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

,o., II ,,.> ,no that there were board the Car
dime a nd To- impeach the evidence OF The PRISE
nor'- witness, who swofe to Tie contrary.
TIE Court is already proved that they
were unarmed. Mr.. Spencer, IS II part OF your
case that The attacking Lnr,y YVES fired on?
Mr. S2cacer.-Np, your honor; otJect, h""cv-
err 10 addition that this ~ cumulative evidence.
Thev attempt now 10 produce nc" evidence
The learned gentleman continued MAJ INC case
for the prose cnfIon han been shfoooeu III g'o'i"'
contrary nil precodcni-
Mr. Hall contended tina. IT would not have
bcen prudent at one time 10 disclose the witness
es But subsequently, IN the spirii ct i'beraliy,
the names were given IN exrhange Tor those al
tho prlsnner's witnesses. And IL was exiraordi
.ory that counsel, after cntraPr:ng him, (Mr.
u ri , should discover !i,ie Of the generosity
and M cnaniinrty constituting Il gcniicmau.
AR SDcHcer said tha, Mr.. Wood gave merely
names. wrhnui residences or sub jects to the tes-
,ituong and very few OF Ihem had been produced
on the trial.
The Court hoped tho acerh,es exhibited by
.n,I..,rt, would ~ he smuoined down before an
other week, and WISHED to kuU" Mr.. iltj.'s Obj CT
IN prn5urIng This witness
rr Hall 70 prove the fac, Of their being
unarmed on board the Caroline
tn (aurI excluded! the cr i'd nee as cnmTn,lve
Mr. SDrnrer here read the deposition of the
aims. d. fIipii taken before the Isrice. Ia
,hIs document, II, field stated thai he had never
canvcrsed with Captain Morrison "h The SUBJECT
..f th. destruction of the Caroline tIli The eVcn~
ING hcfprG the deposI'ipn was taken; ana 'hit
Morrison SAID he was not certain that Mcleod
was a. his house tho night the Caroline was
burnt.
Dir. Huailtoa, called hy MIR Spencer, deposed
tia, he bad known ID feld since he was boy;
his reputation MS MOI good: witness Is IA cIiiZen
oi the ,me village with Dcilield witness knows
Capi. Nprrison: bis reputation Is g"od.
Cross- era7,ined By M H4H-Was intima tcly known
MORRISON; negotiated bills OF eEfhaIJc win
him. lives q censtovn, about three mics from Horr-
sos house hal never heard Capt Mofrfson's character
,I in question f integrity: had FIR sobriety;
heard any ta.as else TO his djstdrant'ss; DeHed has al
roy iye in witness vicinity: recollection of any
n,tcia ias.aa. in which % Iad's character ques
tionet. ci public noiofe'y; can rer'ect
,y,s about his AFFIDAVIT Il Lewiston; iat first
but that gave rise 10 consesd
ton about mans character for ruth.
Ia Gut is sufficiently acquainted with the per-
sons aociatins Gaps Mos:isoa - aasg his reputation
and st1nding.
noi,ed "a Lieutenant: him duty sergeant before
he deserted Navy Island; knows that from aihdavi's
not from personal knoIedgo OF ha didn't ol"w
him; witness brother of the late Sheriff Hamilton;
prisoner his deputy ka1w that prisoner Is IL
any civil cfnna suits growing out OF that coh-
did know any thing of tha prisoners being
by Sheriff Hamilton to disrYow conneNion with
The disafecteI party IN Cannda
Bg Nh S9rnref-l president OF bank, ana III t1at
way negotiated bills tor Capt. MoTrisaa; onPt Morrison
perfectly sober since he was at Lewiston as w.t.
ne Intoxicated then; has not been 50 snce to
JOHN Ne o,nser called by VI Hall, aud dopnsea that he
Samuel Drown he has lncxcop'ionabs character
Tor veraritv
Jo-ot Center recalled and deposel Was tina agent who
,ir,tI ,hc cxc-e,n Of ,a tanrtlan
yressn, al the taking evidence. he prompted
commits narEs ddns recolcct mora thah one IN
stance: t,at was IL reference nn,nbar %: pasons
bank the stated o. that point
,ad been stated by former "ttrss NJ "ect fe'e-
made, however; tho cnmnis "hef. 'eIuoi to
,,ks down the tho l3t ntouosato-
~: what part he had taken in the destruction OF r
,arolinc said the last VINO left her; that
fe thtnsing two ''cacknes' into har; the
witness recorded, ana the
corn,n ssioeeTs refused PUT it in their minutes
Mr.. Hall Ihen prop1sa 10 snow by tht' witness mag "
cahiuct of the commissioners had been irregular /" some
points.
before Supreme Court by motion t" set aside the d'pn-
sons evidence of this witness on that point
altogether Irrelevant.
Jn3r Rotl.,.of, was then called by Mr. Hail, for the
purpose testfyng character Of beield Anew
anum5ar of years. never k1e" any 'Aas AGAINST
eratiaei By NJ. Spencer is tin parsnn who
ferrea this comp against ,Icieod hal Dhad sum-
inaIed testify against Nosoa: nss have toia some
oae TO 70 ant talk to Morrison: don't reeolect
TIE Co.srt MIR Spencer. have any olhcr evidence
III. Sp-nceT.-No. your Honor
AIR. S,,encer's speech IN defence, is represent {
oil as having been very able. From the report .
sagcs. He SAID:
"i was proved that the name Of Alexander /
Mcleod was Nh, ON the list presented by MrNrh |
10 Sir Franris Head. HID he been ihrre. hi>
name would have been ckrn.lcd with others Il
nnng the archives Of Gt.efumelt The tesfI-
nonv OF MeS,b should he sufficient. aud 1t WIS
2ndrsad by Mr.. II trra. who furnished The list O!
names to MrNah. MLeoa's name. he swcarS.
was not Among the names furnished. THIS was
IN impnrtnnt fact. Tho test,in hv commits ,
sion needed Ia he commented upon at leugih.-
From those III everv boat witnesses were prolu-
ed Ia prove that Mcleod was net u participant
n the expedition. The language IL. Mcleod
ris not on board the bort. e.. The oral IesrI
,lony was next considered. There appears t. be
mere Discrepancy III regard to The manner 1"
/, hch MI.eod went to SIantnrd--" neither he
vent on horseback ar in n wagon. The time
vac the material point. N'I""t IN his depnsI- .
iou states thu, ne rode with Press. aud tha, he
tched his horse to the wagon. Press states that
i'Leod rode VI In him. bur WITH tho fran6ncss of
II upright rnae, he says ;h1t he dad not Temen- !,