The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-07

pgocarel 10 be W1ten letter signed LeOndas published
n Che AewOneans Pcayune OF the 10Th September 1917
81 the assumptions OF law am innocent OF this charge
and he prosecutor prefers the charge IL deyoyes him
what 4nhs4 the facts brought to light By this nyesliga-
Pagmastsr Burns proves that be wrote the letter that
4 was done without my knowledge or procurement
an strongly aeDnst bis own interests and takes noon him
se tle responsibility OF anact for which he liable to orie;
me the chafse But tile prosecutor having markell out
~ letIn and being intent upon pupOse IS not so easily
le ATTEMPTS 70 npeach the testimony Of this witness
aaa es upon we anaogy existing betw the LeOnidas
ete ana me paper marked No 4 and the analogy OF both
these io my Official report 90 connect with this letter
~ admitted that there striking analogy between the
(WHICH WI OBSTINATE The Freaner paTer) and ths
begnida letter nearly den1ieai 70 the exteEt to which
the ornsT extends The Feanef paper. which admit
eaei e be PREPARED and delivered 70 Mr. Feaaer was wit
1n y We celk of my Adjuant General by my orders ana
lis inteinesons in my Handwriting In tie absence 81
a Apanaioft proof the above circumstances might and
asas d acud1F he Isoadss letter 10 he .T f Ioi''e
wy iife aie tls facts Does The proof explain this
aymastef pns sustained his testimony sv5iag he
aa.gsle az soc responsibility Of this letter I'M
.o 5eats pr9ot that se slightest suspicion OF con.
hfs oa ~ g ne lei ier atimy stage attaches 20 me
ls give The history o. the Ereaner paper as it ap-
A,epst s7 Mr. Freanpr lie correspondent of The New
3,es De, cane % my hesdqpagters at hixcoac and
ue mogeIhsnts Oh te i6es Fnilr Tol @ i en ~, ~
hafabuft0 This wines proves that direc Vi I'M
aah 3lr eer with lie "a OF killed ana Won Sdad and Al
The same time handed ihl fofh CoT reooIt
q bose aeuons and directed him furnish AIr Freaner
tudie esies that be ia furnish the Isl Of killed and
Woaae Is be was ordered aud that be prepared tle paper
Or ~ tIeaHefg-the coid remember which lie iike.
mat showing Air Frsaner 70 be the correspondent
" we Del ild hearing him ask for the pstper thai he
SWne5 added the caption and conclusion (that OF letter.
% mus prepared anu that in all other respects II
Na fanfanual COPY OF rough report II has several
nnlp9li4nt inerneatiois my own hand wri4ing which
VIE aoq9ess mule before the paper was handed 10 Mr..
rms paper M F,saneF proves he handed to Mr. Tdst.
er sys 4eeptne land Alr Trst handed it to en- Scott
w = ~ iiey q paper 40 + as shown by the proof It
N,s must ge n once seei copy oiny rough original
beng gpy Of tlaEepoN would. as consequence bear
sifAiag anslogy N rs Statement Of facts, my detailed
ta aud siis new hgt which additional facts might have
9lsteis THROWN UPON The subjects touched upon
li0f iiNrns esies That he into my quarters at
ay bsexamined lscoyered what d ,v5stook cow
o and from ms COPY ana us own Observation nnoe tbe
ied oi battle up0n the 18th Of August he prepared the
iiius appeaTs that without my knowledge Payn1aster
bifs iad COPIED the SANG paper Of which caused copy
bren eeced being both copied on he same paper these
lw9aefafe pmo taeatle4t IN nlatter method and Ian
lagy naosoa g my official report 70 the Government
u 9lie q w itenenls Of iacs While Others are added OF
s9pp,ey on,1e 1Iaal az ployIHg common parentage
ms e ne 'aslpy o. tue Leonidas leJler, proven by
THUS thi gsedous AFFAIRS at once explained Upon The
papeh both Burns and Heistand have sworn the truth
sou any other spposniQu they are both peured for they
ledge and abont which they cannot e mistaken This ac
eoun explains the analogy between two papers
own Innocence and therefore, Il the case stopped here
re seepon h.ss signay failed and might safely sub
t hs baneh o. the case 10 The judgment OF the Court and
Aeopnoi3 o. an uteigentpubic But the pToseeutoris
nor SATISFIED -s2 weasil accompany him further in the
cae aAa see Low tai he susned IN his conduct by the
remark maee y inp- q ms paper proposing withdraw
rag t1n y
moved solely BY TO preserve the discipline and honor
81 ~ a5 eyer hasug had slightest personaIluaT
Before eneing upolr the consideration of the other test
