Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-12

rear the house OF Capt keeicI was ioadeu WIN p""
der onIy | saw it loaded. Mrs. Field procured the
rowder il was fred merely 10 scare the people who
we're taking off tie Caroline. ] know there was ho
other gun fred and tina, there was nothing bnl pow
der and wad in that. That was The only gun about
the house.
h Cross examined by Mr.. Spenccr-l lived at LOCK
port and was a, Schlnsscr out OF curiosity mostly, ou
ior no ma rticuar purpose. went down TO The ais
that evening with party of gentlemen, mao return
ed, and had not yet gone 10 bed when tue a'srn h
nenced. had particular business AZ u, VIZ,
could not ret bed there at the rails vi ietu'"
| mn went on board the Caroline to Sleep Dut the
bcrlhs being all occupied, returned 10 Tue 'iou'e.
None OF were intoxicated. ,o
rive here at half past IL close our report TO despatch
our express.
Urea, Wednesday noon, Oct. ., Io4l.
Dear S:r-You will find upon perusai, mat 'he "s''.
monv brouuh, YOU by this Express, IS OF degree OF
| mnortance even exceeding what had been anticipated
rha Witness Purke. who sweurs positively that he saw
| both Mcleod (whom he had previously wen KNOWN
md Can't. Drew, embark with others whom ne Named
IN the expedition against the Caroline, was KEEP upon
the stand nearly three hours. lie Is Keen, seipos'
| a.scd and extremely shrewd and intelligent man,
erhaps 30 years Of age, and possessing considerable
yt with which he occasionally nerspersed his replies
- the close and scrutnzng nerroSaories OF Ar
Spencer.
AS The trial progresses the testimony continues 10
ncr.ase in interest and Importance and general an8-
e,y as to the result and consequent excitement IN.
crease in the city The proof duplicating Mcleod IN
the Caroline affair, and consequently bringing nm
within the purvew of the indictment, IS already very
strong and will be greatly increased and strengthened
not only by the number but by the character oil The
witnesses against hun, before the counsel for the pro-
s.cuton rests Some half dozen Of the witnesses i"r
the defence have not yet made their appearance IN
Court, and is impossible 10 Judge what weight Of es'
timony may be brought TO bear IN the defence. one
thing is cerain-it will require evidence, not trl,ng
in questionable in character, to rebut that
which has been adduced for the prosecution and secure
The acquit;a Of the prisoner byMc jury In public OPT
MON | am sure he Will stand convicted to a much great
or extent than he has heretofore been held. lhe esi
t:,nony as II fell from The lips Of the witnesses THIS
morning, certainly held Mcleod extremely uneasy,
and though he evidently endeav"rrd 10 conceal and
suppress the emotions il produced in his mind, his
coun,enance aud uneasy shiitngs ol position, toid oi
! inward agitation and alarm.
To villa. extent the witnesses on the part OF the pri-
soncr prepared 10 swear To the ahbi winch VIII he
attempted 10 be proved remains 10 be seen. The de-
positions Of the several commandments of the boats that
went the expedition against the Caroline have been
taken under tie commissions issued and all tut 'onc
s~ ears that Mcleod not i'll the boat under his com
mand One, honerar r,tassS 10 apsirer IL Mat pOinf
I;u, restricted both by propre,y and strict injunction,
not al liberty 10 anticipate further what those de-
positions viii develope.
Yours truly, IL
UtGnesdOy .uornine-7hirdd ay
| Judge Grdey presdlng-On the opening OF the
Court this morning, District Attorney Wood for the
prosecutions called 10 The stand Charles Parke, who be-
| ing sworn, testified
| am native Of Canada, and raised at Chppe-
wa was tending bar for Mr. Davis, IN that place at
the Time ol The destruction OF The Caroline. II was
first discovered That any on Navy Island, on
Sunday. | know the prisoner Mcleod, have known
him the greater portion Of the time he held the Of
fee Of Deputy Sheriff of Niagara District. During
the afternoon preceding the destruction OF the Caro-
i Won, him hp r
Of times during that day, and towards the close OF the
the day. | saw him also after dark. gentleman
came in and inquired for him between eight and
ten clock in the evening, and lie was shown to Nc
Leods chamber, lie having retired to bed. Mcleod
rot IT, Dire sscd himself down into The bar room,
and told Mr. Davis that il his, (Alcl.eods) BROTHER IN
gured for hun, to sly to him that he had gone 10 NJ.
