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

nance taken over. Never saw small arms armet
men taken over 10 the Island was at Nav: Island OF
The 2yb December After the Caroline was out in Tin
stream on fire. Capt keeer ran out OF Fields house
and fired the musket they had there. | saw five TOW
boats leave her After she got nr the lower end o
IIoruer's Island she grounded, laid there few minutes
Lurning, and then lrated of with the current. The
current there much more rapid than on tie American
side.
TO the Court-The muske, not fired till after the
Caroline had lett the dock anu tley were towing het
into the stream.
Mr.. Sucncer-l was at Buffalo at the time The
Caroline was cut out OF the ice, and helped 10 do II
number of men helped do il; understood she wa:
cut out to run between Buffalo and Schlnsser-ther,
being great deal of travel that route al that time
Nolndy employed me 10 cut her OUT railroad
between Buffalo and Schosser twice day both ways
ut times they could mol accommodate all The travel
did not understand that the running of the boa hac
any direct view towards Navy Island, or that she va
gong to run 10 the Island; did hear or suppose
the object was to promote the interests OF the Navy
Islanders; the rai!road cars were propelled by horse
power and could not accommodate the travel they are
now run by locomotive.
Al THAI time regular horse express was kept up be
tween BuiIllo and Schosser, by whom do not KNOW
but suppose BY the press for the conveyance OF
The TRAVELLING back and forth by people attracted by
curiosity manly An invasion of the Island from Ca
NADIA was daily expected. ! heard oil no contemplated
invasion of Canada from the Island. The morse express
was kept up after the Caroline was ocstf"yeu' a'
not know how often the horse ran
Mr. Hall here interposed, ana optc'eu - '"e '''"
ers learned counsel taking such latitude IN ms cross
examinations and travelling into matters wholly irreie
vant TO the
III. cour, ,houuht il due the 10 draw out the
historical facts of the case for the information oi ''
court and jury but MI spencer 'i''1 '''' =" 500 N'''
with the witness. /.
l,mes F,.Id was then called and sworn for the pro-
.,.cnt;onl live al Schlosscr, and did 50 in December
I-37 kept public house there at that time. re-
collect the destruction of the Caroline. was awokt
by the alarm and got up About ! c'och ~ "'sn.
went 10 the wharf and found Duriee lying there dead
lie Law with his head from the water, and his ieet To-
ward t-lying partly his face. A ball appeared TO
aye been shot through his head, from front 10 rear
coming out abou, The midd'" OF the forehead. Ills
brains were all blown out lie appeared 10 have been
the water.
His cap was found lying close by the side of his head;
there were two holes in The cap corresponding with
those in his head 1t appeared 10 be s'nsed near The
hole in the back part no person IN my house was arm
ed that night-one gun only was IN the honse-the
run was fred Of by man, by whom did notiknow-
he stood about rods from the house. towards The
vcr--hc fred al the boats that were towing oil the
Caroline they had got some twenty rods from the
wharf, and about ten rods below the line ol the store
house the line upon which the gun was fired was or
l. rods below where Duricc was found lying dead;
him il might aggra,ae the men to attack The house
Crossexamincd by Mr.. Spenccr-l lived ut Scalos
ser al the time Navy Island was invaded, but did
not see the invasion. understood the invading party
went from Grand Island there great deal OF pass
inc to and fro between Schosser and Navy Island after
10 iuror--The land about the wharf at Schlosser
is nearly level.
To slr. spencer-Aiier Navy Island was taken pos
session of there large assemtlases OF people a'
Schlnsser, and prov5ions arms artillery and munitions
Of war were brought to Scosser i'll wagons and cars
% send 10 the Island Occasionally | saw armed
rns go over with n musket. Where these munitions
came from do not know.
Mr. Hall here again lnterposed, and objected 10 going
into such testimony. y. another forum, and on ano
thcr occasion, it might he proper and important lie
was willing to conccde that there great excitement
at Schlosser and that people with a-ms in their hands
went over 10 Navy Island, perhaps some OF them re
manned there.
The Court, however, went for the whole history o.
the matter.
To Mr.. Spencer-1hc hole and singing in the rea
Of Duees cap together about the size OF quartz
Of a dollar. The body Of Dlrre not moved away
from the spot where lie fell hi the next morning liz
was turned over by during the night. Ih'
muskct vas fired at random, and was pointed upward
stood directly behind The man ,hat fired il, and saw
the direction il fred in distinctly. hilcr the burn
ing or tho Caroline, militia called out for lie di
rect purpose OF opposing the movements uf the patriots
and i!cse constituted portion OF The people whom
have before spoken Of as being collected IN large NUN
Der at Schlosser.
The Court-You spoke of provisions, cannon, &c
going over 10 Navy Island. Was Tins before or allie
the burning Of the Caroline:
Wi,ness-Betore and alter One cannon weat ore
before, and iwo afterwards.
10 llr Spcnccr-About week after Nary Islan'
was taken possession OF, and about the same lime pro
to the burning Of the Caroline, was on the Island am
saw cannon there.
The Court here, on the iuterposon Of Mr.. Hall
stated that tlrB species of evidence had been sufficient
w gone into. Ii shown that Navy Island was &c
cuped by belgrrent force; that that force was sup
piled from the American side, and some taken by th
Caroline. All this not disputed on the part oil Tn
prosecution, and the Court did not deem It nporan
or proper 20 20 into minute details as it was rrcevan
10 the ISSUE and nnimpor;ant 10 full and correct un
dersanling Of the on trail
TO Mr. Spenccr-There was cannonadlng between
Navy Island and the Canada shore, from both points
before the burning Of the Caroline and hostile fore
on both sides.
Mr.. Spencer here took formal exception 10 the de
cison of the Court overriding his olrr TO prove mi
nuely the amount Of force and armament, collected Of
Navy Island The Court noted the Objection and tli
| witness was dismissed.
John e. Iiarrariv swnrn-I reside at Buialo--ive
there in Drccmber 1897. was on board the Carolin
whcn she was attacked and destroyed. was ~ he
when the watch gave the alarm. ! was passenger o
board the Curoline-not paying passenger. IL ~
custom among sailing men not 10 pay passage 10 eac
other We call one another "dsad heads" was
"dead head" on the passage II necessary We tax
hold and help On the occasion Of the assault, her
nedy ONE Of the watch, to the door of the ladies'
cabin, where myseIfand Others were sleeping, and tot
us if we did not get up We would be hurried up w
then got up and went out and al the stern siatbcar
gangway, saw boat with 10 or Il armed men IN hei
The boat lay with her head up strean and was with
10 feet Of the steamboat. Before Tie yaw reached In
steamboat, three pistols fired from The yawl a
myself ana two others, who were rear me. One q
them do not know who he was-frll, and MIR. Lee
nard, vino was by me-, and myself started Of mad
for the gangway the starboard sidr where was me
By men armed with cu.lassss, who opposed me an
would not lie, pass. boa, had been run under tn
Iaboard guard, and armed men had got from her, som
upon tie boat, aud others upon the dock. then start
ed TO 20 forward 10 the fore gangway 10 get the boa
and When got forward, was iiTed at by man wh
with others, getting on board forward, from beats
Il then ran ali again, and there saw still lying, III
man who fell upon The first fire. then returned tnI
ward, and when got 10 the forecaste, heard sword
cashing aud pistols firing. ! supposed at The time
that the parties ! had met on boarding on oppnsl,
sides Of the boat lad come topchrr and were lrhlin