mqny bearing upon ths pad OF the subject Twoad Hque,
ms transaction heacqAs me bHt he eliminates himself
ing eteg nd2nea nhe public press Of the county ana
denounced general ordersas violation OF reguatiOns-
inCincf 70 Prosecute author Hence viii he seen that
q we moia tgrptpde and legal guilt Of per
Juy winch e witness would have incurred BY false state
sHent this subject he actually teses strongly AGAINST
BIS aterest and bis statement must therefore, upon
every pfqcpleQ aw receive tnll credit
Ihe witness eand was performing in The acts to which
biy-c0hld have interest way the other, and Is
sustained W the paper Itself, which before the Court in his
But independently Of these oonsdefations-aA tending to
eol0bofafc the testimony OF these yitnesses
dss letter iissf sseh IS before fhe Court That etteris
a IN Burns ha1daefting except the inerneaiions which
cied New IRIS a Tor there Is postscript
c not plbsad) at the bottom Of the letter, in the
handwriting Of Major BUNS and signed with his proper
VIII he seF IN be sece Il tbs letter 6ele might
have existed some doubt 70 the authorship or It would
5nt e letter tse 10 manuscript having been produced by
re pleseeqiq and is identity having been clearly proved
witnesses tieTs . ae longer any loom for doubt
NILS s lA sStsesAsaee sis tnsl 1l5o$ tIe
laa any with II agency IN procuring it
a ING prosecutor not YET sashed-al-
lhQaente anhop OF te letter placed beyond contro-
oheF gropns being swept from under the prosecutor,
e aenpisi0 connect me with the letter by alleging that
INV wHng and he finds two witnesses (NIr FTeaner
and M 1fs WHO aar0pe that those lnerterlneations are
Is ny hand.wFtng He then called up Capt. Hooker and
% ~ s5 9siisd ii,t XXI Duncan MN rs pd NJ
l.iea,s Rans and Ripley, all Of whom proved that
IL oss Nrsss Frsaner aud frst against Gen. Cadwala
isr IsiaUt Col Duncan Major Polk Lieut. Rains and
he DEPOSITION ii Judge Walker was taken who proved
fafrcry One Of these inefineaiiOns made BY himself
tier the etier bad reached the city Of New Orleans
tpYasnsa pr00i Hpnn tins scandaOus imputaon, and
at commentary docs il not present upon the deprsuly
O. lie hpman eean2
ausei q having made the nterlneatlons " the
letter. and tAe Prosecutor fnts too witnesses who thoqgn
opeofsn aner says as had never sesn me %lis 6 S9
tHo'Weds s,Feds t1a nose ln'elnea5ohs Were IN ~
hand wrlng. when az tha yerg moment they Were made
@as asfass tf occgM from the person who made them
impossible 70 believe, fol one moment that The WIT
ness Feanrf ignorant Of the hand writing OF theiead
agil sbDw to WAN weight bis testimony y eahfssd.
fheaohof0 She e0nidaz etteT thai mad no agency N
fnceuriae te Ayfittene iHell asau0us having peen
proven have been made By Judge Walksrthe analogy
between ali three apeFs having bea alned upon PIN.
oQes pseeiy consistent with my Innocence slndepenassLA
q Y ajor BHfnS testimony i would seem almost Sgpslne
torme % further defence o. myse IN re-
gard q ihe charge BAT the repeated assaults Of we Iose
cniQ tuule they may be IN upon tas ehass
teho MAJOR turns, aimed tend TO af " Soy
degree he weight OF ms teshaony viii briefly nosiee tle
pAeqsaf p9n.s Of that witness testimony winch AZ ~
h9qse " Ihs fosecuoF md taie against inc truth a.
ie osee akoi qS proven by w0asnese that a. nc
ieQpnas letter lad been published. and returned 70 ie
CITY q AleAeQ 1ad pgodueed much excitement ana s
aud sitter zen scott had aresed Col Dnncan-tna MaJof
Bum dtRea that he had written ne Ieonidas letter as
u snpeafed in pFint IN the ficayune
ts dcniA 81 tue witness, though somewhat tectntcet
was never Ices strictly true Il proven by comparison
iie original nsnuscii With The printed COPY the Plea
funs thqt there iRp0ant Interpretations tkncwn the
NaA Orleans hoax RpOn the original in the printed COPY
sse slfed Major burns IN feF1dating the letter as
.saiifs sss8A leaOn.
Ateai ih SANE ilme however when ae denied that he
hai ssfeu tle letter rs y aIpe1Fed N print by
SD Rsnfed Col Duncan, and MI. Whitman. thas Major
fafpssail e Sad Wuueu tins IeOndas letter, (the Ougi-
ts lie did nosant thing said about it. he
kaev t;an scott would arrest lan-pEeer charges against
hin sad ps6alv dismiss him fion the service. which he
sas ldSi9te % AVOID