The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-13
Q-How often did Mr. Freaner come to General Pillow
ersl lpI1r he nofit .

writing fiat M and that not the made out
per as oaef report the
Qs ofis not the whole paper nterlineations and all
your handwriting
GRead the paper No L. and state whether the caption
and conclusion were IN the onglnalpape from which
g@Nehher the caption or the conclusion were in the
QwIf not, by whom were they added?
.4.-They were added by myself
General Scott here remarked should prefer the witness
would st Little further from where the consultations
The witness having changed his seat the examination in
Q-You have said you were General Pillow cerk-stae
whether were his CLERK. or the clerk in tire Adiuant
ssed al ese OF Ills DIVISION and how long you have
I'll was clerk the office of the Adiuant General of
his Division from tine 23d OF July last until the 9TH Of the
: Cross-c1aDuaation BIZ tic Prosecution -Q-Wness
prepared the paper What materials s he had and IN
FL think # on the 25d of August last have STA
ted an # FL had the ong % n md
| terials werein General Pillow handwriting.
& om in e I'D
more than TIE papefi furnished him word for word!
ally snentend the composition of the paper while he
word for word the paper furnished supern,
des me ne oi ' sa Pape exactly he what
s eceed o ' Ma sheGf ro% f 'a a
finished it. and where are the olisina draits '''''
d-As near recollect, General Pillow directed
fore me- am not Pepsed to ssweer delivered S siu that
paper to General Pillow Mr. Freaner / do not know
21,Wil the witness endeavor to recoIect what he did
WI the original dra-wheher he retured them 10 Gen.
Pillow or received any instructions from Gen Pillow in re-
and am unable say whether they destroyed
neite! did receive any Instructions in regard 70 them
what use he int nded to put paper No. to- and if was
.3-Iie did the he told
that Mr. F., Feaner had inc INQUIRED N for such
Freaner to be IL correspondent of that paper
QThs witness will state whethe before PREPARING the
any conversation with him2
QThe witness will look paper No l. and look the
par Cancelled and say whether he cancelled that part before
~ cannot speak positively in regard to this can
Q-The witness will state what reason he could have had
tor SO caneelng that part OF paper No and by diTec
lo9 al whose whose, direction or, ,,,o ,e,
did cancel it. did so by one sdiecon-;or have stated
assign any reason for cancelling it.
QThe witness will state what he had for cutting
short the SENTENCE Gen Scott gave but one-' leaving the
l A. id think was aiming at tEyng to ascertain the num-
Q-What means did the witness adopt 10 ascertain the
skeleton report a' as had intended
thai the last gaph paper No. l. beginning The Cen
dd So sdG 5a a ys,y eemes By and
Dn , f pIgaP was By myS hss
With regard to the words very respectfully am not posi-
tive @hetier wrote those words or not. I
at lie & sag Ed Mas sss e S and
below it, the heading " Great Battle of Mexico 2"
application Of Mr. Feape hat for the editors Of the
5 a NM os wa s sas
ha, Supposed &c; TWAS was sat bst,ie IN ts
lar humber copied by you from Maj. Cen Pillows report
or were you instructed to head it so by him.
so also add that
eo' % o at Tie eonda letter. and bay
whether there in that letter word words ntened
Bu r e''sf IN any 0e han' 'an 'na' OF fas"a''ef
81 am acquainted with the writing Of the body
a asaj atq 3 if lad eyer had th paper my hands
5 < sT write ef w m he an Tee "
QIWas NJ fleaners naue for 81, list OF the killed and
and the same time did he ask for memoranda Of the opera
tons of the 18th and 10Th of August : :
OF the battle of the 18th and g6 and such no n
he thought proper to give HIM also list of the killed aud
wounded and statement OF The movements of his division
Odd the witness furnish other copies of paper No.
to Others connected with the public press-and If So to whom?
QIbas the witness furnished such papers officers Of
the army formerly connected with the public press
QThe witness has said he belongs to the 18th Infantry
IN what capaeywas he attached to that egment-as sur
Al was SERGEANT in that regiment
at whose instance and under what circumstances
@a a Of by an of nf from Gen Butler on
Qas or has not the witness been promised or assured by
Cen Pillow Of Commission IN the medical staff or some
other branch of the army?
Gen. Pillow here and said: . did not wish object
70 that question until answered but wish to know
s" On cfy sS !? shape his questions to
p G Whether fe ann 'S Se o reply Wl' to know" MI
Inc Court took recess; and upon lis meeting Cen Pillow
Q.-is not the witness aware thai Gen, Pillow has
taken measures to obtain for witness commission IN
Q7IIow many copies has witness made; of paper No
L. and more than one what has become of the other cope
1.-The paper No IS the only copy made e .to
words after Gen scott gave but how it to be
question IN the mind OF Mtnes, whether Gen Scott gave one
II cannot answer that question: ~ =, NH
% p OF Sf M EoHgh is he
to obtain Tor witness position as apysleiah or
III know that application made TO me by several
officers for services and directed them TO make applca
[By the PERMISSION of the Court, the witness was here
D sn Gfs e e his as ws
BY the con Of no @ad m & a paw RG% the
Surgeon General 40 have employed that capacity
Gen. Pillow did not inform me OF 1t. was informed oil 1t
Here Gen Pillow and said that he had made app lea
ton for the witness 10 be employed in the medical depart
Of medical officers. ,-,-,-,-,
much desired to have him employed in that capacity
The eross-ezamnaon closed and examination IN chief
Q.6g Detaace-Are you still in the 18th Infantry
Q-Yon state that you were changed by Gen Pillows
der Does the witness that he relieved from duty
clerk and employed in the Purveyors Department or dis
IL was simply relieved from duty clerk still belong
to the 1lth Infantry.
On this being given Gen Scott remarked that he did not
wish the question Just put to witness TO be urged IN bar to
mpeachng the testimony OF SAID witness tor having made
certain answers VIII lie under cfoSSeAaihndloh.