Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-12-17

E's counsel for the State. Inc coun'
10. ,he accused have behaved with
,d ~ .,ual modesty before the committee.
ihel' a .nu,se thus Ear has Disguised almost
Inen soe The fire., and only witness
seg We, testified before the Commit
sac'u on. Mr. King. He commenced
= his testimony on Thursday
gms which was reduced TO writing
t,sn -. ,ss,mony shows as clearly as any
In'' w." w. that The friends of Gen. Dodge
S ass,' u to bribe Mr. King. His cross
a~ I'M commenced on yesterday
ss'~ a, and as Mr. King remarked this
a''";as j, would seem that they were
ae" s him instead of examining the case
T',Ts,,.balI. The mos. irrelevant and
,aus questions were put TO him by
n''. .o,,nseI for the accused, and it is
DC is,fal 10 me tina, King. who is the
S's s.., embodiment, of an original hard
r, I f,on,isr western man, did not re-
p hv a knockdoUn argument. When
~ s.' , = nature of the Committee and of
wwssb,d become well nigh exhausted in
A .ssouence Of the frivolous and insulting
's ...,;ans pu, by the counsel, the Com
s a,e asked the counsel to show wha,
...ble relevancy their questions could
n The case, when they accident ally
~ .'.aorledged their design OF attempting
s' .a,,au King himself and thus invali-
i. Ii, testimony. King then address
Inc Committee in most eloquen,
".,os, and denounced the course pursu-
.Iby the counsel. The Committee adj
~" s,med over TO 9 O'clock to day. Soon
sxr they organized Mr. Mills stated that
mf,iend Gran, was unwell and asked
n, The case nigh. be continued until
gooday. Although they had already
.,,dy retarded The case by their cross
sss,,iou., leave was granted. | suppose
lam appearances that all Monday will be
x,onied in a continuation of the cross
,,mua.ion of Mr. King, If he will per-
Nil himself 10 come before them again.
| h i enough to make the blood OF every
Aops,, man boil with Indignation at the
.ou,,s pursued by Mills and Grant and
h, accused 10 whom they are playing
second fiddle,
The committee pursued wrong course
/, allowing the accused and his counsel
p,puear before them. They are only
h HE place Of a court of enquiry or
rand Jury where they might examine
illnesses. and if the charges brought
rsinst Marshall we're well founded, then
6ey would Of course repor. the facts TO
he House. The House might then take
such order in the matter as justice might
require. The investigation Of the other
eases will be conducted differently. King
hr stood the ties, and gone through the
@aesI thus far of cross questioning in a
manner which astonishes every body
More than hundred and twenty ques-
tons have been propounded 20 him, ma
NEd which were similar but so changed
$40 appear different: through them all
hhs not crossed himself once. Not
@conlradcllon can be pointed out. l
wwry sorry to hear that Judge Mason
rporled on the road, on his way to Bur
Eron, that Mr. King had coniradicted
aaself in the matter of receiving The
sney. Judge Mason. am informed
ass tia, King said in his statement that
snceived the bride money a, the Ire
mont House and in his cross examina.
lNa in the street, near Swans Hotel
not so. Mr. King has never said
sahe received the money at any other
On the latter place Judge Mason mixes
amoney and one Of the receipts to-
lsher. King received the first receipt
Ihm Marshall In the back room of the
Irmcn. House, on Monday evening
~ showed it Immediately to Messrs
sodrell and Wallace; he received the
fSe money on the next evening. Tues.
|. ~ near Swans. He might have had
! sone hundred dollars, bu, his wife ad-
y sd him TO take only sufficien, to con-
whose engaged in the transaction. All
! nnends regre, tina, he did not no, take
= ssiOo when it was offered.
Ismreen Dodge and his friends from
amy and disgrace, every effort will be
= My those engaged in the dirty work,
y AlaeEen The character of King. But
y will not succeed. They may and
= probably will bring some of their
= scrsa'ures to testify against him and
#sad perjury to bribery. can be
: s'hat several are now employed in
Y famg up or manufacturing charges
pnss his character. and have my sus-
aas'hal ii was simply to gain time to
! ssuch iaudabie object, lha, they
!, Nlhs Committee 10 adjourn over to
Y ,aay. But i, will no, avail them.-
= "'nl Of the homes, Democratic mem
nn convinced that there has been
Y %Sand they are willing to have i,
"A,ou so that the guilty may be
apsd and brough. to justice. As there
NOW 'ha, can secure 10 the guilty ad.
1ae rnishment. they will have to be
y the contemp, and frowns and
Of all the virtuous portion Of
u aa''y. As lshall speak of the cha
" Ma Mr. King in an editorial, will
ohlng farther about i, here than to
II aA although Of the Davy Crockett
q NC IN humble life, he is never,he
"aonesl man. HAWK EYE.