Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-10-16

wen suppose know his face best.
Did s"" know any thing Of wha, was going on
that night:
No.
How near did you stand to tho saiio,ss
SIX or seven fee, OF.
And you ditin't speak 10 ,hcms
No.
That's all.
Isaac +. Corson was then called and was
sworn. Deponent saws he resides a, Niagara
Fails; IS master builder; once we'd at Chlppe-
wa; lived there IN 80 and from ,ha, il rs;
recoilec's the destruction OF tho "Caroine'-
knows the prisoner; has known him since 1898:
saw hin IN Chippewa about three O'Clock Of the
afternoon before the burning of the Caroline;
there were several others with him; they wero
taking liquor in store; Mcleod renamed
very snort time and walked out; they asked wit
ness 10 retire as they had some private business:
saw Mcleod again before uine o'clock in the
evening; saw him then come on, Of the ba = room
door; mere was ono man behind him; saw hin,
next after that IN the morning the s,oop at
Mr.. DAVIS; did not whether he was armed:
there was crowd round hun; he the
stoop Al Davis; be was telling OF his exploits in
the hoat; the performance he done the Caro-
tine; be was SAVING They would not wish
see MN there again. as he had put one id Yam
kee or two out OF the way there were others
who boosted OF having been in the expedition:
none oi them disputed the irulh af Mcleod's as
scrtions; saw Mcleod dav or two afterwards
coming up from the point at the Greek; he had "A
I spy glass, he then spoke of tho Yankees rs re-
bells and robbers, md he would like to be JUS,
such another eXpedi ion as the "Caroiipen and
! set out and burn Buffaio.
Cruss examined by Mr. Spencer.-Was not pre-
sent ut the of Mcleod; saw him when
first taken up at niagara Falls tina, was las, Fali
coud't name the month; either October or Da-
cemher; he was taken up for this murdoI; don't
know whether there was nation; was ut
the Etglo Hotel where he when arrested;
he taken before Squire Bradnor; was told
that he was sent on to Lockoort, dad not know
whether he was discharged bv Squire Bradnor
not. Three or four mouths afterwards witness
went before the Grand Jury-was told that no
had been discharged on habeas corpus; al Locks
port witness FIRST appeared against him; was a,
the Falls when Mcleod was arrested nj Lewis
ton, II miles distant from the place where wit
ness was. witness did no, go down because not
snbpoened; didn't want tn have any trouble about
1T; never mentioned what he knew to any body
TIL suhppned; no more than what be had sad on
Tho other side Of the river before he (witness)
moved over. which was in Sept. 1888; did know
of McLeod's examination before Squire Bell;
heard Of his examination before Judge Bowen, n,
Lockpor, ddn't go 10 either of these places .nr
the reasons he had already stated; NIL this limo
kept "pret,y close in the natter didn't pa ttcu-
lafly know the persons with whom Mcleod was
conversing. cNcspl Capt. Usher. the same who
wis murdered at his own door, didn't know much
e Captains Drew or Muz,er, them The
out bills then and other business.
How did vou know 1t was at that time you
saw ,hem2
From making on, my bills then.
| Havo you any such bills nov?
! No.
/ How long wero yon making out bills7
Three or four weeks.
How do you distinguish then that particular
dav in these three or four weeks?
Because my recollection of seeing him il
ed wi my orc ha tny
ing of the 'Caroline, aud there s o,lor time
that ever saw HIM come out of DAVIS tavern
Can you tell any other person tina, you saw at
Chippewa that evening?
Yes.
t Can YOU now tell ,ha, YOU sa W them on that
particular nighl2
/ can't say--it customary for TO
/ them every night.
| How near wero 10 him next morning?
FIvo SIX feet of.
DIj you speak with hm2
No, sir
Did you meet him coming out the evening ha,
fore2
Yes
Wherca
| Just in the door.
! Did you come out againa
Yes
! Right off
No
How do you know then when he VENT
Because | noticed him turning down to Mack
Inns store
Can YOU name any one who was there Ecxt
morning?
Yes-there Mr.. Casweil.
ANY Other.
Nn--they mostly strangers.
When did il strike YOU that Caswell was there?
Just when YOU put the question.
Did YOU see Casweii here?
Yes
Did you and he talk about this mornings affair
since you came?
Yes-bui nothing about our seeing each other
What said between you?
| can't tell
When did you talk togetber7
WE'LL couldn't say whether at Bags or
where it
Have you and Caswel known you were wit
ther IN This causef