The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-10-12


own money. Mr.. Swanton says he paid il, but
think did. AT tho samo time commenced re-
pairing, had no idea OF running her to Navy Is.
land. paid $500 for her--tho bill of sale is from
John Il. Mason. bought her on the list of De-
cenber 81; she was cut out of the ice on the 2eh,
and destroyed on the Goth.
TUESDAY-SECOND DAY
Frederic Emmons was called, md sworn tor the
prosecution. i reside at Buffalo, and did so in De
cember 1897 On the night the Caroline was des
troyed, l was lodged at an Inn at Scholosser. Har
ner's Island is about 80 rods from tho wharf
When the attack made upon the Caroline, T
was in bed but gotup.
To the Court-The wharf at Scholosser Is near
70 #. long, up and down the river The ware
house occupies 80 40 f. of the water side Of the
wharf, leaving about 35 #. of the wharf unoccupi
ed. The wharf extended 60 or 70 #. into the riv
er from the liver shore. The front lower story of
the warehouse was open, to leave the
dock clear. The upper part of the warehouse GOV
cred the dock. The railroad track which extend
from the main track to the end ofthe dock, below
the warehouse. leaving track or r. wide be
tween it and tho warehouse.
| Direct resumed. had been acquainted with A
mos Durfee number OF years 1 saw him lying
the steamboat was taken off, He was shot ihro'
the head ] saw nobody on the dock before my
self after the Caroline was taken off One or two
others went down about the time. saw Dur
fees cap laying him. l saw his corpse at But
| fa!o afterwards, at the house of William Badly,
when it was laid ont for interment. saw no
wound about him except that his head. On
the evening before the Caroline was destroyed, /
| hnarI Of hoy
saw nothing like arms armed people on board
After the row boats cast off from the Caroline, in
the stream, they passed below Horner's Island and
made direct for Chippewa.
| To Mr. Spencer. had frequently been atschlos
ser before the attack of the Caroline-had been
there few days before. The invasion of Navy Is
land about the 18th OF December was then
at Buffalo, but was at SchIosser several times be>
tween that tim and tho destruction of the Caro-
line. saw many small boats pass be,weenSchlos
ser and Navy Island, carrying men and articles
Saw provisions and one piece of rdinance taken
over.
Never saw small arms nor armed men taken O
yer to the Island. was at Navy Island on the
Goth of December.
| saw five row boats leave the Caroline. After
she got off the lower end of Horner's Island she
|
hoated off with the current. The current there is
much more rapid on the Canada than the Amor
lean side.
| [Here follows the testimony of James Field
John c. Haegsrty, Henry Emmons, John Halter,
and J. II King, which is but repetition of the
facts Civ en- by the two preceding witnesses.1
THE testimony of Capt. Appleby next follows,
which describes the attack very similar to the a.
bovo and contains nothing material save the p ara
graph which follows
| saw the man " no made a thurst at me on board
the boat lamp was hanging two or three feet
from the door; at that time Supposed that man to
! be Mcleod; had been introduced to him few
days previous at the Eagle Tavern in Buffalo;
was examined before Magistrate at Schlosser the
day after the affair; my attention was particularly
drawn to this point then said thought it was
Mcleod, but it was ell done quick, that ] could
| not be certain.
Samuel Drown, sworn-Resides inCanandiagua;
resided at Chippewa, u. g. in Dec 1887; recoect
| when the Caroline was destroycd I then tended
bar for 8. p Smith; know Mcleod; 1 had known
him three years previous TO 1887: knew him first
at ST. Ca.horines; he lived Niagara, ID miles off;
| | used 10 him very frequently; he was deputy
sheriff. him act in that capacity at the courts;
saw him very often when lived at Chippewa;
saso han, at Chippewa tho day and euening previous
TO The Jurning of the Caroline; him in the
night after the Caroline on fire; there a
cross canal from Niagara river, into Chippewa
creek; large fire of rails was burning at the head
Of the canal, where it comes into Niagara river
should think nearly thousand ofrals were burnt
that night; saw the boats return from tho Caro-
line; went up when the fire was burning from
motives Of curiosity; remained there short time;
saw three boats como up; they came into
the canal and passed along down; followed them
on the shore; there is tow path on the canal be
| tween it and the road; the public road tOChppewa
along tho Niagara till it to the cut and
then turns the left till it to the Chippewa
creek, then follows :he creek up TO the village;
there is steam mill standing on the Chippewa
creek about 25 rods from the mouth Of the canal;
three boats up and landed near the mill;
was close by the men when they dsembarked;
should think there 10 or IL in each boat;
should say Mcleod was ofthem; was about
10 feet from the boat and from Mcleod when he
got out; the men went up to Daviss tavern in the
village; went along with them; they were talking
with others about the destruction Of the Caroline;
they stopped in front OF the tavern; believe there
were lamps lit in front of the house and others in
the house, Tthcn sdao Nc Lcod again; | was then
within or 10 feet of him; he stood about 10 feet
from the door; heard him talking to the bystand
I am AZ sure that IL WINS Mcleod / that