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

hor ore instance of his wearing them at tile Falls;
nnnoses il is not customary for sheriff deputies TO
wear side arms except III time oil danger. witness
thinks there guard Stationed between the Iut anu
h. olace where the boats went oil.
| m. witness was then asked by whom he had been
sooken to about coming Buffalo us witness
The Attorney General n,erposed. He saw nothing
In warrant such extraordinary procedure lie protest
ed auanst gong into such details alihonSh the VII
ness was perfectly willing To answer
4 The Court considered the question proper.
The Attorney General asked the Court TO protect the
witness from disclosing names which might reudice
persons much similar disclosures would nave pre-
indeed others on the opposite side.
The Court remarked that, however individuals might
be preudiccd every thing important on the trial inSh'
be given in evidence, and as the answer sought ngh'
be important, the question was proper.
\ Crosse Elimination then procecded-Nh no asked you
II to testify against Mcleod
4 A person regiously opposed to taking up arms !
spoken 10 week before came across, TO know II
was coming across TO Buffalo. said was on my
way. | live about forty miles from Buffalo ! was
spoken to perhaps month before and asked # was
coming here. | was suhprned early on the Monday
morning after arriving in Buffalo. came TO Buffalo
TO buy books, plough and stove had not time to
purchase the books, look for the plough about
. clock set in motion for this place. ! sent my
team home my brother in law, where It needed.
| | submitted TO here because MIR. Hawey said he
would compel me-
| Examined by MIR. Hall. | was prevented from conf
ing on this side by tile fear of being taken wit
ness. The counsel did not read to NE any answer or
dictate advise as to my testimony. was applied to
when the Caroline expedition about starting and
declined gong with IT,
Cross examined again by Mr.. Spencer. ] started 4
week before To 10 10 Buffalo To get the things already
ma med and fear Of being taken witness prevented
my gong don't know who asked me TO so with the
| e expedition against the Caroline.
Henry Myers tho being sworn deposed that he lives
near Canandaiuua- works arm-once resided IN
\ pnft ba II bv hirfh--lptt In.
NADIA seven years ngo has not been there slnce-has
seen the prisoner before this trareurncd from Cana
da shortly after the Caroline burn-saw the PRISON
or twice IN Canada-oncc at St. Davids sand when
moved out Of Canada Nagara-saw him Oh the lat
ter the north side OF Tie rnad, TO
bait his horse--went into tie bar room-saw there Il
number Of soiders-soine had @eapons-snm" had not
There was sonc talk about the that shot Duriee-
one said "Wheres tie mani: Mcleod said "iiere
he isl M The num-" lie then pulled out horseman
pistol and said il the pistol that shot him. Then
he pulled out his sword, and said "theres the blood g!
a Id Yankee -lsocing the sword. There
was blood on the swori-on the end for about onr
inches, was dty-Nitnc>s went out 10 feed the
horscs-two three followed him ou;-ihfy ASKED
HIM where he Going-witncss replied he was 50.
| my 10 Geneva, as his wife didn Ike Canada-spme
Of them said witness was ID fanHee, and NC
| lerd said witness was a id rebel, and should nj
30 any farther. Witness stad under the shed some
lime and at last Mel said if witness was mind to
treat the company lie might go home-witness sad he
wouldn't mind doing that-then went into The bar
room, and treated 10 the amount of doar-ihrn was
allowed TO CO. and proceeded on his Journey las mol
since heard cI.eod say any thing of this matter.
| Crosse xamne LEFT Canada ten days a.tcr the
Carnliac was burnt, because Of the ircube-got &C
guaiG:cd with Mcleod at ST. Dayd-saw hun again al
Eagara-saw him with twenty or thirty men one
asked who killed Duricc. Mcleod answered-"liere
lie is, by Cd I'm the one = Then he held up The
pistol and said "lerc the pistol that shot im-thcn
he pulled out his sword and sad "lheres the blood oil
id Yankee. Saw soldiers at Grand River, when
he went 10 Niagara Heard Mcleod called by name,
by some Of The company-one called hun ALEXANDER
another Sandy.
By Spencer. Mcleod wore his sword under his
cloak belt.
In answer 10 Mr. HALL have doubt that the
prisoner at the bar IS The man refer TO IN my evidence
Tor took particular notice Of him. as determined II
ever caught iim on the American s:de, wouiu use
him as he used me.
4 Calvin Wilson was next sworn and examined lie
eposed that lie resides the county Of Niagara knows
the prisoner owned and kept the ferry across Niagara
called Youngstown ferry, six miles below Kingston
ferry saw the prisoner between the 9TH and 10Th Jann
ary ISIS SAYS him in public house kept BY one James
Miller, IN the town of Niagara; there was number
nf people with hun he knew young man by The
name Of Reyncock, also saw Mir Miller thought tin,
he saw John Mozitr there also yonnc man named
Meredith and young man named Elmsley, whom he
had before they were in sitting room IN pub
lie house-heard them CONFERENCE.-THE subject was
affair which had taken place few days before he
wished Ia know how many had been killed then Nc
Lcod replied that he thought there was nj more than
three or four aud he did nj know but hive might have
been; and one thing lie did know, he said, that there
was one id Yankee or rebel shot on The wharf he
said something else which witness did not understand
Mozier did nj say anything Elmsley did not say any
thing that witness recolected-had stated correctly
what the witness said the very words or very nearly
recognized The prisoner al the oar as the person WIZ
used said words
Cross.examncd by Mr.. Spencer-Rryncock was n
custom house collector on the Canada side; Mr. Mere
dith the witness wished to see; Rryncock was
collector there for some tmr II was lie who now began
the conversation; doesn't know where he IS now last
! saw him few days after that; witness was one OF the
very few allowed 10 land the other side; had known
Mcleod for some time before; had never spoken 10
him. Youngstown is about mile and half from Ma
$ nara; knew Mcleod very WE'LL quite that he saw
Nc Leud there; as that he Reyncock there.
; Hednfsdny Erening.
Leonard Arson call, on tie part of the people
, and testified 70 his seeing Mcleod on the morning after
the affair and confessions OF Mcleod similar to those
testified 10 by the other witnesses That he had Kill
ono damn d Yankee and here IS lis blood my sleeve
Ths was in presence If number Of persons who had
been engaged in the expedition none OF whom under
took 10 deny the fact. The witness said il seemed To he
MA of boastng among the parties, each one claim
: inv great merit for his Own services.
After the examination Of tins witness the Counsel io
the people rested, rescryng the right OF examining t%c
, or three witnesses, for whom attachments hud been ID
! sued and " Ito had not arrived.
The Judge thercupon directed the counsel for tho
prisoner 10 open Tie defence. Mr. Spencer ihcrcnp"r
remarked that it was not expected by the counsel 10
. the defendant, that the would have been resee
OIL the part If the people in time to open the defence
. this evening, and that they would prefer waiting mt
morning His Honor however, stated that il was very
iporta. 10 finish the trial this week, and he therefore
desired the to proceed, if practicable. That
opening did not require anything more than principle
statement OF what the defendant expected 10 prove
; without any "houri-i' by the counsel. That it wa
i merely apprse Ike jury Of the that was mean
i TO BE- presented 10 them.
= Mr. Spencer ,hercupon arose, and s now opening
the cause. His first position he states, will be, tina
murder DC predcated Of the facts exhibited b.
: the prosecution. And this, notwithstanding the OPT
mon Of the Supreme Court That 50 far as respects in
d;7dua responsibility the part Of The assailant TIN
- boa, might just veil be cut out at Schosser il
the British waters. And TINT, in fact Sch!osser