The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-10-19
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am or OYER AND TERMINER OF ON
VVHi EIOA COUNTY.

K{H Ella IOON
n,rpd from the Albany E00"'"g Journal
81 r,o, Wednesday morning, Oct o, 1871
& c,Is Perks, sworn.-I reside in Canada in
a| w,,, District; 1 am native OF Canada;
|5 ,.',bt I'D in Chippewa; tending bar Tor Mr..
R :. was with him some three months; l com
'.; .bolthe 10th of December; know a. Nc
f# ,rL,vo known him ever since he was appon-
~ ,1,o,y and saw him the evening prior to the
.i'c Of the Caroline; he was in bed at Davis
~ a., evening" he went 10 bed before dark; saw
,Ner that in the evening between and 10 o.
II u. man came and asked where Mcleod was;
ID no. shown TO his bedroom and Mcleod got up
N / zane down into the bar room; he said, "Mr
|I,i irmy brother or any one else inquiries for
4, pI them have gone to Niagara" he went a
4, AZ from the house; again saw him that night
S,tueen lIr Davis and the Chippewa cut; this
a ., Derhaps an hour afterwards; a number of peo-
H. we're with him. he went down to the boats in
river; should think from TO 200 men We're
y nrliere; the boats were lowed up the Niagara
y rer should think they went three quarters of n
&huD The river; Mcleod and many others went
x se the bank by the side of the boats; the men
y len got into the boats; and started off towards
eober side; Ircnained on The bank about an
fMt then returned to Mr.. Davis and went to
4 d. IlR. Johnson was left up in the bar room; i
aiprnnd be is pow IN Detroit; next saw Nc
llhe next morning about sunrise; me was then
lhnor Davis on the square; no one stood Eve
mto him;ol did not hear him say any thing;
u hk saw him have sword by his side the
agtelore; think again saw himGthat day;
\ hrkhwas before noon; he passed Davis as |
usspdOg on the stoop; I have seen him great
Is lly times since that day; 1 have seen him at
us with the officers; have heard him talk "a
hhe CaOine;his was two or three days after she
n stum, he was talking with the off GERS; re-
Y ewNe, CWN Sonnet and Major Cochrane as a.
5png those wNowere present, he sold in substance
zn be had killed Yankee, can't give his pre-.
~ words The conversation seemed TO be in refer
Zee 10 Tie Caroline; am quite positiUe that salo
'od sd into the boats; / haze no douJt Of it.
#hmy flyers, sworn-I reside 4 miles this side
aoandalgua; have family; am blacksmith;
I" the U.S. about 10 days after the Caroline was
#'i have seen Mcleod think twice in Cana
@ce was when was moving from Canada;
saw him at Niagara; stopped Il, tavern to
ny horses; it was quite cold and went into
bar room 10 warm MYSELF should think there
Nsome so men about there. whom 7 took TO he
00s' some had weapons, others had not; there
"a conversation among them as to who it was
n "Iied Duriee: some one asked where the man
HcLfod spoke and said "Here he is by Cd
nc man, lie pulled out pistol from his
Ae' and said "that's the pistol that shot him;"
aen put up his pistol, pulled out sword and
N0p, saying, "that's the blood of a id Yam
IN saw blood on the sword, spot about 6
D'' long; went out doors and was followed by
'"p Two or three others; they asked me where
"mOVlng; told them 10 "Geneva;" some of
SAID II was a id rebel;" Mcleod then
wand said ~ was a id Yankee and should
sunny 1urlher;' we were under the shed some
"M'"g; Mcleod finally said If L had a mind
n. s, '"' company might go along; l told them
"0, we went into the bar room and they
'"N' Ncost me dollar; was then allowed 70
'' nave never seen Mcleod or heard him
'111Nm'Red,-l first lived within 6 miles
'"' "hen returned; lived there year;
.Dnd "a'a on account of the troubles; my wife
kt. " eaVe' and her friends were continually
I0,a'. ~ "ef' lived year at Long Point, in
"eA' at Victoria, little more than year;
"e Mound Plain, 7 miles north Of Slmooe
~,'e man years; followed my trade at all
P,ne S, next moved to this country; should
n,.. y. f'ain' was 80 or 100 miles from Mag.
ksw \, any nearer that place than this,
bsl.r "e'u at n tavern in st. David's about
|p,,,L came to this country; can't tell who
so,' oSNed who killed Durfee; l first told
Ill., ~ utter came from Canada. about miles
Hha,e ,,,. " can tell particularly with whom
&s 'o' have often talked with my neigh.
a, b,, rpOse some of them wrote to L.ockport,
u go,oIs', "e reason l was subpmnaed; did
$paod ''"Port, don't know the man that sub
&ws "o 10 come here; this was 2 weeks since.
i bs.n ~" paid nothing for coming and nothing
expsr r,'u''Sed' except the man told me that
~ them would be paid if was not able TO
N Mel nd "0''' II was at Niagara Falls that |
nada; ~ a n not at Niagara village, in Upper
= by n,,,. % years old; heard Mcleod cal.
ReIsDda.,' u. Niagara Falls; one man called him
II him NC, Acknowledgement heard another
NicAeod;" this was under the