Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-10-23

. BIHiioy believe that those associations ext
from the forty fifth degree of north latitude TO 10
: entrance of Lake Huron. ! believe the man o
the stand has been engaged in getting up ho-ti
. lies against Canada aud | 10 be told that
cannot enquire into it?
The Court SAID that testimony could be az
mitted except what had a legitimate bearing o
McLeod's guilt or Innocence
Ans. Never a member Of any associa,io
against Canada; think am MT now
BY the Court. Have you since the commence
nent Of the disturbances OF Canada? You ar
not compelled TO state If you have been engage
IN any military enterprise against Canada.
Ans. Dpn't know that have been agains
Canada. live been member Of the temperate
society. The Court here remarked 10 ,i.c wit
ness, that II he made another answer Of thu, KIN
he would be committed to prison. Done know
how To answer the question. Hive heard q
Hunters and Hunters l. ,dges; heard of an.
other name for them; have been in one twice o
I three tunes.
By the Curt. Where?
Ans. In Niagara county.
| Ores. When?
Ans. Two years ago, about. Never heard tht
subject Of procuring arms, &c. Cor the Canadians
| discussed at the meetings. Never had much t,
ms self, and never heard mach that said
Reexamined-Th Hunters Lodges are no.
! constituted for the purpose of getting up a wal
between this country and England, that know of
i D}h KNOW as iucFe is any dsSocidlibD 10. INA
purpose IN existence. Anna citizen OF the United
States; a native Of Vermont; went to Canada &c
work for my bro,her-iS law, Corson. who had
era! buildings under contract; man. of The work
men from the United States. Never engaged
while in Canada. in any enterprise, either openly
or secretly, against the government Reculect
distinctly seeing MLeod the morning after the
burning o the CUrUIine; know 1t was before b, eak-
fast.
A witness named Silas Yates was next called
but as he failed entirely TO identify M'Leod in
any possible manner, his testimony s deemed
OF Sufficient Importance to mention here.
William w. CasweU.-IIave resided IN Buff
10 for three years past, and have resided at Chip
pewa; remember the time the Caroilne des-
lroycd, and there then; know MLeod, and
Knew bun about Two years before the Caroline
was burned; saw him IN Chippewa the evening
before the Caroline was destroy ed ii might have
been not far from o'clock, perhaps little later
he was going from Davis 10 Macklm's; did not
see him again that night; saw number Of men
collected together, and man tod me something
going 10 take place, perhaps TO attack Navy
Island; Mcleod again next morning; IT was
before breakfast; u not far from sunrise; he
was then Davis stunp; there was quite "a mum
Der there; he came from the direction of the
barn whei | fist him; heard him talking
with some others; was quite near h'm; heard
hun talk of going over and cutting out the Caro-
line, he said they had made the ID robbers
run when they came; they went on To tell what
they had done; one had done and So; said
he saw one lie dead on deck, and he would never
come TO trouble them again; M'Leod had n large
pistol 10 his hand, i. am not mistaken; heard
hum something about the pistol; he had il in
his hand by The muzzie, and was Il furnishing ii
about; II is three miles across from Schlosser to
Chippewa; the direction the party wen, would
take 20 minutes 10 cross, and they could come
back sooner on account of the current; the dis
lance across, at the lower end of Navy Island, is
rather short Of three miles.
Cross-eramined Il know Mr.. Corson I was
not with him Canada; left Canada in Mach.
1888, and went to Buffalo. Have nothing to do
with the Canada business since then. Hav e
been mate Of a steamboat the lake this sec-
son, with Captain Whitaker; have not talked
this over here; may have spoken to Mr.. tprson
about IT. He asked me if M'Leod the
next morning, and l said | had; did not have
much to say 10 him; did not talk IL over; did
not tell HIM what h I'd heard VI I.aoI stv. nor
did he meniion j; to me. Saw Mcleod ony once
that night; on DAsIs's stoop, and was quite
hun; should have known him within ten
feet lie came off the stoop | came on;
nouced him particularly, because had been tod
some thing was going On that night, az ! under
stood, To attack NAVY Island. md Inoked 10 see
who going To be concerned in il; only wen,
In D4vis's to see what going on; lived abou,
htT mule from there; IL Is ahon. eight rods
from, Dlvis's Mtck'tn's. The light of the
door aided in recognising Mcleod; the win
dow is ahou, nnr FIVE feet from the end Of the
>tnop; the light of the door window shone on
Mcleod as | met him the end of the stoop-
lie went off the s'oop in front Of the door; tile
stoop extends from the door towards Mackin's-
When he got eff the stoop he turned towards
Mackiins, and his back then towards me. -
As get on the seop he partly turned and stop
ped. and then saw him.
The next morning came down to Davis's tav-
ern 20 what was going Started before IL
was fairly light; had been down pretty much
every morning before that while the Navy island
troubles going on; ether mornings
Col. Clark and Col. McNab, and others that
knew McNab's quarters were 1T Mackin's
dwelling house. Remember seeing Mcleod the
next morning, because had seen him the night
before, and knew he was engaged 10 the dsstruc-
, ton Of the Caroline. Don't know he was there
from aBV thIng thai saw hin dninr Saw hun In