The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-10-21
The Trial Of Mcleod.
Concluded.
TcOro,pOndsnce ef the Philadelphia Times.

called and sworn. He described the attack
mon the eteamsr 90 the 9Th Of Dec. 1897, as
,be other witness did. He distinctly heard
the ore OF .'GiiYa the d-d Yankee rebels no
ounFterr De. attempting TO make his way oul
OF the cabin, he was struck with sword ny
enc oflhe oagdsrs but not wounded. He then
made his way out by the machinery and got ln'
10 the warehoese on the wharf. A party OF
The British came to the warehouse Immediate.
iy searching for the "d--d rebels" as they
eaid, and he jumped into the water. he was
seen and struck on the head with boarding
pike 'by One Of the msrauders, who, he he'
lieves was Mcleod. He SWAN ashore and es-
capped .a.
Tbe witness had seen Mcleod before and
thasdav afier the outrage; he stalled that he
bsIieyed Nc cLeod was the man who struck HIM
while in the water, but he might be mistaken.
There was boy on board called Little Billy"
who has not been heard Of since the outrage.
There was also aaothef lad on board, named
Luke Walker, who il was said, was taken to
Canada. The witness saw the dead body OF
D0ffee the morning after the outrage.
Ssmoel Brown sworn.-,his witness tended
ba, for Mr. Saith, at Chippewa, Canada,
at the limel Of the outrage. Hecol'ec's me
night, and had known Mcleod when he was
Deputy Sheriff Of Niagara, He saw Melee
the day of the outrage at Chippewa. "1en the
,ans wete burning as beacon up the creek
near the Niagara canal Saw two or three OF
boats return from the burning of the Caroline,
saw tho men get out, Mcleod was 'ue o
them. The witness staied that he was not
tea feet from Mcleod wnen he got out Of tho
boat: and il as sure OF his man as that he
now sess him in court. .. ... ...
The witness also cav Mcleod early the
next U1orning, when he wore sword ny his
side. some persons said he had been wound
ed the nigGl before: wiiusss did not belisve.t
and went in front of Smiths tavern, and saw
Mcleod standing on the platform 10 iront of
DAVIS tavern.
This witness underwent severe cross-ex-
animation, bur sustained himself we'll. ] omit
the less important portions Of his and the 9TH
ers' testimony.
Isaac P. Corson, sworn; Witness resided at
Chippewa when the Caroline was destroyed,
recoec,s the night Saw Mcleod twice that
day 10 conversation with other men. Once,
when in a tavern, he was requested by Me-
l,eod 10 retire as he and his companions had
private business.
Saw'McI.eod the next dav surrounded by
crowd 10 front of Davis tavern. He was then
Dragging of bis exploits on the previous night.
There were others presont who boasied o!
having a hand IN tho burning Of the Caroline,
None OF The latter disputed what Mcleod sald
Mcleod stated that t,he d-d Yankee
would moi like to see h m there again, a~ he
had put one Of them out Of the way" Saw
Mcleod a day or two afterwards, when hp
spoke Of the Yankees ''as rebels and roberr,
and said he "wouId like just such another es-
ped,liou as the Caroline, end burn down Buff
falo.
The croas. examination Of this witness was
very severe. bnt with The exception Of an im-
material bIunder, he got through 1t very we'll.
The court then adj ru ned till tomorrow morn
lsg.
Wednesday, Oct 9Th. 1S4l.
As soou as the Court wus duly organized,
Charles Parke, native of Canada, was called
and sworn He testified that he ended bar fnr
Mr.. Davis al Chippewa, 10 1897. Saw Nc
L,od at that house on the day the Caroline was
destroyed: Saw him at night go 10 the river
with about hundred other persons, some Of
whom got into o.seveta boats. but afterwards got
out out egalG. and dragged the boats three
fourths of a mile up the HveT, where they ems
barb ed and steered across -'
The witness stated positively that he saw
Mcleod get into one of the boats. Saw him
about week afterwards in conversation with
Capt. Slennelt and Major Cochran of Dra-
goons; they were talking OF the Caroline affair
when Mcleod said he had killed one of the
Yankees. The witness saw the Caroline burn.
ing, ..s@ ... l..-..ts... .... ........
The croes examination of this witnesp was
Of the severest character and covered a wide
space, but as know you have no room for i'm
material rgmaroles, omit it, 1t appears that
the witness was brought here much against his
will, and attempted TO avoid answering tie
ppbpena. fits testimonvis therefore 10, be
fhe more relied on. He was requested 70 join
in the Caroline expedition, but declined. Ou
ksving tie stand he csst rebukIng look on
Mr.. Spencer Niche od's counsel for haUass"
ing 40 much, and on being called back 10 ex
plain what he meant by ii, heacooly observed
"0b, ] suppose have rightto lock OF your
Henry Myers was next called and sworn.
HE testimony, in brief, was that be saw Me-
Esod at Niagara after the burning ofthe Caro-
line, among a party Of soldIers and others.
Some one aeked who killed Durfee. when Me-
jLeod eiepped forward and said # am the man.