The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-19

tsmbsr hast DID yes s~y sssss sssuSs~1tsssts~ IN
al remember that Wilson struck a boy Cromwen
e-dhs ii6. and Of the others Irsms ~br notking.
o-Was there any thing IN the re OF the jib7
Of wool
Q-Dil thejib work we'll in Icwsrng
A-The FIRST part Of the cruise it did not; the turn
Odd you hear of any mutinous expressions by
MIR. Spencer TO the crew.
A No, Cir.
Q.-Wtrs The relatives and friends of the Csmssender
cautioned against any intimacy with Mr.. Spenceri
Q.-wken Mr.. Spencer was put in con6nsn ent was he
informed that he would be taken to the United Sstes7
AC Ssevs was SO BY him and 80 it was
this point on hsia Of December (This was the day of
Q~was Mr. Spencer informed Of Mr. wales' statemen,
farther than by the Commander saying him. "you
pire, hear, to the command Of the vessel1"
Al don't know, farther than that Mr. Spencer ssp
Mr. Wales questioned by the Commander.
Q.-Were MIR. Gansevocrt. DR.. Leecock, Mr.. Hssk
and Mr.. Rogers present when Mr. Wales questioned
ALI were there except Lieut.. Gsnsevoort3
QlAner the Council were either Of the prisoners in
the testimony taken or asked il they had any defence or
A-Ihsd no conversation with them on the LIST of Dec;
never heard ii stated that If they taken to the
United Stat they would escape by the aid OF money and
friends
talk Of any thing novel, could they be easily moved
about to obey orders as il dispersed sboutthe decki
be- and the
Q.-ls usual TO arrest and con6ne man before in
forming him OF his ohence7
Alt depends the nature Of the offence; 10 usual
to tell him If he is capableof answering it.
Q-Charge your memory aud say whether you did not
observe Wilson at the battle axe as much as two days
before his arrest
Al think it was about that time.
Odd you at any time charge him of his conduct
about the axe or did any onein hearngf h'o what
Al never said any thing about it, sr after we got
Q-DI you ever know any officer, except MIR. spen
Ger. have hi: skin tatooed by the seamenf
Odd Green tattoo the skim Of any officer on board
the Semers except Mr. Spencer
Mr.. DuER thought this question improper and unmpor
tant
JUDGE ApvocArE.-Why, sir, II you assume and state
things, you must surely deem them important only
cross-examining the witness with regard to thing stated
witness SAID he did not know that Green tstooed the
skin Of any other officer.
Odd you not hear from another officer that Green
tatooed his SKIM +-
A-Not 10 the best ofmy recollection.
Q-sit unusual thing for young oficerst to enquire
the history and adventures Of the Oldest and most e
seamen and to talk with them on these subjects
A.0(aAer pause)-l have known such to be the case
Odd Mr.. Wales tell you he had never had mutt
nous conversation with Mr.. Spencer before that the
Al don't remember.
Q,-When you the memorandum in Mr. Spencers
papers, in which some names were marked with cross
as likely to join when this project put in execution
did suppose that all SO marked had Joined him on the
Al thought all had, except Howard.
elf Towards name Is down and marked with an b !,
why did suppose he not concerned well the
A-From the difference in his general character from
the others
Commander McKKrzrE.-I wish to know if these ques
tons
MIR. DurK here pulled Captain Mckenzie by the sleeve,
and aske him to refrain from offering any objection.
the question was perfectly Legitimate
JUDGE ADvocArEI do not ask for his belief ask for
the expression of his Judgment He excerpts person.
Q-Uyom judged from the particular character of Hew.
crd ot he lad not promised do to that you
di. not consider RoUards there by his authority
A-No. did not think 1t there BY his authority.
Off you supposed Howards name was not there by
his authority did you suppose that those Of the others
their authority. y
whicn you before the execution, and answer this
question ARE not Wilson, Howard cKie, and Gala
marked with an X
Ayes sir, they are.
Q-ls there any thing in the papers to show that Will
son, Calm. and McKe had promised to join, any
A-Yes sir from their being down on the stationbill
with the exception Of Galla.
o-Then there was nothing on the station-b to make
you infer that Gallia had promised 10 joint
A.-No, sir.
o-whose are down under the heal Of certain ,
A.-Spencer, Andrews, Mckinley, and Wales.
Q-ls Wales name on the station.bill1
A.-No, sir.
W suppose tue Dill Was made out
Al suppose that the persons might know their sta
TONS by his referring to it, and telling them.
oi fare not s"'' and Spsn''r' names on the station
Ayes, sir.
OIL Wales was marked among the certain what
DO you infer from his name not being the saonbill
Al inferred that Spencer made out the station bill
t' NOT
not spoken ofhs plot Mr. Wales before the evening of
the 25th
Q-Knowing this fact, and seeing Wales name on the
list certain had not reason to doubt that Mr.
Spencer had not spoken to any one on the list except
those marked certain r.
wrrrEss-Please, read again, sir.
JuDoE ADvocATE-You can have the question before
you, sir; It is an important one.
Mr. DurR laughed, and sneeringy shrugged his shout
JUDGE ADvocArr-well, beg to differ from you, Mr.
WrSr"- did not doubt that he had spoken to any OK.
Q-Whst did you understand the word certainr to
A-Thst they had certainly Joined the plot.
Q.What did you suppose the word "doubtfa" to
A-That he had spoken to them; that they had pro.
Q-whose names ere the list of oubul, not marked
with An x7
A:-wsrner. Green, Gedney, Van velser. Sullivan,
o.-Wha is the me memorandum a. to those names,
A." The remainder OF the doubtful will probably Join
vhen the thing is done; fnot they must be forced"
Odd you infer from that memorandum that those
pei sons had promised to joint
Ayes, that they had promised, but not given de.
cided answer
Q-Does not the paper state that they would probably
be induced to join when the thing done" From what
then would you infer that they had led him believe
that they would join him bafore the thing done7
A-From their names being down among the doubtful
and their general manner board did not think Ged
ney was so much implicated as the rest. il at all
Odd you think Gedney had been spoken to at all by
Mr.. Spencer on this subject
Aldo
Q.-why did you suppose Gedney not deeply impli
Gated as the others, his name down the others7
A-Because his character was good, and there was
disobediencs to orders on his part
Q-Whose names are down under the head Of" Noiens
poiens7n
trhe list has already been published
When the witness came to the nsmeof" The Doctor"
The JUDGE ADVOCATE asked, Who was thatl
Mr. DUER-Why. the assistant surgeon of the brig
they intended 10 keep him.
Capt Mckenzie with his peculiar sneer)-Yes, and
they would have kept lawyer too, IL they had had
board. "a laugh)