at his sbon
aHou. nine clock III the morning, and left it about
Ctg hat
ding The Friday on which lac made the assault on The
PRESIDENT, he came into his shop about nine of The
CLOCK IN the morning. and left about eleven: and that
lac particularly noticed and had distinct recollection of
lawrence coming to and going from his shop on Mon
DAY, tuesday,, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; that
on friuay mornings about nine o'clock Lawrence came
INTO MS snop sat down upon chest reading or LOOKING
at small book, and was laughing Socn after this wiz
ness heard the lid of the chest shut and ,yronc ~
claimed, IN be damn d if don't do IT. In,,neJ,oI
Lawrence left his shop and towards the Captol
WIZ De perceived that the testimony of Samuel r.
huoison, d. r. Smith, Senator Mexican and Samuel
Drury, Is equally applicable TO the tesmonv or Fo No
TO tat OF Stewart and shows that neither of these vii;
p;i eoutu nave seen Lawrence at the house of Gov
foindexter at the time by them
ne committee inquired into the general character c
S'eWlrt LOT truth ana veracity and found it be
very bad and that he would be believed on hi, oat
as Will appear by the testimony of the following HIGHLY
respectable inhabitants of Washington: Benz r smith
INo;; 80 VIM Brent, (No. d. Andrew CoyIe. mo 81
John z lnge, no. 81 Ovcrton Carr, mo Ky Sc,P2
Hyatt SNo, 10 Walter Clarke, No II and Jacob Gil
Said David Stewart having been informed Inv tho com,
tee 'ha witnesses had been examined as TO his gene
RAJ character for truth and veracy and being also in
formed that any witnesses he might name wou1d he u
moncd TO attend on his behalf gave the names of the
following highly respectable gentlemen, who were ex
ahmed by the committee, to Wit:
Hon. j. Nj. Robinson, No. BOZ c. X Gardiner M
81 y Geo Thomas, NO. 330 Col. c. r. Broom. ma 10
Hon. Edmund Deberry, (No 340 Hon Marlin ReotyV
w 70 o Soi. James thompson, (No. 37) and Gen John
that they were not sufficiently acquainted with tho %
neral character OF David Stewart for truth and veroci
10 enable them to say any thing in relation thereto
cePt Gen Van Ness who testified that he tbonbt ST.
art would not tell deliberate falsehood and Mr. ns
perry VINO although lie stated he knew but little of his
general character, yet what he had heard induced him
TO believe it was bad ~
At this stage of tho examinations Governo. p,;ndc,
informed the committee that he considered il unnec.s
sary to proceed further with the examination of
10 mPeach the character of David Stewart but tAt If
heredcr, an me progress of examination of cast il
shoud De deemed necessary by the committee further 10
take testimony concerning the character of David Stcv
art Tor truth and veracty he had number more of the
respectable Inhabitants of Washington ready to testify
on that point 10y
The committee having thus presented the testimony
somewhat III detail, take leave present the following
synopsis:
The charge rests, has already been stated on The
aflidavits of Stewart and Foy - ~
ne hrSt oil these men gave it its earliest mpetus le
doubtless was ready and willing enough TO seize on the
rst plausible petex for uniting any plan for the in
jury OF Governor Poindcxier. lie had been CHARGED bv
Governor PolndcXter with having been instrumont,l
year or two ago, in forging furnishing free pagers for
governor Poindextcrs servant, who then absconded
and he held or pretended TO hold, small unsatsed bill
LOT repairs done to Governor Poindextcrs caragc nv
directions, as he alleges of that same servant who was
the Governors coachman ~
On his agency IN the above transaction or (overnor
foindeXler indebtedness the committee will saw no.
thihs they deduce from those circumstances howe
YER the TACT OF Stewart uniUundcd allegations touching
this matter lie sought natural some al v i'm this
work OF detracton, and he found him readily in Fov.
who, although esteemed to be correct man whom sh
was rendered but too ut instrument from his habits
OF lncbriation, in the hands of the Designing
Inc iacts above stated would be enough TO render
Stewart suspicious Witness but when TO tbcn 10 oId
the fact, that he is confronted by eleven Of f,1 ,t ~
spectacle men OF the community in which he lives u bo
declare, under oath, that because of his gener,l ,a
ter they would not believe him oath-wlcn TOO ma |
ny oters OF his ellowctzens stood ready 10 testify i'm
inc same manner, the committee had iu1 roaeo1 a.
believe when he Is fatty contradcted by te fact es
tabshed by two witnesses acting under instructions from
the committee to make the examinations that from, tic
situation III which Stewart represented bimsclf IN L
across the streetirom Governor Pondexters house aud
the circumstances described by him as exetin ~ d.
time 1T was impossible for him to have disiinoisbd 80
man from another IN the passage of Governor Ponde
Ter house--whcn Gii6iS proved by unouestoned
testimony both as To- Lawrence and Governor Poindev
ter, at the time stated by Stewart the one LIVING me
and ball distant, and the other most probab ~ Tho
moment engaged in the discharge of public duties at bs
committee room in the capitol-and when too If stew
ART Is 10 be credited his statement TO Colonel Brent and
others would go to fix upon The President Of fhe ntoJ
states an attempt TO induce him. Stewart to swear f
things oi which he ignorant or that his ~
given the President desired it. yyonld b,yo GIlI :
newspaper thus duplicating that high officer in CHARGE
Oh suDofhatCn OF perjury which the committee "a t
TlcaDs, repei with dlsdain-no two minds can dir
III ue conclusion, that this unfortunate man is guilty Of
" olieiGe o' INC aeePest aye against the public morals
rs to Foy, he has obviously been made an nstrnncn,
TO crafty the malignity of others Steuar, c..