Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-11-02

river. near q canal, or race, some ID rods
from the head Of TIE race; he was there
with a number Of others; they were about
getting iuio some boats; they entered the
boats and went oil.
Mr Hall-Dd you see the prisoner get
into boat? | am positive did. How
near were YOU to himi was within
or 6 feet We're the men armed? Part
were armed know-it may bo that ell
were not Was the prisoner armed2 lie
wore sword. Well, what then? After
getting into the boat they putof from the
spot 6rst saw them, went out OF the head
of the cut, and put out and up the river.
How many boats did you see? saw but |
three.
The Court: Did tho prisoner go on with
the boatsl He went of in the boat he
entered.
Mr. Hall: When and where did you see
the prisoner next? About 5 hours after
and about O'Clock in the morning the
boats came back, and landed little above
the cut, where thore werea number of
rails burning. Mcleod and some others
got out of the Boats thero, and went across
10 a tavern kept by man named Davis,
believe.
To the Court They disemh1rked 4 or
5 rods above the head Of the cut
lam no; positive that all disembarked
there--I saw three boats return-the same
number that left.
No cross examination Of the wit.
ness.
Leonard Anson was then called to The
stand. and having been sworn, deposed as
follows Resides at Niagara Falls; was
in Chippewa in Dec. 1881; remembers
tie 29,h Of that month; remembers the
burning of lie Caroline, ! was al Smiths
house during the attack; remained in the
house iill morning; saw Mcleod there IN
the morning---knew him personally; be
was we'll known there as deputy sheriff,
there we're number of people in the bar.
room who were talking oftbo expedition,
aud who had done the greatest deed; the
persons spoke rs if they had been in tha
expedition; heard Mcleod say, "we kill
ed one ID Yankee, and here's the
blood" Heard nothing elso particular
SAID; there was kind Of dispute amongst
them who had done the greatest deed
none OF them dissented from what Nc
Leod said; sad there some time; knew
of the destruction Of the Catoline before
that morning; knew it the night before
the sentinel told him; was drvingn team
nt the time Of the outbreaks gave up that
because he cOuIda't get pay; is now en-
pIoyedb by Mr. Porter.
In very searching oss.examinatIon
. this wilnes's connection with the Patriots
was made very evident.
Isaac P Gorson, resident at Niagara
Falls since Sept, 1889, resided in Chp'
pewa from '33 10 '3S; was present the
morning afer the Caroline was burnt;
heard Mcleod telling of his exploits on
board the Caroline 10 a number Of friends
among whom were some that had been
with HIN on The expedition, and "none
of them disputed Mcleod, or said he
lied"
Gilman Appeby was on board the Car
olne the night Of the burning, having IN
ken charge Of the vessel by request 0fMf
Wells, the owner. The witness, (Apple
by.) ia the first that has alluded personal
ly 10 Mcleod. Ifo asserted that he wal
struck with sword by man whom hi
"then supposed to bo the prisoner, Alex
ander McLeod;" he had beeA introduced
to Mcleod about ten days previous 10 tht
burning, at Buffalo. When asked ahou
the matter, after the burning, he said Nc
leod was the man, but he might he misla
ken. When cross-examined, and on,
question being put TO him, whether h
now SAID it was Mcleod who struck hin
with the sword, he replied, 81 do not sa,
that It was Mcleod" This witness tes
timony was relied on previous to the trial
as being amongst the most important II
provo that Mcleod was present at tht
burning; this, it will be seen, he has fail
ed 10 do.
Samuel Brown, who resides at Canan
daiQua, was next examined. This witness
stated that he was at Chippewa, when the
Caroline was burnt; has known Mcleod
fora number Of years; saw three boa
loads of men land at Chippewa creek land
swears positively that one OF the men vino
landed was Mcleod that ho had bell
around him, and his sword at his side,
when be stepped from the boat
Nj Spencer opened for the defence, ma
king 3 long and circumslantial speech
The positions he assumed were : hat there
can be no such offence as that Of mur,
der proved as growing out Of the destruc
tion of the steamboat Caroline. Tha
the question whether the destruction o
the Caroline was a iustI6able proceeding
or not on the part of the British provincia
Government cannot be entertained by tn
court. That the attack was made unde
4lrs authority Sir Francis Bond Hea
the Provincial Governor. That the CaI
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