Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-10-12
AlENANnER M.Irnn

nc onf expected nal Of tins iuty ilual has 81 nsi
come 90. !, commenced last Mou8a, tic iiA lie
was brought through part OF t,c town OF ra snl into
Court by ,hc sheriff alone unattended even hv sf,l.
peace officer 1lcfo no' lhe least sign OF excite
meai manifested. Bot CA ihe contrary tc utmost order
prevailed The testimony on thc pan of the State Is
completed. and Mr.. Hall, tie Attorney General Ma.
announced that tie case lor the prosecution wuu,d C
rested ou ,l. eyi-cacc and hai no further testimony
70 prove Tie presence OF Mcleod 10 the Caroline sa.
would lie Offered, aud that the council for tho State
would mainly attempt Iel.ie the testimony Given Tor
tic prisoner that lie elsewhere on the night OF The
destruction The reports Of the evidences taken arc
very long and very soi1r M abstract ofthosc bear
ing directly Tie question i5 al tat is necessary TO
given.
Me- Wells, tie owner e tie Loaf. was sworn. aul in
substance testified that tie Clreiisr was cu,9,, a.
a common passenger boa, to ~, tctwccn Sehl.sscr.
~ he L. ;. aud Navy Isaud-thsi 1t took pa,s,rpers
and freight like any other boat-hat tie sole object OF
running II was 10 make money--ihai tie company ON
board were merely dodgers for the night who could not
obtain lodgings at tic public houses being filled to
o'cTHo"ln2 ('ls circumstance awou by tie bar keep
cis)-and that 10 bis knowledge, there was 10 aimed
iorcc on board ond 30 munitions Of war.
Samuel brown, sworn. Knows he prisoner On
the night tie boat was burned saw a beacon rht ste
bead OF the Gut called, two on three boats
return nom S,hlosscE came 10 the Cut; followed them
/ towards thppcNl Creek boats landed some % rods
above tic Cut There wee 10 Or II men IN each
boat should say Mcleod was in one Of them The
men rom lie boats went 10 DAVIS tavern, went. they
talked OF what had occurred, they stopped in front OF
the iavcri saw The one call Mcleod tctc-was
within OF 10 !aci OF lin; that it was Ncle-
Cd as HAT lie is row sitting before me some one
came into tic har-ruom and said Mcleod was standing
! on the steps lie had on belt and sword or cut
lass by his side.
Charles Parks reside in Canada in Niagara dis.
triCt Was tending bar for Mr.. Davis at the time OF
tie distinctions knew the prisoners say him on tho day
OF the destruction AT Chippewa saw him through the
day; think saw tim again after dark; there was gen
ileman come to see HIM, he got up at about or o.
clock; told the bar keeper any imputed for him
to reply that lie had gone to Niagara saw him after
wards; there were many persons with him; they went
up Niagara river in boats think he was armed had on
sword and bolt have heard him speak Of the Caroline
IN company with his mess at Davis tayorn he said to
the purpou that be had killed a Yankee When the
boats starred from Navy Island he was certain that NJ.
was in of them.
Henry Myers examined. Reside in Canand.pua
Was moving out of Canada have before seen Mcleod.
At this time stopped AT the tavern to bait my horses,
and being very cold, went into the barrooni
myself; there were between fifty and sixty men there,
talking together; some OF them within the bar,
and others outside II took them be soldiers some
OF them had weapons and some had not the
ton among them was about who killed Duree Some
one asked, where Is the that shot him and Nc
Leod said, here IS The one; By Cd, lam The one Aa,
shot him; he then pulled nut pistol and said, that
IS The ptok that Sioi linn :; then he put up his pistol
and pulled out his sword, and said, 'Here IS Tie N0od
~ he ID Yankee; there was blood on the sword
saw but one side Of the sword, and iheN vas about
four or FIVE inches OF dry blood upon it. Went 10
the shed 10 feed my horses, and he aud or three
mOro followed me out, and asked me where was
Ing to. Told them, and gave reason that all my
friends lived there, and that my wife was not satisfied
TO stay IN Canada, and thought better to move out
Some thea said was a damned rebel and II IeoI
said was damned Yankee, and should 60 no fur
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