Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-10-14

|. ibid you leave Canada On account Of
1.-THE trouble.
Did il trouble you'll Not me par,icu.
liarly, but nv wife wasn't contented.
Have you been very quiet since the
l''trouble I" Yes and as quiet before.
When did you leave Canada About
two days after the /" Caroline" was burnt.
How many were there in The bar. feofni
Twenty or thirty.
J Then what did Mcleod say Here
he is--by Cd. Pm the one p then he
held up the pistol aud said, /" Here's the
pistol that shot him !" then he pulled ouf
his sword. and said. there's the blood
Of Did Yankee r
When did YOU FIRST tell Of this Ailer
got to near Canandaigus.
/ What induced you to talk oft. Twas
talked OF great deal thersabous.
Who were present when you talked OF
liz? One Sherman and ono Buskirk.
What did you tell themi The sansc
story I've told you.
Did you come the nearest way home
from Canada 7 They said | couldn't
cross at Black Rock.
What was the difficulty Mt Black Rocki
| can't tell--oniy they said ! couldn't
cross there.
Where cid you cross' AT Queenston.
opposite Lewiston.
by the Court-Did the person calling
him speak TO Mcleod What was tho
form OF expression He said "Alexan-
der Mcleod is il best 10 lot him off or not!
What answer was givenl He said ''if
he treats we will let him go"
By Spencer--fIow was the other name
introduced said :" had nothing to do
with either party, and wouldn't mind treat.
| ing, and then the man said Sandy Me-
Leod, let US go and take something"
What was drunk1 Some took rum and
some took brandy.
Car you be more particular in fixing
The day it was after the burning Of the
Caroline 7 No, can't.
In answer to Mr.. HALL have no
doubt that the person at The bar is the man
refer to in my evidence. for took par
ticuar notice Of him, as determined If
ever caught him on the American side,
would use him as he used me.
/ Calvin Wilson was next sworn and ex-
amined--He deposed that he resided in
The county OF Niagara knows the prison.
er owned and kepta ferry across Mag
ara, called Youngstown ferry, six miles
below Kingston ferry saw the prisoner
between the 9Th and 10Th Of Jan. 1888
saw him in a public house kept by one
James Miller in the town Of Niagara
there were number of people with him;
heard them converslng the subject was
brought up by one Reynock in reference
the Caroline affair which had taken pact,
few days before he wished 10 know
how many were killed Mr.. Mcleod then
replied that he thought there wasn't more
than three CT four, and he did'n know but
five might have fallen and one thing he
did know, he said. that there was one
id Yankee, rebel, shot on tho wharf;
recognized the prisoner At tho bar as the
person who used tho said words.
Cross examined BY Mr.. Spencer-Rey.
nock was custom house collector on the
Canada side--quitc sure that he saw Nc
Leod ihere--as sure rs hs saw Reynock
there.
The TRIAL OF McLEoD. - The exam.
nations of Witnesses on the part Of the dc.
fence, throw new aspect entirely upon
this important case. The con flict of tes-
ilmony is direct, but the greater weight
IS certainly on the side Of the prisoner.
II is proved that Mcleod lef. Chippewa on
the evening of the attack upon the Caro-.
line +; the witness who testifies to this de-
clares that he and Mcleod travelled in
company together, and that he parted
from the latter at the gate of Capt. Nor
rison. The testimony Of Capt. Morrison
is direct and unequivocal. He declares
that Mcleod stayed that night at his
house; they sat up together conversing
until past IL o'clock that he saw him in
his chamber early next morning when the
news came OF the destruction Of the Car
oline. The prisoners boots, which were
wet, were placed by the kitchen fire and
remained there all night. The general
tenor OF the testimony is confirmed by the
evidence OF other members Of Capt. Nor.
rison's family.
The evidence Of Sir Allan McNab and
of the several officers commanding tho
boats that went against the Caroline, i. to
the point that Mcleod did not accompany
the expedition. Some one Of each boats
crew testifies respecting his own boat,
that the prisoner was not in il. Such 10
the general substance Of the defence.
The testimony in behalf OF the prisoner
clearly proves an abb; while the evil
dence adduced by the prosecution is almost
equally positive in proving the fact OF his
presence a, the time and place in question.
There would seem, however, 10 be no
room TO doubt Of the prisoners aequi,,ag.
-Baltimorc American.
Mr.. CALEB CUSHING has addressed q
letter 10 his constituents in defence Of the