agara About half three quarters Of an hour after
that, saw him again. between Daviss and the CHIP
pewa Cut. There number OF people about and
near him, but whether they were his company or not
| cannot soy. After that, saw him and some hundred
more by the side Of sumo boats on the bank OF the
river Some got lno the boats, but afterwards they
%" out, and towed the boat uhout three quarters oi
mile, where they embarked on board the boats, and
showed of from The shore. They stecred the
river, bat dn not know where they The b"nts
owcd up empty OH account Of The current. ms
occupied abou, hour and then returned home and
went 10 he'd, leaving up Mr.. Johnson, who was also
bar tender IN the house
The next | saw Of Mcleod, about sunrise the
next morning, when saw him on the square in front Of
Mr.. Daviss house. II ! recollcct right, on the pre-
vnus evening he wore sword by his side. ! did Eo
hear him say any thing. | him again not long a.
tc-waris IN the forenoon, while was standing on Mr.
pavis's stoop Afterwards in the habit Of seeing
him trrGucntlr-amost every day. \ number oil oil!
GERS bearded there. | have heard hun sa: methlng
about the destruction Of the Caroline. few days al
ter, number Of them conycrsng about it-Capt
Stcnnett was one Maj. Cochran, OF Dragons, ano
lher, and four five and Mcleod said, in pur
port that he had killed Yankee. Their conversation
was in reference 10 the Caroline can speak quite pc
.ilivc about Mcl.cods getting into the boat.
C'ross-cxamined by Mr.. Spencer-Lives about !,
miles from Chippewa, township Of Names Creek; has
iarin and family; can't exactly say he owns the farm
il gas his fathers estate, aud he holds in common
with the other heirs; is - years Of nge, tended ba
about three and half months forsar. Davis; it
very busy time named Johnson va, there before
witness came; don't rccullect the number OF the guest
exactly; probably SIX ght formed the mess; there
were Captain Sennet Lieut. Caldwell, Capt. Lecke
I MIR. Cochran in the Dragons cant remember th'
ia mes Of the others: there great many occa
sona guest; cant tel hat guests were there the DAY
before after the burning OF The Caroline; can :el
several IN the square the day before; he then saw Mr.
HOWE, Mr. Brown, officers of the Artillery; doesn
rccoect what they doing; more than he coult
villa, led him 10 take notice oi these persons.
! Mcleod when making his boasts, in tic mess
room the bar up stars. IL was day or two al
ter The burning of The Caroline Heard people talking
they snid or who talked Of it. Witness in III
! room five mnu,es-perhaps more; was called in I
bring beer liquor Witness does not recollect as /
dates dnts recollecl that Of the burning Of the Ca
!. refine; d! not leave the house for any length OF TIM
Till perhaps month afterwards; kept confined b
: Business; every day was busy. The night when tn
! { arone burnt not very light nor very dark
Witness thinks there was no moonlight; cannot tell tn
h:ur when he went out Of the house. having no time
piece; perhaps it was ten, perhaps later; invite
b. Peter b. Nellis TO 90 up the river ind III
Caroline burn; her fire; stceed about shore
e for hour, after the boats left came home alone
2 aad went 10 bcd perhaps At twelve o'clock. W.T.
ness saw thc fire when half way home, looked a
it perhaps three minutes, already tired; The nigh
was still and calm, recollecis noise knew what Il,
Fl re was, ard Seis thought The same; he reinrne
: with witness lar the beacon light Captain Ne
cousin Of the other, MISC went up the river with wi
u ess-these and others, that witness recollccts i
/, l. is company. Witness had TO give the countcrsigt
which tile word "place, and which lie had iror
lelljs name of soidpr stood sentinel