The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-23
The Court of In curry in the Case of General Pillow

June H. 1875.
Major General WINFIELD SCOTT was then called Tor the
defence and was cross-examned as follows;
@ by the Defeuce-The witness Gen. Scott is further
cross and asked whether Gen Pillow did not on
The night of the 7h of September late at night yislt ms
quarters at Tacubaya and inform the prosecution that ne
1Gen Pillow bad information that the machinery of ea ,
ing and boring cannon removed from the oundry on the
Ass We had at Headquarters contradictory information
in respect to the cannon foundry ChapuIepec and
within long reach of its guns do not remember t 70 nave
ton calls for and much less At the precise time
but between say the 4th and 18th Of September u ocock at
PIow0infom was eeey effect ntmated in
% gsads1 n On The @ or $ Of @ a
formation from S WI hn o s he
sh"fss ss se e' Psn
Immediately preceding and many Others who had approaches
the foundry soqd nsa ou
the subject and directly in opposition to that OF
a-usnno the witness scosct sha. Cen Pillow gave ave
hs nf G VIA s By
could be easily damned off, and the machinery nus
1.-THE suggestion respecting the water power and the
pacteabity Of cutting off the Tatsr came 70 ne Pa
also But il was supposed finally at headquarters that there
finished guns Or nearly finished which mad not vel
QNDoes the witness know. Or has he information npon
which he relies that the boring a' a mol ae the
American army entered the city, that THIS machinery was
1.-THE machinery had no doubt been carried into the city
Of M1Go prior the carving ct the ssa III The 6 Of Sep
tenn Der hat the information had received about the trans
poraon Of bells from the city to the foundry was IN a ecu
rate The machinery was subsequently '0una LIZ
Q@Yhe witness will state whether not Gen. Pillow on
nls1s d 1I he 9
aaw 81 f If tie Of no"
He did not say word upon either side OF that question:
early tie %onns of Aasast towards hs bat
in his duties in every contingency which was likely to arse
had he ssn On that aa1 eS san
fcer reconnoe the enemys position and the held OF
IL can answer the question generally. Yes and hence
my joining him near the enemy at later non 2, tne
n IF nnr own HOODS and those of the enemy did
see any other general officer on the held
Lit Col TALcoTT. Chief of Ordinance was then exam
ned In questions propounded by Gen. Scott ne
Hnee and directed to him. was published without his
Mss ent to e Aena at Watevet The
was not confident published either by the lady
y Ma aGI made sskf5 from es
Toen and Capt Baker and not responsible TOR their acts
| they being his superlors.
Mai. w. TuRNBuLL of the Typographical Engineers
next sworn. Testified in to questions put by Gen
that printed It, shown O, t to HIM Row ge9 n by
! the public press until told by Col. Albert.
Gen Scott remarked that he would rather hear the esti
mony of Col Albert himself and made some remarks init
mating that that officer was detained Washington by thu
Secretary OF War Court called him to order and repeated
thss m n eh Gem Scott had
desired Maj Tumbul then went on 10 say that the e'e
written by him signed officially
| Col 8 II HARVEY sworn He testified that the genera
reputation of Capt Ker witness for defence, was not goo
for truth and veracy the I'd Dragons and That ne ha
the same opinion of him. -
| Lieut. Col DUNCAN sworn Had never known Capt
Kers character for veacty, and man OF honor to
mpeashed He knew Of nc such ATTEMPT lie wono @
June A. lS4s.
A letter from Col. ALBERT reported him sick in bed
Lieut. Col. DUNCAN resumed his testimony Accompanies
Gen. Pillow from Mexico counsel adviser Have beer
with Capt Her often during II Now comes scene
G. by Gen. Sc0tIn the last 675 weeks has the witness
had social intercourse with Capt Ker during any ~ 3D. ~
AThe prosecutor being good at his arithmetic hop
| record all that know of the subject
Cgurt1The witness vii please repeat his answer Itwa
The witness repeated his answer word for word and added
that the question was lmp per
pro,ection of the Court. t5#
en Ssoh@We are all under law. appeal to the Count
pIecsedngs mus, be s'o opp The questiG
TE ne eem Of
of the question proper wines w Reae answer IT.
Col BELKNAp sworn. Served with Capt. Ker in Florida
Has known him since 1887 Knows no reason why he shout
not credit Capt. Ker ON his oath
Col HARVEY called again. Has nothing personal again
him. His conduct has been improper, IN my OPINION as a
officer could mot treat him as gentleman ray r onS
or twice preferred charges against Capt her 10 ieco
lec whether he was convicted acquitted MY nieey
very bad
| Defence read two depotions. Il
deposjtion from Mr. Whitman says that he sent OF II
Ieonidas letter Tor Maj Burns either by private expires
. Mr.. Voss. by the British Courier. Whitman Is me
chant in VeaCruZ. -. IL. a.
package of letters alluded in Trts testimony contahe
L one from his (Trousdales) wife. 49, =,
!. Gen Scott had two or three witnesses They would
present farhest. Gen Pillow objected to wh
2 he termed hunting witnesses The Court decided that
would wait for witnesses already summoned until to moro
at noon-if present examination would go on; IT not
III close the evidence, -
Gen Scott desired to place before the Court after the
PENDANT makes his defence OF important eYlden
a sready adduced on the trial
Gen Pillow objected; thenght that the duty Of the js'
d | Adgucate
The Coan decided that Gea eeSit should present sas
.pass and that Gen Pillow slsala sIeseA iis eetes
"Wednesday neat, ut Rs0a.