Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-03-19


know in which of the two houses, Gov.
PoindeXier lived, and said SO AT the JUS
tce's, nor does he now know that be
had seen Gov. Pondexter go into both
of said houses.
, 1t will be seen from the testimony Of
Foy, No. l. taken before the Commit
tee, that he swore he never saw Law
renee 90 into Gov. Poindexter's house
but once, and that was on the Tuesday
previous to the assault; and in this he
directly contradicis his first affidavit, in
which he swears that he saw him go IN
several times.
From the testimony of Benz njamin Il.
Smith, NO. 3. it appears that on the
} 18th day of the present month, he met
with said Foy, and, after some conver-
sation, Smith inquired what he knew a
bout this matter. Foy said he at first
refused to give his affidavit, but had
written TO the President and stated what
he knew. The question was then asked
of him, what he did know; to which he
answered, tha, he had seen Lawrence,
"puinting the door of Governor Pondex-
ter's house" Smith replied that he was
mistaken; for that door had not been
painted. Foy still insisted on his ST ate
ment. Whereupon Smith and Foy went
to the doors Of the houses occupied by
! Governor Poindexter and Mr.. John r.
Frost, and arriving there, Foy pointed
! out MIR. Frost's house, as the one in
which Governor Poindexter lived
Smith informed Foy that he was mista-
ken, for the other was the house occu-
pied by Governor Poindexter; to which
Foy replied, sis it? then am mista-
ken"
4 1t is here worthy Of notice, that all the
information Foy pretended to have rela-
tive to the matter in question, when in
conversation with Smith, was that he bad
seen Lawrence painting the door Of Go
vernon Poindexter's house; yet even IN,
this he evidently was, and then confess
scd himself to be mistaken.
II The Committee would further advert
to the discrepancy between the testimO-
! ny of Foy, and that of Mr. Frost, No.
IO.) inasmuch as Foy testified that he
!, had seen Governor Poindexter 60 into
both houses whereas MIR. Frost states
that Governor Poindexter has never been
into his house, since he came into this
city.
Il Various other inaccuracies, and dis
crepancies and contradictions might be
pointed out, but they are not deemed es-
sential; and the whole Of them will be
accounted for satisfactorily, as the COM
mittee believe, after having examined
the testimony of VIM. J. Carroll, No.
lI.) John Sheahan, No. IA. and Seth
:, Hyatt, (No. 10 from the circumstances
in which these three witnesses unite, to
wit, that the said Foy has become OF
late years idle and incorporate, and
when under the influence Of liquor, which
is almost continual, he is talkative and
noisy, and, in their opinion, unable to
, discriminate objects with accuracy.
The Committee next proceeded to ex-
t anime David Stewart. See Doc. NO.
.I2.1 lie testified that between half past
u . and half past 10 O'clock, on the NOR
ming of Tuesday, being the last Tuesday
of January, 1885, he was passing up the
street on the opposite side OF the way 10
} Gov. Poindexier's house: that his car
riage was standing before the door; that
while passing on the opposite side of the
, street, he saw Lawrence in the entry OF
J Gov. Poindexter's house, in company
f with Gov. Poindexter, and that the Co
f vernon appeared to be in the act OF 60
g ing out.
{ Stewart further testified before the
= Committee, that General Jackson deslr-
: ed him to state nothing more than the
truth, and yet he explicitly declared to
I Col. Brent, Mr.. John A. Smith, and
: Erasmus }. Middleton, on the Odd inst.
S that, if he had put into his affidavit all,
= and some say only part OF what the
: General desired him to put in, 1t would
have filled newspaper.
: The Committee advert to this repre-
t sentation, and cite it merely TO show the
C contradiction.
= Stewart further testified before the
n Committee, that he saw the carriage be-
e fore the door of Gov. PoinJexter's house
vet in his statement to the three witness
J. es last named, he declared that the car
J. riage was before Mr. Frost's house. -
d lie further testified before the Commit
Q tee, that neither Senator Ewing no
n General Duff Green ever spoke TO hln
= on the subject of the Lawrence affair
:. and never used any influence orpersua.
/, sion to induce him not to testify IN wh,c'
o declaration he is confirmed by Mr.. Ew
e ing, who swears tina, he never held am
&c conversation with him on that subject
= and vet Charles l.. Coltman swears ,ha
I'd he. Stewart, told him that Senator Ew
10 ing and General Green, at diifereu
?; times, had endeavored to persuade hr