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

bv; have know him three years; have heard hi
reputation spoken much of for The last SIX months
the reports against him Tor rnth ana 'aracl'
are uniformly bad: would no, believe a word h
SAID under Ga tn unless he was corroborated b
other testimony; he has been frequently IN court
! al home a witness.
Cross eramiaed-- 1--we SIX or seven miles fror
him; am a LAWYER; | attended the last term
the Common Peas, and was engaged IN the cacs
/ in which Qlmbv was a witness, | was employee
/ on the side nf the party which his iesimon
was opposed: his testimony was of some npo'
lance; 30 witness called 10 inPeach him
/ How came here?
| came at The request OF Mr. Spencer, unde
much the same circumstances as stated by tn
/ last witness. Lott Q iitnby's own bro,he
sDeaks the hardes, Of him; he had lawsuit will
/ his brother never knew wha, Qlmby's poll
tics were.
! Have YOU expressed or do you feel any interes
as to the events attending the burning OF ,h
Caroline?
| have felt opposed to The proceedings Of til
Patriots but l do no, think ever justified ih
burning Of the Caroline.
! Did you ever express opinion that McLeot
ought not 10 be tried?
/ d, no, know tina, ever have; might hav'
said though. it matter which the Govern
/ ment ought to settle.
! Samuel Drorn, (recalled by Mr. Spencer)
I D:d you have a conversai alton. IN February last
with David G.. Bates, IN which you sad yon kne '
nothing abou, the burning of the Caroline tina
would do Mcleod good or ILL.,
| 90 not know whether Mr.. Bates was present
but. when was subpnnaed 70 gotn Lorkpori to ties
,ifv said to my bro,her-n law. Mr.. Howard, tha
| if they could not find bill! against Mcleod with
out INV testimony, they could not convict hin
with H. | recollect no conversation with MI
Bates.
| Dauid C.. Bates s,corn.-I live in Canandaigua
and know the witness, Drown. Some time las
winter Drown told me he subpornaed TO 9
to Lockpor, in the Mcleod case asked hia
wha, he knew about it. He replied that no d.
not know that he G;scw enough abou, il 10 d
Mcleod either good or harm.
Cross crlmined-I know Drown well; he is
poor man, and ii difficult; for bim to go 1
Lockpor, ut that time; have known Drown ev g
since he boy; have never heard his char
acter for trn,h and varaci,y called INTO question
in court OF justice; his reputation hava neve
heard questioned.
Mr. Spencer.-H,w is his reputation in YOU
community for truth aud HONESTLY
or the last three years 1t has beer
good; before that il was rather bad
nr. Hal As to Mr. Browns previous ba'
character, did ii reach his truth or veracity:
He was repu,ed dishonest, and man not 10 0t
relied upon.
A or.--IIow long has he lived there?
Six or eight wears When he went To Canads
his character had become good. and remained 8
after his returl from there. think he had re
deemed his reputation two or three years before
he wen, TO Canada, anI | have heard OF no re
lapse.
Darid II Sears resides in Canada; now in the
British service MS captain incorporated militia
nn...~-.i of ,i.- SD rl..i-t>~.-.- -
29th Of December-it was the inferior picket
guard and extended from The tavern of DAVIS &c
the lower pon, of Navy Island, the main guard
ended a, Davis'; the bridge was between Davis
tavern and the place of etnba rkaiion; from that
point sen,ineis were stationed; the first sentinel
near tho place where the party embarked on the
Chippewa Creek the place of eTbarkaiion was
very close TO the cut where II entered the Chip
pewa there were a considerable number OF large
trees nj the place Of ernbarkation, covering the
shore there with their shade The next sentinel
was at the mouth of the cut, Sin eight rods
above the cut; the cut was about hundred yards
through, he couli'nt exactly say; and the sen!i
mel was halfway between the second and a
guard house built Of boards, which stood about n
quarter of n mile below the curve pom: OF Navy
Island, on the Canada shore If the Niagara river.
At the guard house there the fourth sentne ;
the guard house stood above the read from the rIv
err, and anoihe: sentinel was on the other side OF
the guard house; another sentinel was very close
on the bank Of tho river on the road about ~
rods above the guard house; another was about
tina, distance further on; that was the limit of
witnesses command; was up all that night; was
presen, when the party embarked. Col Men b
not there that know OF, as it was dark, and
/ couldn't distinguish apv one dd'n, well know
or see nearly. The point of enbarkation was
ust below the mouth of the cut; some Of the
boats might have been IN The mouth of the cut.
There were seven boats; was near bv them; was
mixed up with the party; knew Mcleod then !;
had known him since "a or 80; new him very
frequently; nothing of bin in the party.
The party, when they left some Of them, and
nearly all, rowed till they got into the cut, when
some of them began to track" 1 was directed
10 tell the sentinels not to challenge boats com
ing upon tho expedition; i; wished TO be kept
secret. and the challenge might have been heard
on Navy Island; and officer OF Colonel Me-
Nab's staff rode up, and instructed the sen,inels
not TO challenge the boats; witness accompa MED
the expedition as far up his guard extended;
other officers had charge Of the guard higher up;
is no, positive as to who had charge Of the guard
above the boats went still higher up so thai wit