North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-11-13
II IL IAL
or JOSEPH NARCISSE CARDI
NAL, JOSEPH DUQUETTE,
AND OTHERS. p
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Before proceeding any further, our rea
defs ough, To he made acquainted with th'
principal testimony brought against th'
pnsonets on The part OF the Crown.
The LIST witness, j. l.. Grant, Of Lachine
swnre that 90 the 81 Of Nov, he wa
male a prisoner of the patriots, by Mr.
joseph Duquette. He also incnlpatet
Mr.. Frs. NJ. Lepaieur and Mr.. Leaudn
Dschanme
The and witness, John Mcdonald, {
mfy Magistrate, OF Chateaugay, swort
thst on the night Of the Sd Nov, he was
forced To open the door Of his house TO 8
b.nd Of armed patriots, at the head Of
which was Jean Louis Hilbert. He in-
cslpated Messrs. Cardinal, Duquette, Lee
osuIeur, Louis Guerin dit Dusault, Joseph
Ireuyer and Edouard Therien. He ad.
United that John Lewis Grant, the first
witness, was DRUNK all the time Be-
sides the other prisoners, he also swore a.
peinst Jean Marie Thibert, Louis Lesiege
dl.as Louis Lesage dit Lavioette, Du-
clsrmc, and Antoine Cote. He said tina,
90 Saturday, the 10Th Now, Ducharme
was ct Lapgeonnere, county Of Lacadie,
escor,ing the prisoners to Naperville-
(aark thisO
Tae 9rd witness ives George Oronhia-
uhka De Lorimier. He identified Cardi-
Sal and Duquette, as having on the zth
November, early in the morning, been at
Slui ST. Louis to seize the fire arms be-
longing to the Indians.
The 4'h witness, Ignace Deiisle, alias
ksneralahere Gan Indian) swore against
Lepsilleur and Louis Guerin Dusaut.
The 9th witness, Joseph Tenihatie Gan
ladian), swote against LepaiIleur, Lecuy-
sf and Therien. as being among body OF
armed men, on the 4th of Nov, near SAINT
ST. Louis
This witness contradicts himself, even in
she opinion OF the Court Martial.
The 9th witness, Pierre Reed, (son Of
Anloine) duplicates J. NJ. Hilbert, Louis
Guerin Dusau,, Cardinal, Duquette, JOS
ephLecuyer, Jean Louis Hilbert, Joseph
Guimond, Antoine Cote, as being in the
expedition against Sault ST. Louis.
The 9TH witness, Pierre Reed (son OF
Joseph), swore that Messrs. Cardinal, Du-
qastte, Lecuyer, Jean Louis and Jean
Marie Hilbert, Joseph Guern Dusaul,,
Aatoine Cote, and Frs. M. Lepailleur
wefe more or less implicated in the affair
OF SAUL ST. Louis.
The 9Th witness, Jacques Teronhihere,
ian indian), says that or the 4th of Nov.
early IN the morning, he saw near the
>asli 81. Louis, Cardinal and Duquette
Unsuned LepaiIleur, Guerin, aad Cote,
armed.
The 9Th witness, Narcisse Brayere, a
blacksmith, Of Cha:eaugsy, who had been
"a lie patriot army, swore against Messrs.
Cafdiaal, Duqueite, LepailIeur, Lesiege,
Jean Louis and Jean Marie Hilbert,
'aeHn DIT Dusaull, and Therien, as being
oaeeF arms al Chateaugay on the night Of
NE 81 Nov. and the next morning at
ssult ST. Louis.
Here closed the evidence on the part of
@s crown and after the prisoners had
@e'y Protested against arguing before the
court as constituted, and after this protest
haa been Sc, aside by tina, illegal body, the
''4o~'ag witnesses were heard in favour
o The prisoaers:-
Isl Jean LoiseIle, farmer of Chateau
tay' testified that on the 9Th OF Nov. he
%ss WITH Jean Marie Hilbert, who had
'~'a ell The patriots il was then about