Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-10-27
TRIAL OF ALEXANDER M'LEOD
lCONCLUDED.
FRlDAY, OCTOBER S-F,fth day.


further discharged untli Monday next.
The evidence presented this morning TIT
mart Of the defence was that 1t
VIM Smart Light, Esq Wines has per
sonaI acquaintance with Alexander Mcleod, be
was once painted him in the streets %
Chippewa. At the time OF the destruction of tho
Caroline, witness had been al Chippewa four OF
five DAYS, and of the expedition ~ the
boats. lie does no, know The whereabout of Nc
Lcod The time, but he knows he was not IN
his boat; witness boarded the Coroiine on the
nigh, Of her DESTRUCTION, on the starboard bow
and the first person on board from his boat
witness swears that Alexander Mcleod was not
among The assallanls from The first attack upon
her uDrii the final destruction, TO the bes, OF his
know ledge and belief.
Witness no killed on board the Caro-
line; he saw mao in the after cabin desperately
wounded and he ordered by Capt Drew to con
vey hun shore; witness took bum 10 the gang
wav, and believes that he either walked Or was
carried on shore, but cannot say positively
Cross eramined.-ResIdes IN Oxford, and is a
Captain of the 2nd Regiment of Oxford Militia.
Knew nothing of the intended attack upon the
Caroline untpl after the boats had departed; he
was one Of the aids to Capt. Drew. Never con
versed with Mcleod IN relation 10 the Caroline !;
did rot bun Davis's the day after tho at
tack. Witness raised the crew of the boat IN
which he was. 10 the best of his knowledge.
there was no named Mcleod in the exped-
ton. The force not displayed IN military
form; ench mnn in his boat was furnished with a
pistol. cut'asS. and two cartridges.
Those who could procure /, bad "a red badge a
round the arm, otherwise they were IN piaIn
clothes; some resistance was nlde by the crew
of the Caroline. by persons who were on board ;
they Of them had weapons, pistols and
swords; the Caroline, ihink, was anarned; wit
ness fired pistol but did not either wound OF kill
any
Perfectly confident no one on board the
boat when she cut adr,ti, for, when witness
left her. he had to from the after cabin tn the
bow with his face down, 10 escape the smoke and
HINES which were bursting out from below; wit,
ness went on shore at Schlosser, hui did not go
into the warehouse, nor did he any one of the
attacking party do
A mattress ,aken from the Caroline tor
the accommodation of Lieutenant Mccormick,
who was wounded; aud witness took eway a
sword, which he picked up on the deck; he knows
of no other article taken from her; never heard
Of such person as SNlvanus ). RgIey.
Hamilton X, O'RHey, Esq-Iias known Alex
ander Mcleod for about nine years; has transac-
ted business with him deputy sheriff. was at
Chippewa IN September, 1887. and continued
there until after the destruction Of the Caroline !;
being one OF the expedition, he counted oil the
men in his boat, and knows that Mcleod was not
one OF them; he was not within Witnesses obser f.
va,ion during The night; had he been with the
assa,lIng party witness must have known It; be-
iIeves he was IN every part of the Caroline.
Cross examined lis "A barrister at law. and
held the temporary rank of lieutenant at Chtu-
pewa; during the months Of d cetnior. 1887
and January, 1888. Mcleod several times,
hut never couvcrsed with HIM III relation TO IN e
Caroline affiir
Previous TO their setting OF 10 tho boats he
know not the oil Get OF the expedition, nor un nj
Capt Drew stated, when in the boat that 1t was
the destruction of The steamer. BE fore the Caro-
line boarded the sentinel on duty called
twice for the countersIgn, which not beng given
we were fired upon Saw no weapons IN the
hands of one bat the sentry; saw several %
shore, bat cannot tell whether they wo5e
armed not.
Witness is not aware OF having seen person
named Sylvanns, S. RIgIev. but learned that Il
person named RIClcv vas taken prisoner on board
the Caro,ne, and brought to Chirpewa. First
heard of him the night "f the burning the
next; witness is not aware that he IN any
way engaged in Her Br,tauic NJ iest>'s service
There was no one engaged To pilot the boats.
Thomas Hector. Esq. of Toronto was 10 com
mand OF one OF the boats that went To DESTROY
the Caroline. lie knows Alexander Mcleod
who was deputy sheriff Of Niagara district
The party sent for the destruction ct this bon
embark from the southern hank of the Chippe-
wa. and II was some forty minutes before he em-
barked He conversed with several Of those who
were going on the expedition. and, although there
was no moon. he could recognise all that were
within two three wards of him He did not
see Alexander Mcleod during the whole of that
night
Inc boat IN which the deponent could not
make much headway rs the others. and when
he reached TO within two hundred wards of Fort
Schosser the Caroline burs, suddenly into a blaze
Did not land with his boat. but approached near
enough to persons the wharf. Immediate
Iy returned to Chippewa, and at tavern TO
which all the expedition went, supper had been
provided. We remained IN these quarters most
OF the Digni, and while there. the name OF every
individual in the expedition mentioned. and
that OF Mcleod ,rds not alluded 10, nor was it
ever on the list of those who were engaged
ms list was made on; between six and seven
O'CLOCK HE following morning, and before any OF
'"e party bad separated Sir Allan McNab was
on the bank of the Chippewa when the expedi-
''o1 pun on, and II undertaken bv his orders.
10 ms c-oss natinn. witness saxs he Is n