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

not me, and effected my escape from the
wharf. When | got TO the lower track of the
rail road saw man lying about four feet from
the edge OF the wharf with his head to the boat
(The witness here gave the Court and Jury a
description of the dock, warehouse rail road track,
Sci Seeing the man lying there, ! passed on
to the other track, and got 10 the other end OF
the dock, when | saw two men standing there,
whom | supposed to be a guard, and concluded /
had not got Of trouble yet | concluded TO
hide, and while looking for place to do So, the
people on the boat rushed off, cast her off, and
then she fite. | concluded then to
try my luck with The two men whom supposed
to be guards, and going up TO them, found them
to be men beloI ging to my boat II was then
nearly light as day. from the fire of the boat
asked them where was King, another of the hands,
but they said they knew nothing of what had be
come of hun, any Other of The hands. Just
then a man whom supposed to be King, made
his Appearance on the dock. | spoke TO hun, aud
he answered. He was very badly wounded. The
next morning | saw Dnriee lying on his face,
dead, in the spot where saw the man lyIng the
night before. Ills head shattered He APP
peared to have bail fired through his head from
TO front, coming out at his forehead. He APP
peared to have bted good deal. saw the
Iette cap he wore on that ght. There were two
holes IN 1t on opposite sides, and appeared TO be
slnged on the back side.
1t must have been between IL nd l o'clock
when the assailants boarded the Steamboat. Wit
ness thinks the number Of assailarts was between
10 and so. They came in FIVE 'awl boats, each
of which would carry or 10 c0notrtablv. The
men on watch on the steamboat were not armed.
any person who was on board The
crew consisted of ten, and there we're twenty
three sleeping on board.--They arrived too late
for the cars, and the public houses being
flowing, he provided them with lodgings to
commodate them. | had intended lo run up 10
Black Rock Bend tina, night, and had invited
few friends 10 90 with me; and they we're also
board. Schlosser is about two miles ABOVE Mag
ara Falls, in the town and county Of Niagara.
OF all on hoard, six or seven were missing in the
morning, and many seven have never since
been heard of, far as have learned.
On examining King, ne was found to be very
severely wounded on the right shoulder, and his
left arm, and his clothes were full Of blood, and
cut in many places where the flesh not reach
ed. Several others were slightly wounded John
Leonard received blow on the forehead with
blunt weapon Can't. Harlius bad severe en-,
through his cap, into his head. barring the skull.
NJ obiec, 10 running my boat from Buff no and
places on both shores, TO make
money. carrying passengers and freight-touch-
ing at Grand Island, Tonawanda, Navy Island,
and stopping at SchIosser. On the day before she
was DESTROYED, she had made two such trips but lit
tie besides carried on thatday. Butlislereight
freight was offered to Navy Island and none from
it, ! took what was offered. On that day Capt
had any connection with the Navy Islanders what
ever.
do not think it was Darfee whom saw lying
on the dock in the night. think heard as ma
ny 40 or so shots fired during tho attack on
the boat. No swords in the possession of
any boGy on board my boat, to my know ledge
The asse'iaots boarded the boat in two PARTIES
one on the forward, md .he other on the after
There were several lights burning on board
the boat
Cross.examncd by Mr. Spencer-I do not
know of any light at the companion way at the
time Of the attack When left Buffalo, I had
but two whom had right 10 call handsome
was my brother in-law, King, the other was a
black boy never found more than one person
who was killed in the attack. do not know the
names Of any of the missing. There was no
appearance of Durfee having taken Il step after
he shot. | have been examined several
times before this subject, bat do not remem-
Der whether on any former occasion have men,
toned the appearance of scorching on Durfee's
cap. She sold in the summer; | became
purchaser and sole owner There was n under
standing between MIR. Scranton and myself, that
when the navigation opened 10 the Spring. he
was TO be entitled to become a Joint purchaser
There never bond of indemnity given me
for running 10 Navy Island. There was some
conversation about giving me bond TO indem-
nify me for damage the boat, in consequence
of running to Navy lslnnd; but | never had
intention 10 receive such bsnd-never knew
who was 10 give il, and never heard of its
pletIon.
But little freight was taken on board Buffalo
that day. There was one casE containing heavy
articles and some other articles | do not remem-
Der. do not think there were more than halt
dozen passengers from Buffiio. | saw arms
upon any person. except one man on board had a
rifle, with which he shot ducks IN the passage.
do not recoec, OF taking 10 ally freight al Black
Rock Bend, and but about half dozen people.
saw no arms with any Of them, except the rife
before named. There was Did sword living a
bout the boat somewhere. !, was the irst trip |
had ever made IN her. and my attention was most
" taken up with the machinery, &c OF the boat
| have petitIoned the government FOR compensa-
ton for the loss OF my boat; and have been ex-
amined by officers of the COVE nment on the sub
ject. Ny intention was to run between SchIosser