The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-10-22


by his side. lie rdS as sure Maihe sur .NcLeO
as he r0s TINT he then sac him sitting je(Ore him
Heard some one asd Mcleod show many were OF
board the Carolme?" Mcleod said good many
Also heard him say that ''there was but one arar
ed man on boatd (the Caroline) and he sloot
sentry"
Isaac p. Corsorn, master builder, testified tina
he resided at Chippewa at the time the Caroline
was burnt. On the ailcrnoon olthe day on which
sho WIS destroyed, saw Mcleod in Mnckns store
in Chippewa, in company with Drew, Usher
Mosher, and several others. Next saw him ut {
in the evening coming out of Dayi,'s tavern,-
Again saw him on the next morning, about sunrise
on Dayis's sto0p quite IA crowd was around him.
he stood on the platform telling what was done on
the Caroline /; he said she guessed Mey wOuN moi
lcdRt 10 sec him orer there again rery SOon-ht
had put one d-d gankce out Of lie ,cay :" could
not recollcct any other particular expression
persons in the crowd around Mcleod were alSo
noastng of having been il the expedition no one
there disputed Mcleod, or said he lied. lie saw
! Mcleod number of times that day, and again
two or three days after ; he then WIS coming from
the bank with spyglass in his hand there was a
great gathering on the American side n; he said the
yankees were set of robbers and thieves, and
he SHOULD like 10 be on just such another eApedi-
Third Day.-CharIes Parker, a native ofCana-
da, nj the time of the destruction Of the Caroline
was tending bar for Mr. Davis, at Chippewa. Saw
Ncleod at Chippewa during the day aud evening
of the attack, and saw him get into one Of the
| boats that went on the expedition 10 the American
side. Had subsequently heard Mcleod talk Of
the destruction of The Caroline, aud heard him
say in purport that he had killed yankee,
Henry Myre, IL citizen Of the United States who
had lived in Canada for many years, testified thai,
shortly after the Caroline was burnt he saw Me-
IeoJ in tavern at Niagara wilma number Of SOL
dierS aud others. There was some talk about the
man that shot DurICc.
Some one said "Where's the man :" hlcl.e-
cd said, Here he is-Im The m0H!" lie then
pulled on, horscmun's pistol and said it was the
pistol that shot him. Then he pulled out his
sword aud said, 'lhcrc the blood OF id Yam
kce :" There was blood on the sworh-on the
end for about four inches. Was sure OF McLc-
cd identity.
Calvin Wilson, owner and keeper Of the Young
town ferry, six miles below niagara, saw the prI'-
oncr between the 9Th and 18th Of january, ISIS,
in James MicI's public house in Niagara. There
were number Of people with him, some OF whom
witness named They were convcrSIng about the
Caroline affair, which took place Il few days be-
fore. 4 Mr. Reynock asked how many persons
were killed, Mcleod replied that he thought
there were not more than three or four, bat he
didn't know bu, five mirh, have been; one thing he
did lrow. he said that there was one Id Van
liee or rebel shot on the wharf, he said something
else which witness did not understand. Eecosn",
ed The prisoner Il! the bar us the person WHO used
said words.
Elijah l., Elmer, who was a deputy /. = War
shnl at tbs time OF the destruction OF me 'at"'I"''
testified that he went on board OF the Caroline al
SchooSser, and saw no arms and no preparation
Tor resistance ASKED lh"Se on ooaro no" ''c!
expected 10 defend themselves IN case they were
attacked, and they answered mat me caroline was
merely Ferry boat and was not allowed 10 carry
arms.
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