The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-10-22
Trial Of McLe0l.

The trial Of Mcleod commenced at Utica, on
Monday, Ath inst, before the Circui, Court of
Oneida county, Hon, PmILo GRIpLEY presiding
The frs, day was occupied in empanncns the
jury, the opeucning of the case by RIAL, the
Attorney -Gencra, and the examination of one
witness, Mr. Wells, the owner o!the boa, Caroline
The following are the names of the jurors
sworn: Charles o. Curtis, of Paris Edmund
Allen, of Augusta John Mott, OF sanserlied +;
Elisha Brush, of Rome Ira Byngton, Of Cam
den VIM. Carpenter, of Kirkland ; isaiah Thur
her, of Utica Peter Slcighi, of Wes,moreland ;
Asher Allen, of Augusta s'ymour Carrier, of
Stcubcn; Esock Allen, of Floyd Volncy Elliot
of Kirkland.
hfcr the Acknowledgement had finished his
opening address, Mr Wells gave his testimony, h.
testified that he was sole owner Of the boat-tha,
the patriots had no interest in it-shc was engaged
in carrying passengers for his own profit and upon
his own responsibility. lie related at some length
the circumstances Of the attack and destruction of
the boat, The par, of the story relating 10 the
death Of Durlee is the following
When got To the lirc-room and watching my
chance to escape, the man who first entered still
sat there. lie soon rose, seized some one who
had secrc,cd himself there, hauled him out TO the
ght aud in rough language asked him who h
was and what he was dong there. then saw it
was Amos Durlec whom he had seized Durlte
replied that hr belonged 10 the boat. did not
then know hi, name was Durlec, but only knew
~, .t,,,, I,y.r 'l'hn n,hnr thrr u.pl IprN
opprobrious language to him aud keeping hold of
him, ordered HIM 10 follow him on deck or he
would blow his brains out, They both went upon
deck
It was 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 become of him, or any of the hands
Just then a man, whom ! supposed To be King
made his appearance on the deck. ] spoke 10 him
and he answered lie was very badly wounded.
The next morning ! saw Durce lying Oh his face,
dead in the spot where saw the man lying the
niuhl before. llcappcared to have been killed by
a ball fired through his head from rear to front,
coming out AT hi forehead.
The following Is the condensed proceedings by
the Boston Post.
Ttiai of Ne Lcoi--'ecoad day. The New
York sun Extra gives Us the second days proceed
ngs M 10 halfpnst - O'Clock. The witnesses eX-
amined were Daniel j. Stewart and John e. lag
carty whn were sleeping On board the Caroline
the night she was destroyed, James Field, inn
keeper at Sclosscr, and Henry Emmons and John
Halter, who were sleeping at Fields house when
the ailacl; WAS made. llnggerly testified that Il
man he did not know, was shot down on board OF
the boart while standing by his side. DurIee WAS
shot on the wharf. Stewart testified that no re-
sistance was made by the persons on board OF the
boat. They were all unarmcd. The order given
by the officer of the first boat that boarded was,
"Guand the gangway and show the damned rebels
no quarter" 30 Ear, Mcleod has moi been men
toned by any Of the witnesses
afternoon. We are indebted 10 the Alban,
Evening Journal foi u report of the afternoons
proceedings Gilman AppIeby, Samuel Drown,
and Isaac IL. Corson were The only witnesses ex-
amined.
Mr.. Appeby commanded the Caroline ut the
time she was destroyed. lie gave an account Of
the matter similar to that given by other witnesses
and test led that while swimming in the river, en-
deavorng 10 make his encape to the shore. he was
struck ut with sword by man whom he sup
posed to be Mcleod. lie knew Mcleod, having
been introduced 10 him a few days before at the
Eagle Tavern IN Buffalo.
Samuel Drown resided in Chippewa, Upper
Canada, al the time of the destruction oil the Gar
oline. and tended bar for Mr. Smith. lie hid
known Mcleod for three years, and could not I've
mistaken in his person. He saw him al 'h'Ppewa