Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-10-16
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who by me, anu ny scH stditSu cil
/ made for the gang way On the star board side
where I was met BY armed with cutiasses
| who opposed me aud would not let pass. A
boa, had been run under the larboard guard, and
armed men had got from her, some upon the boa
and others upon the dock. | then started To g.
forward the fore gang way, TO get off The boat
and when got forward | was fired by man
who, with Others was getting on board forward
from boats then ran AFT again, aud there saw
still lying the who fell upon the first IRE.
then returned forward, and Is heu got TO the fore
castle heard swords ciasbing and pistols firing
| supposed the time that the parties had met OF
/ the boarding the opposite side of the boat, had
como together, and were fighting among them
solves.
/ then succeeded IN getting ashore and through
| The storehouse off the dock About three fonrths
Of an hour af,erward saw DIrfee lying dead on
The dock. | had been with others down TO the
Falls toget lodgings, but not succeeding reiur-
ned TO the boat and went TO bed there. | had in
my pocket an unloaded pocket pistol with three
! inch barrel, know Of no other board.
hea I'd Of no firing before | left the cabIn-none
could have taken place from the Caroline without
1 my hearing II. The only expression heard from
the assalianis before made my escape, was from
a man on the railing of the boat, who SAID "God
damn YOU"
/ Crossexamined by Mr.. Spencer--A globe lamp
was burning in the gang wa y betw The ladies'
aud gentlemen's cabins, and broke it purposcly
in passing through. There was also light on
the forecaste, which was soon broken. saw ,
boats filled with men. | should think Diriee's
feet, where he was yIng, were as much as $, II
not l2 feet from the edge of the dock.
Henry Emmons, sworn was at Schlosser
on the night the Caroline was attacked, abed
and seep, and was aroused by an alarm that the
Caroline was attacked. got out into tho main
road soon, and heard firing of guns pistols. l
was not near to hear the clashing of arms.
! I ed ouff tI the AFT left the
Caroline in the stream, where she was burning.
After setting the Carollnn on fire, the attack
ing party got outInto their boats, and rowed up
towards the warehouse. which, together with the
public house, expected they would attack, bur
they did not. They then went back to the Car
oline, took he- in tow, and carried her into the
stream. saw Durlee lying dead on the wharf,
probably II feet from the edge Of it. There was
but one gun in the house, which was fred by
some one in the direction the Caroline was The
ball could not have passed within 10 rods of
where Duriee was found lying.
The examination of this witness was
brief, and elected nothing material
John Halter, sworn.-i reside in Niagara coun-
ty. and on the night Of the destruction of the
Caroline, at Fields house, in SchIosser.-
Tho gun that was fred near the house by Capt.
keeler, loaded with powder only. | saw it
loaded. Mrs. Field procured the powder. 1t
was fred merely scare tho people who were
taking off the Cardiac know there no
o,hor gun fred and tina, there nothing but
powder and wad in that. That was the only gun
about the house.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Spencer.-I lived at
Lockpori, and was at Schiosser out of curiosity
mostly, but for no particular purpose. l went
down 10 me Iaiis mat evening WIN u party OF
gentlemen; had returned, and had not yet gone
to bed when the attack commenced. | had no
particular business at the Falls, but could get
a bed there. On returning went on board the
ClIoine to sleep, but the berihs being all occup
ed, returned 10 the house. None Of US were IN
toxicated.
Half past IL o'clock
Cross examination Of John Halter, continued
I'm not tho person Mr.. Hawiey went out TO
speak with Ii about four rods from the
house where the gun fired. 1t was down
towards the boat--,he men did, run--,hev walk
ed.
To the Court.--The boat had gone off ffor,
the dock when the gun Iired off--,hc steam
boat moving down The river.
To Hawev-I was subpoenaed about week
ago las, Tuesday.
Couusel-Can you tell Why s"hroo"~eds
Wi,ness-Yes, on the part Of the people.
Counsel-To prove what fact?
Witt don't know.
Coun.-Who slbpoenaed you?
Wi,.-Elvin Buck.
Coun.-Dd they talk TO you about the subject
Won were to testify about?
Wit.--No
Coun-Oh! so suppose; that's all, sir.
Joshua A. Smith called and sworn Resided at
Bpffao in 1887; board the Caroline when
sho attacked; was up in the ladies' cabin;
had not been asleep; first witness heard of the
attack was an alarm that boats were coming;
thought il was false alarm get them out of bed;
went GU, and went forward and saw The boats
coming; heard rumpus there; went fifteen feet
forward; then went To opposite the after gang
way the s,arbord side. and saw the men CON-
ot,,ar roI nj E,no
witness side; witness supposed tina, the person
who fell came aft; somewhat frightened:
wen, out by the larboard gangway then; ddn',
60 very slow had no arms; none were armed on
board the steamboat.
To the Court--Saw men on boats near the
dock when went off
To Spencer.--Went on board the steamboa, a,
Black Rock dam; hadn't been down before that
winter; didn't know whether the man who Tell
was one of the assalan's or not, wasn't certain