New-York tribune., 1841-10-07


the cabin was full Of them; they asked ne IRan'
questions about the soat and her crew; was cut
severely with swords in rhe errn and shoulder
while tending OF swsrd-cujs; the ceiling was 81
low ina, sword could not be used efficiently !
Tended OF with nv overcoat on rng arm hey
besan 10 throw the mattresses OUT OF the wiado"'
which had been broken out; an oiacer came -p
and said 70 NE. Roll over. you ID YANKEE son
of bitch - I rolled over and ne took the mat
tres, that was under ne They tooN the Am?
and set i, in corn-baske,, threw IN the window
.lats. and set FIRE They then SAID. ' W nat shall
we DO with .his fellow Shall W. take him PMS
oaer - An officer said, We waEt 10 prisoners
he X about dead, AMI may as well let nm 90
ashore vas nsw standing Up. weaS wlth
wounds, and holding on by the SIDE OF the cao!n'
attempted TO 60 out, and was stepped oy 'ne
men. l turned and appealed 70 the oitceT' VINO
sent nan to pass me ashore
cant saw Who that officer was; have not
since recognized him; ne vas stout man l stag
rered along to the shore and Up from the wharf,
calling several times Before Mr Wells reached
ne and supported me to HI. house.
There We're no arms or armed men on board the
Caroline there coud net have been without my
knowledge did not sec Durtee.
Cross-sray1inedj By .Nr. Spencer.
There was a light burning in the ladies' caoin
throughout: the same used TO SCI the boat ahFe
All our men had escaped before was taken; the
mattresses and bedding a.. thrown out OF the
cabin window thinks twenty OF the asSallantS
we're IN the ladies cabin: met no mca from the
door Of the cabin I'LL I me; Mr. Wells ashore the
boat had been cas-; of at the bow when went
ashore. but she had not swung clear; l saw boy
OF Il or II belonging to the boat aboard when
came OF; don remember whsre ne came on beard.
To M RaQ.-Was not acquainted wlth cLeod
before this (The Court now took recess tor
dinner) :,
On the rc-openisg Of the Court, Mr.. Hawley
called Gilman Appls5y, (swotS). Resides IN But
falo. and did 80 in Dec. 1887. Had charge OF tne
Caroline for trip, during the och went 10 bed on
board her in a berth in the main cabin below; was
awokc quarter past twelve hy the watch whe
said armed boats were approaching got mp. put
on rnv boots and vest; went TO the companon-waE
leading or deck Capt Harding was ahead OF me ,
he opened the door at the head OF the stairs. ard
wa, Instantly engaged in a scuiiie by which the
door was shat TO in my face; | remained there TWO
or three minutes; heard some cne say, Snow the
id Yankees Cor Yankee Rebels no quarter
Also. Fire Fire" There wa Scsi'ling and
noise on deck. Is OF strokes with cut.a>ses' no
firing then; there had been I at length opened
door, when thrust Win - 'lAi ~
was made throughii it cut my vest; struck OF
ore or two buttons the door was instantly smut; /
fell back down stairs, and had the lights put out ;
stopped minute; happened TO recollect that
could get up through the engine TO the upper deck :;
went into a little closet and crawled Up through
the marhincry to the upper deck there was now
considerable noise on the main deck, but no one
but myself on the promenade deck, which was
nearly even with the warehouse where TWO boards
were off | crept in there and clung to a girth OF
string piece heard a man say Cd d--a them !
what has become OF that six FOUNDER that was
h.rel" Another spoke Fetch that light mere.
d-n them We may find some St them IN here,
(the warchouse) some one Came IN with .isht,
aad the moment he came in, thinking was dis
covered, | Jumped from where | stood, down
through the broken-up floor into the water which
was rapid went down and rose when some one
struck me in the back | swan down few ieet,
came w, crawl-d ont. and made the best OF ny
up to the tavern.
When was in the companion-way there a
hight there; the man who thrust al me with a
sword I6eEred Il 10 he Mcleod, the Prisoner al
the lar; had been introduced to him before, and
knew him slightly; my attention called to the
subject the next day; | then told every tody that
| believed ms assailant was Mcleod; but 1t was
done very quick. and | may nave been mistaken
stopped few minutes al the tavern, and went
out toward the river to see the boat burn; went
down to the dock md saw the body of Durtee
saw the wound in his head; MS cap lying by H.
&c &c don't know who rolled him over.
There were 33 men lodging in the Caroline thai
night ten of the crew, twenty-three Others he
first shots came from the river side; heard Others
which appeared to be on board might be twenty
in all there was q boy the boat called Lit. .e
Billy; he had sailed with me that summer; saw
him on board the last trip to Navy Island havC
not seen or heard uf him since
Cross Eromined Jy Mr. Spencer.
Saw the boy last VIXEN at Navy Island there
was another boy on board named Luke akeri he
was taken and carried over TO Canadn /; saw boy
Get off on the wharf when in the warehouse, and
supposed it to bc Little Billy but have since seen
Luke Walker and learned that 1t was MIN.
was engaged By Mr. Wells to take the boat
down to Schlosser; no further intended TO 20
back TO Buffalo the next morning. When | was IN
the companonway. the lamp burning over
head had pushed the door about foot open; i
qas dark out and could ses little ii was erked
open instantly aad u sword thrust at ne; shranl
back and went below; Il ali very quick
did not mark the man vino thrust ct me distinctly
do not now say it was Mcleod.
Isaac p. Carson called. Did not answer
Samuel Broun, (sworn.) Lives at Canandai-
qua lived at Chippewa in Dec. 1887; recoret.
the time the Caroline destroyed was tending
bar for PhiloF Smith; knows Alexander Mcleod ;
had known HIN three years before 1887 knew
him in ST. Catharines Mcleod lived ;hen at Ma
CARA; saw MIN once week 10 once amonth; he was
deputy sheriff; saw hin in courts Niagara may
be fifteen or twenty miles from Chippewa saw
Mcleod at Chippewa the night the Caroline was
ba haaf. reft1rrpr af he
head of the cut where the rails we're burning q
bonfire 10 guide the boats on their return from
Schlosser ; large number were burning; should
think a thnn.and wore burnt that nght: saw the