Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-10-14

>le was hiatlnE down the stream; hiS attention
particularly called 10 The man who fired the gun b.
what was said
CrOss ES Elimination Rcsumcd-Does TO, know
Mr. HaNley; has had no conversation with him on
the subject; suhprnaed a week 10 days
sne c on the part Of the people by Alvin Buck. ct
LockPoi; subpOonh from the District Attorney of vi
agra county; has had no conversation with any one
as To what he was to testify To-
Joshua Smith, allied on the part Of the People.
and swon-Slys he resides in BufTlo; resided
there Ia December Sj7 - on engineer; WAS on
hoarl of the Caroline a, the commencement of the
attack; was in the ladies' cabin when The alarm was
gwen; had not been aslcers had just lard down;
there a number lying IN a mattresses lad
the deck; s,me one 81 boat bol.s were com
tugi thought it rus 10 get him oft from las
he'd. 10 b" did not get up I'LL the second alarm was
gwen; when h. Nent Oul he followed Mr. S.atpC;
SAW many peop'e iur,Sarji It WIS dark; did NOT
ognze them n assaa a.; went firwari fifteen feet
from the cabins saw tho bnats; then wcut aft. and
saw there boat, and people coming GA bolrl from
u; A. he got there gun Was ircd;as he got 80 the
gangway semebidy fell him, who scem,d to
have been coming If he thought he fell from shot;
was irighoned; went to the after gangway. aud
got OF. after lhc alarm
Gross Examination by Mr.. Spencer While vet
IN the ladies' CABIN nc heard gun fred; when hs
got aft he bnais the larbOarl g anyway aft;
saw no bpIts there; ihrrr were M arms Un hpa ri
OF the Canilinc; came On board her at Black Rock
Dam; the Caroline had been used before ia snIne
time.
james H. King called on the part Of the people
and sworn-Slys he resides IN b.. flilo resided there
IN December. 1897; the mate Of the Caroline;
was board at The time of the attack and dcsiruc.
lions rccollccis the attack; bIarl in the Ia
dies cabin; was asleep when The alarm was given;
was awakened hy the firing Of gun; got up. put on
his bouts aud hat. then with has coit on MS
arm, went out and was showed back by arIned men,
who male him lay down, and then they beat hun
w''h a sword. and stamped upon hun, rui and man
sled him; asked him who he was; they were quite
NOISY and abusive, there were several OF them in
The cabin; they cut him on his got one blow
GA his leit arm, Ivy Tending oil. got an"iher ~ his
shnul eri got many blows; said nothing; tended of
with his over cuai there was u great deal OF noise
aud Infusion; there was loud talk; he was lying on
mattress; man came in and said roll over YOU
damCd Yankee son of n bitch. anI give me them
mattresses, IN take them, they d. for ne" lie then
oDk the and threw them out of the cabin
windows; them take 4 corn hIsket sad take
the bntiom OF the globo Lamp aud put il into the
basket and then take the pieces uG the window
sash, and lay the lamp To kindlc the fire. they
filed the basket with pieces and wopI; il was
fairly on fire, before he went ou'; one said what
shall NC do with thus fellow; shall we kill him;
another sud well take him prisoner Al this an
.
and we may well let him 60 ashore; first time
s1y' he was holding on to the PARTITION; was very
weak; I've then weut towards jheir sentry; ne would
not let him pass he lien spoke TO Ia. oili ser and no
m"lioned 20 a man u go and pass hina; don't know
nat ne might RECOGNIZES the man; was stoai built
mans has seen no mln he thought might hc Ihat man:
about my hcshih; he then got oil from the IL al and
walked up the track Of the railroad rll some of h,
friends came ani helped hun; was very weak;
knows every Thing about tie Caroline; she had no
arms on botri. NOR armed men. IL there hal beer,
any on bolrl he mast have known il.
