Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-10-27

ci,e,en,. had heard OF the Caroline being in the
raryice Of the Navy Islanders; She may have
hnard II a day two before; she thinks sfe "a"
Col Cameron from 'hc bcd-r""m window; was
IN The kitchen al the rme, and stepped In'' me
adjoining room To look out; does not reno fnbef
whether she saw Mcleod before she saw him # ne
tea table, saw hfm when he left; he LETT on horse
back; saw hin the same dav passing he cottage {;
he had cannon ball III his hand, aud was On uis
way To Niagara; was at her fathers on Inc - u
Januarv; her brother arrived on The h;si oil iha'
month.
/ John ucLeon Esq,-Is resident Of The ciy
Of New York. bn, spends n portion OF his Time IN
| The CITY of Washington. The first time he ga"
! The prisoner was a, BIifto, short time previous
| 10 tho attack the Caroline. lnefe WIS d
the time q great excitement. and 40 ATTEMPT W. :
| made 10 do act OF violence upon heLeou'
| but he escaped through some hack passage. ""
the 29th of December, 1887, he was dePu,ed by
! tho ID street Attorney ogp over To Chippewa ~
see Cnl McNab. lie crossednt Back Rlo'k over
/ to Waterloo. and proceeded down The riVer u
Chippewa Ga the night # The 2oih he was ~
The camp with the Colonel aud lotged IN quarters
assigned to hun by that gentleman. After doing
the bn-incss entrusted To hun. he. quito Incdtnf
aily inuuired for McLcod. feeling some curiosity
10 know whether he got bark sale ifon Is III 10
The next morning, heIwecno y II "'"."e"'ne 81"
Mcleod On the road near the Pari'lI'n WINE IL
and DR.. Fooic, The editor 81 The Bafi iio CONNER
/
Mcleod passed them on horseback, on his way Il
the camp.
Cross examined by attorney GcneraI-lle re
tired that night about 10 "'ei"ck. lie VS. Wit
/ Nsb from half past till about han phsi
O'clock, when he went To the moss room WIN hl'i
and took some refreshments. Col McNtb thir"
Idaccd hun the ,iiicers. Remained with hi"
from FIVE 10 ten fnInutes aud then rCttcd saNI'!
he had husiuess which would keep HIM out nj
night. Witness heard II the destruction 81 Ih'
Caroline that night, by a man WI" came INTO II
adi1!ning ronJn aud sind TO some ore that the Car
ntao was on iro. IL knew that she had GoGf
down tina. day from Buf,Io. In company witt
d.: Foote, he called on Col. McNIb the mex
morning 10 know for shat purpose she had beer
destroyed.
Beng asked whether he spoke TO McI.eo1 whc'
he passed hID, witness said no; his intimacy VIII
him was not Sufficient to ao" Il. He neHe
tool special inleres, in the afF'rs Of Mcleod
| Witness ard Dr.. Foote returned the next day t
Buffalo.
+ Joseph T. GiiLison, Of Niagara. Knows Rayn
cock he had left Niagara before the disturbance
he was slightly embarrassed. Witness was
volunteer on the 29th Of December; he was &
Chippewa; he lodged klt.son nclow StamfoF'
about seven miles from Chippewa; returned IL
mex, morning TO Chippewa between aud i
o'clock Mcleod came up IN company with
gentema some where between Stamford aud ia
Pavilion; witness then rode with them until 81
!
OF Capt Usher, guns were fired 1T the IN from NJ
w Island: IN returning fhcv again ire
upon. There was one shot lodged IN The hanl
ahu a souicr oi The @iln pcnei up s"sa :
!, Mcleod
Cross examined Hy Attorney General Wen
up to the end Of Navy island, the upper end;
; was about ten O'Clock hen lie came up win NJ
Iced; the roads bad. They might hrV
been absent from Chippewa three quarters to .
hour; II every doy custom Of ms 10 60
Chippewa.
Tho Court then adjourned a, haIfpast eigh
o'clock
SATURDAY. Ger. 0.-SixTH DAY.
The Court met al 8 o'cIocl. and Mr. SPENCER,
, continuation eff tho testimony f"r the pF'sone
stated to the court shat he woald GoEv otter, II h
, had not done 50 before. parole evidence, IN add
, zion to the documentary parole c"idcace. To sho
, the state of afIlrs on The border about the tim
, Of the event upon which this prosecution va
founded He then called the stand
e., Jared Stocking who deposed-f am hr"lho
; 20 Safn.al Stocking, of THIS cit:. | reside at \
, tarara u. c. In December. 1887, was statione
, II Chippewa, and commanded "A regiment OF ORA
1onns | was there the 23h Of that month
. knew that wtrtss Prose-; he resided opposit
! TO me- | saw him at Chippewa the - DcccG
, Der, 1887; he dincd with me that day. and sPcn
, the afternoon with him. II VS. his first appeal
, ance n, Chippewa. ! knew Mr.. RrYnock. IT
q was my neighbor. He was chstom honse of
a cer aud often entered goods a. his office ~
, / a creditor of his, and know that he left Canad
be fore the breaking out of tho troubles. | thin
! IL was IN the summer.
, Cross-pxamIned Il believe there were ahon
! 5000 soldiers n Chippewa in Dece mbcr. 1887
| IN which monIt. the insurgents took possession q
, NAVY Island. ! think they evacuated IN Januar
, about three weeks after the burning Of the Car
line After the avacuation | wen, 10 the Islam
, out of curiositv A few military went over; hos
I dome know y down timber 50 tina
p in case the insurgents returned There they COO
! be seen. was Mt m the oxpcdtfton against III
+ Caroline. and knew nothing of II rJa she wa
, h3atIrg down the river on fire, NJ which time
was IN bed. think 1t was abont two o'clock.
{ II I saw the Caroline making a trip between Ia
I Island and Schiosser The prev Ious afternoon. =
tar the destruction ct he Caroline another steam
hnat was afterwards running there; bat the on
, boat ever saw there was the CaFoiiUe. | ar
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