The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-19

Capt. GILLrsprr's cross examinat resumed
The JUDGE ApvocArE read at .tement that inssmuch
- tho COURT had admitted the evidence Of Capt
pie to prove an attempt the part Of Cen Kearny
dstsn Gillespie in California and to prevent his attend
ance here a. witness, he, the Judge Advocate would
state to the court that he would General
ny that he unaware of the intended return of Capt
Gillespie and Com Stockton; and that now, he would
proceed to question Capt upon tain facts Of pr
v.ts such .: had he not rented house at Los
k knowing these could not have supposed hat the wit
ness desired to return.
JUDGE in ad sfSs o.
Gillespie wssirreguar; and hoped that the Court would
NOT permit 1t that the proper time to reply to evidence
after It had been concluded after he had exa
mined Gen. Kearny.
The JuDeE ADVOCATE disclamsd any intention of re-
plying to, or rejecting, the evidence of Capt Gil
lsspe and submitted to the Court whether his state
%ent vasimproper or whether the questions proposed
1t. Col FRsMosr then said that the statement of the
Judge Advocate was evidently the result of converse
ton last night with General Kesrny and he remonstra
ed against the Judge Advocate stating advance what
would be the evidence Of Gen Kssrny when recalled
that Cen X could be recalled and let him then speak
Whereupon the court cleared and after some time
was opened when the Court said that ell papers should
Q. Had You, when you left Los Angeles. rented q
house! And for how long :? And do you know whether
sucn nce was known to Gen. X earny and Commodore
A. Previous to my leaving the Angels the term for
which had rented quarters for the officers had expired
TO rent them for six months This fact was certaipy
known to Com Bidde, he told me- in the conversation
his information from Gen. Kearny and Col Cooke
You have stated that the state Of the country was
unsafe for travelling So At what ala this happen
and whom the road unsafe
A. think the first report or rumor Of an expected
force Of Mexicans under General Bustsmente, in
the middle Of February this rumor created very great
excitement throughout the country the Calforpians
n:d ALREADY become quite bold the excitement contns
southof San Diego in the month Of April look after
the reported approaching force During all this time
Az aAfx
Of Monterey, and 1t necessary for people 60
Cd and Ia parties, not only from the Caifornsns but
O. Do you know that the road was regularly travelled
y the mall carriers and by Capt Turner, Col Mason
As regards the mail carriers they travelled 1t part
OF the time but not all Capt Turner at this time also
arrived Il No. Lo: Angeles. DO not know S wh. part. he
zee, and his return informed he took With him
an armed escort hired for the purpose Col Fremont
three but performing his journey with extraordinary
dsspstoh afforded opportunity for the Californans
The Juror ADVOCATE said, that the orossexamina-
ton was concluded but stated also that the fact
Cd by Col Fremont that Major Cooke had taken posses
sion Of the quarters at Los Angeles, turning out Col
RUSSELL kc need not be opposed BY any other evidence
because the army regulations, with which the Court
was familiar allowed superior officer to take what
he thought proper to the exclusion Of his
was argumentativs. And the court was cleared. The
Court said that the statement of the Judge Advocate
cerd
Capt. GrLLnspIE was then examined by the Court
T. Gould you have left California sooner than YOU
dfd nso not Gen X interfered with you as you sup.
A. Yes, I could.
q. DO you know any circumstances which induced
you to believe that Gen X epdeavorsd to prevent YOU
and Midshipmen Wilson aud McLane from attending
any court martial to be for the trial of Lieut.
Col. Fremont
A. do not know any such circumstances, but have
always believed that my detention had reference to the
a - btcb had OcQr In (alt
q. BY defsncs-Wfl you please to explain TO the
Court the course Of travelling to get from Monterey
the United States7
ton and Cen Ksarny took different roads, the former b,
way Of Sonoma and Nspa Valley, the latter rs hav
been informed crossed the river San Joachim boil