Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-12
te'''''p'"~'"'u glc., Tuesday, Oct .

, q. ,h ,orf.c, d,coru,n inside and out oi the Court
House; and much greater progress was "'a"s ~ " Wan ~,
was expected in the morning ne h's' "'"'' w..
| Wells was on the stand about four hours: and was
ox,mn.d NJ great length. His testimony amounts 10
Gul. more than a narrative OF the fatal events a.
Schosscr from which originated TINS prosecutor -
does not in any way connect Aicl.r"u WIN 'he"'
that &c lett for future witnesses. n" cross cAah''
nation of Mr. Wells was mainly directed to fixing nP"n
him and his boat, the Caroline, c"nhec''" WIN 'ne
Navy Island band aud cooperation WIN 'he'h III
their illegal proceedings. All such connecticut now
ever YOU will observe, he unequivocay disaSo"s. ~
. Tho nurnose of the prisoners counsel, however, BY
other witnesses to establish such connection, pos
| sible, at least some show thereon
| You will observe that upon this trial the Court
grants small leave of absence from Tue court room ~ Us
s,nhers ofscers iurors and though last, not least
10 the Reporters Nine working hours day, Tor pro-
baby week in succession, IS thing winch IN your
city would be considered monstrous
am happy in having it in my power to state, that
upon this trial progress not imPeced by The irritating
and time. stealing practice Of quibbng and wrangling
amonu the LAWYERS as as practised 10 great extent
in your courts Indeed the counsel on both sides excr
else great beaty towards each other IN this respect,
aud toward the witnesses 10 ihe'r honor DC II re-
corded.
Apart from the arrival yesterday Of some fifty United
Stntes soldiers from Whtestown-( to preserve
the peace, mos, profound here, or stand sentry
around Mcleod during the silent watches OF the night
did not learn) -nnthlng has occurred here since my
| last worthy Of special note.
On every hand, and particularly among members OF
the bar, who attendance at court IN great mum
bers hear high cnconums passed upon the gentlemen
composing the iury in the Mcleod case Eight OF them
are farmers ali OF them are Of known character
well established intelligence stern integrity, ana so'h"
| Judgment Several lawyers OF long standing assure ms
il is the most unexccp,ionabie body I" men '" e,''!
respect, they have ever seen empannc.ea ~ I",5 -
In such hands the Of justice IS SAFE ana Tue ''h
dica,;on of outraged law oppressed innocence as sure
as fate ITSELF Yours, truly, "
COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER OF ONEIDA C,' MY
Trial of 4ie1aader Mcleod far the marder q DMJse'
TUESDAY, Oct. ., lsil.
/ Judge Gridley presiding
The Court met at the appointed Tune, anu Ut = cioch
| wns ready to proceed 10 business
D,n,iJ Stewart was iheu called 10 the stand and
sworn for the prosec ution. In December, 1887, re.
,,d,d IN Buffalo and knew the steamboat Caroline
WAS an board Of her at Schlosser the 18Th o! Decen-
her 1857 We left Buffalo abouIS o'clock in The morn
mo and arrived Schosser about J O'Clock I. Nj
We stopped at Schosser about o'clock 7. NJ, and
made fast TO the deck Tor the night, with the bow up
stream. AT O'Clock in the night, was called to take
nv post rs watch deck. About ha'i an hour alter
came on watch (Capt. Kennedy was On the watch
18th me) one Of us discovered boats nearing us. My
frs, iinpe ssion was that they Indians. map
gas here shown the witness 10 enable hm 10 explain 10
the inry the situation Of the Caroline, the attacking
boats, Nc When we first The boats they
nearl; abreast the bow Of the steahca and out IN the
stream, told Caph Kennedy iha, lie had better cal
towards tic steamboat. Capt Kennedy called them up
from below A few minutes before nan BY tic name
of Nichols came on board, and remained on deck tie
hailed them, asking "who comes there: or something
like il. The answer was ''iricniS
They appeared then TO spring on their oars, aud ap.
proa,h the steamboat. When Nichols came on board
lhe boats four FIVE rods oil One boat approach
ed the stern of the steamboat aud ran alt 10 see who
they and by the time got ait, The ocer OF The
boat had got on board boat, the rail- little a
the stern gangway. When got up TO him, he had got
his sword drawn and stood an attitude as 1t he was
going to strike lie then ordered his nien on deck
then discovered several other men IN the act OF get.
