Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-06-05
From tie ". Y Scottish Journal.
THE MCLEOD CASE.


trust, as his suiftrings innocent person have
already been great, no further statement will be
s.ccesssiy to stop 'lhe busy tongue of slondsr."
20 tie Editor ofMe Scottish Journal:
DEAN SIR;--AIy attention has often been called
20 several fllse allegations relative to me- that have
,'ccome part Of the history of the Mcleod Case
one, thot had boasted at Lockport that was a,
'he burning of the Caroline, and was the actual
murderer of Durfee, and that the indictment has
been found, and ultc,or proceedings predca,cd on
said boost.
The absurdity Of the allegation so apparent,
though. it unworthy OF notice. Even I.ockport
)1ry would not indct upon any such a.ser.
.Ion.
I never said was at the destruction of the boat
or any thing of the sort; nor does any witness a.
inst me say that he said that said such
thing, tl after they heard was arrested.
was indicted il Lockport few days after the
''unng of the boat along with several others; and
! am the only person that was directly sworn to OH
lha. occasion, as having been recognized at the
boat, which ca he by reference TO the evidence
aiken before the Grand Jury in January, in 1888, in
:he Secretary of States Office Washington.
was arrested on the Gath day of September last.
Kept two days and nights prisoner as a folon on
that indictment. / applied to judge on writ of
,habeas corpus, and after an examination held in
i.ockpoIt on the 26,h of September, was dischar-
red, there was a mistake in the Indictment, the
-hrstiln name being Angus in the place of Alex
ander Mcleod, then said 10 Mr.. Woods, the
prosecuting attorney, before the Judge and num-
tcr of people, Sir, believe this Indictment in
tended for me and although am now discharged
IN consequence the misnomer, yet as have bu-
riDoss Of importance to me, in this and the adoin-
Tng county to settle, am anxious 10 refute the
charge OF murder ard arson that has been brought
against Inc by the patriots Of which | am in no way
guilty. and if you they will bring an indictment
10 maturity against me at your Court next month,
AID write to Inc the day of trial, l will attend with
my witnesses, and clearly prove had TO particpa-
non in the destruction of the Caroline"
The Circuit Court at Lockport passed over, and
having received no notice, thought might fairly
return to settle my business, without fear of further
'0''''ai0"' was WV u"y' anu ''sn'' Pu'''y
81 nO'a'o' l Ie''a"eu o'ie i'sh' III 'ie h'sie
~ "ie aus anu ''''e' VII ''e '~" Vi 'o'
refnber, to Lewistown--was.u just about to cross TO
Canada ahen was arrested by a constable with a
crowd at his heels. | then found Major General
Ai'''S' VI 'ne P''''o' ''iy' anu oil his s'o'i' anu
large muster oi pa'rio's' were assembled against me-
Inc investigation continued unti' thc lS'h' "hen
was committed. lhere was no lack OF evidence
against me- and they could have had as much more
10 o'oef as 'hey fequ"eu. Al Pfo'eu an d"O' GER
ianly, but that was no use. seeing the hands /
hau got 'ti'o' was oc'e'hiheu 10 use every means
to Get iie'' was brought up again on the I'm
Of De'en'Nor before judge, by writ of habeas COR
puS, and the examination continued Until the els,
OF DccemGeF' l"Gan proved an abb, bu! It would
Ac'lo'
However, the Judge with the consent OF the pa
nots' consented to admit me to tail myself IN $4,000
""o TWO Su'0''>S !" 9'ooo' A'''' great "ouo'e
iound oal' "tiich was Pef'ecteo' 'u' the parrots
h"e "''''eu '"ei' i''nuS' ney Su''"u"ueo ihe Win
AAeo ''S ''''s' f''eeu '".'o pou"u'i III ion' o'
my c'''' 'h''ueh'o my poi win uea'h' look 'he
1udse cut o' his o'u al Midnight on Di'ler coid
nleh'' and marched him IN slow time to their as
sembty al the po'hS u the bayonet; they had band
c music a. me jan c"or' Faylhg the hogues March,
AaEA,e Doodle, &C he re...ot m.o.!hg declared
thfr session permanent TIL fAy BAN gave me up
when was Gone ny one oil them only the other
isiused 10 suecumo 10 'Ae threats oi 'hs Seh-eon'