Cross Examination by Mr. Spencer Was in the
ea9n; Il hal light burning all The lime; The lamp
used :" IRE The b1ai, was the usc which had Teen
burning IA lie cabin has slated how the Caroline
was hrcd; al The mattresses were taken; they were
hfowu uui the cabin wiulpN; thruks 30 or The
liacSins parry were in The ladies cabin; went on
&c larAJard gang way; the Caroline had been rasi
~, and The bow swlus roJu; there were Z or :
mattresses IN the ladies rabu; hey were all taken
md put out OF The clbia winlow; does Mt know IL
he was ia" last whp went from Ihc boat; little
boy was IN The cabin IL or Ia years OF age: does
not know his Names don't know when he came on
'ardi there was another boy got al BIiialu don't
NH'w what became Of The boy.
Direct.-DOos not know The prisoner ~ The bir
Gilman Applehy-cIlleL o. tho part Of The peo.
BE AMI sworu--LIys he resides in Bun,lp; resided
here SIX year,; VAS holrl uf the Caroline at the
inc of the destruction olihat vessel WAS IN charge
'iher mas'cr; 10 bed; had relieved the wal.
hes; was alarmed by the watch. who informed him 4
hat armed men IN boatI were approaching; was m /
! herth IN the gcnem,ns' cabin winch was below /
ion know who first spoke 10 N; had his pants on; /
;ni on his bouts and veal; then went 10 the com. /
'aniOn-Way with his coat on his arm. (llcrc dia- I
gram Of the boat was shown To the witness which /
he examined aud Cxpliincd) The comp inion-yny /
was nn The leii hand side; Il is more Than feet
IL q Nns mas
stairs looked 10 the stern; Capt Harding and psrhaps
some others, preceded witness; the DOR of The sinrs
opened oIi; when he got there s.uals eusucd and
Tue door was shut too remained herr2 r 3 minutes;
the scufile cOninued heard the words said give
The damned rebels %, quarters" lire, fire." had
heard several shots fired before; SION a, the noise
ce2'ed nc 'Tled 10 get The door opeh there seemed
10 be another rush Ia the door; he GOT II open liz
Ne when person made a thrust at him and said
down, AMI pushed the door a.; the sworI emf ,
button off from his vest; and scared him some: ne
men tell back and went below again. aud ordered
Tie lights 10 be put out thought that yyouId no the
best manner 10 escape; had examined the engine The
day belDTe, and then thought he could get no out
'hFoHgh The machinery 10 The upper deck and did
80; saw no one then on the deck; the prnmen,,.
deck; some call IL the hurricane deck; heard noise
below on ihs main deck; the promenade deck was
about on n level with the Of the warehouse
where there were two or three boards Off cravIed
~ and hing on 10 a grt and made hrnsel rs com.
Portable a possible there; some one on the deck
SAID where 70 The pouAdcr they had" beard others
say bring light here apI let us see If sore Of
the damned rebels are not here;' he then thought
that he would be discovered aud Jumped into Inc
water; when some one struck him on the back; WAS
liraId he would go under The wharf and swan back
and got ont one side Of the wure-hous-: and The,
went up towards The house, saw persons on the rold
iId not know Who they were; snw the man who
gave han the blow; there small lamp h,ngipg
from The upper-deck cluse by Tie conpanion.yyny:
u that limo be supposed 1t To be the prisoner
Had had an introduction 10 him Sumo lime preyi.
'ns: about week. al the Eiglo Tavern IN BuiTil0:
ii' attention Immediately called 10 Tho eircum.
stance, aud no stated that he thought il was the
prisoners went from the boat % the house. then yepi
On 10 the bank 10 see the boat burn. saw Dlrfee
ying on tho wharf dead shot through the head. saw
as cap. his brains seemed 10 be entirely blown ont
here was considerable blood and brains on he
'innk where he lay; Mr.. Emmlns rolled him d,
when be went down 10 hir. there were 30 persu,
~ b'ari Of the Caroline. 10 Of the crew aud % of
nc Passengers and Strangers heard n number Of guns
lrcd beiore ho got out Of lhe cabin. hey appeared
% have been fired on deck there was n how on