,;pr on deck from the boats then passed ait, on the
outside PASSAGE to 20 into the ladies' cabin To alarm
those who lodged, il they had no, taken the
alarm bu, they had heard the noise, and had got up
or getting up. then LETT the CABIN and went
ashore | Was not armed, nor did use any weapon.
Neither Kennedy Nichols armed, nor did they
discharge any firearms 10 my knowledge saw nc
arms among either the those lodging on board,
and have no knowledge OF any arms on board, nor
resistance, preparation for resistance. No attack
was expected; II is always customary 10 sci night
watch on steamboats,. did not discover that The as.
sailants were armed Till met them aft None had
boa rcJ forward before went ait. They might have
boarded forward about the time. When came
out of the ladies' cabin 60 ashore, heard firearms
discharged IN the forward part Of the boat did not
see Durlee I'll saw him dead tic next morning ]
had seen him board the evening before saw four
or five boats approaching the Caroline. remained in
lett the wharf After she had been loosened from the
wharf she lowed INTO the stream BY row boats did
not see the Caroline ground after leaving the wharf
When the boats got her into the stream, they cast
Off and made for the Canada shore.
When came gu, Of the ladies' cabin | heard the Off
OF The first boat that boarded, give orders To
the gansway, and show the damned rebels no quar-
tiers" | saw no firing from the warehouse ! heard
cashings of swords on board, as well as hng II ap.
reared to be pistol firing.
Cross.examined by Mr.. Spencer. The first | saw Of
i)ur!ee board the afternoon Of the 2Sh, be
tween Navy Island and Schlosser. | did not know
him before. lie told me he vas stage driver on
board was not employed as Il hand on board. lad
been on board steamboats, for two years before and
on board the Caroline not as paying passenger nor as
hand, but 10 do any thing might be asked 10 do.
had not been TO Navy Island before, and went that day
cut Of curiosity TO what was gong There were
not over six eight passengers from Buffalo ! saw
la few things On board from Buffalo, but do not know
what they were, nor how many. At Black Rock Dam
saw nothing but two men aud some pro visions for The
boat taken on board. One Of those men had gun.
know Of no other gun arms on board. We touched
at Tonawanaa. Some few things put ashore 4,
Navy Island but did not understand what they were
nor Of what character. think that if any went asher,
lat Navy Island, they returned on board again. We
then went to Scosscr, took straw, piece
ofcannon and some other ,higs do recci!rct, and
took them TO Navy Island. We also took con
derable nu,nacr ol men from Schlosser-peaps Is OF
20 think none were armed.
Through Inc course of the afternoon saw one OF
two mushets standing in Tie ladies' cabin, but who
ther they were taken ashore al the Island not dc
no, know. | did not 70 shore Il, the Island.
y All went very quietly On board. There appear.
ed to I've great many men ana much sir at Scalos
ser The men appeared tc be gol@ aud coming all
the time. was not molcsicd al all III going ashore
from the steamboat, after the attack <aw three
90 ashore before afterwards. heard the
evening before (1S:hl that the Caroline going down
in the morning still reside n, B".l1!o.
> Frederick Emul0us NEXT called and for
the prosecuon--I reside at Buffalo, and did so in De-
cemher 1887 On the night the Caroline was destroy
, ed was lodging at an lnn al Schlosser. The u,aT
N court is correct map Of The localities about the
wharf al Schlosser. llorncr's Island is about 81 rods
from The wharf. When The attack was made on The
Caroline was in bed but got up.
To the Court-The whara Schlosscr is near 20 feet
long up and down the river. The ware house occupies
80 or 40 feet Of the water side Of the wharf leaving
about * feet of the wharf unoccuped The wharfex
tended 60 20 feet into the river from tue river shore