The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-01


| also in his return TO Gen. Pillow?
only I b mnds to Gen sH SpSn i day
a and be d mot return San Agus again until about CLOCK
Q-When witness met the said Scott the 18th septeT
Der was the latter already on his WAY t9 edad to make
ana ahe was coming on the road from his quarters to pledad
had understood from Lieut. Rains Who had etgrned
Pedad some two hours before left it, that Gen Scott might
the tme met him. between the two piazas towards the
f.o 9PpWtness thinks that Maj Gen. Pillow ma visit
h s is n to general eadqqarers Taeubaya between
said RoT at said quarters ss in that
S 81 {s li at which was absent
% p,Sw h at fdad M few moments
Teesd and also Ra TO snns Sn
the by az Ge
Pillow and from about ha!fpast uni, IT, few
TONIC road econno3eng that day he dined and supped
M ehs's ws e % at at
near Cen Plow during all the time he was at Piedad with
times absent from him few moments, and OF during
those intervals of absence have knowledge of what he
o-The witness says he first saw Cen PI 10y coming off
twelve minutes after the castle had been occupied by
how long had the castle then been Occupied by the
FIRE from the body OF the castle in the direction OF the said
At was ten or twelve minutes after the capture of the
CASTLE conceived the castle to have been captured from the
Struggling firing from the windows roofs and other positions
towards the west end of Chapqtepec well from the side
/
oeed by the 1eeating enemy in the meantime if by e
oa there e e Woe From e oy % e 5
| tie according to my recollection. :,
[Gen Pillow here read portion of his official report having
bearing upon the case in point when the court remarked
at had observed discrepancy beiyeen the report Of Gen
spec should dd be read which was accordingly DONE
him would be out Of order and resumed his seati
Q-Ater the capture OF the castle by troops there
A-Certaniy there was. dom think the national flag
Odd the witness keep at the time any written records
OF the events days and hours OF which he has spoken in his
A-No have stated in my testimony that wherever the
time was concerned it was my impression that had
that Should have elapsed between different
Q-What does the witness know OF personal combat
fields in this basin in August the witness know
sf Cen Pillow having slain with his own hand hostile
s 6os ssmba hass
tsf he mentioned casually that he had fhot Mexican
the e ,ds of Of Sn from Cen Ow
s DO him that ms have
seen persons who stated ..
heanay, he said was not competent evidence The court
the 5 a eoneng mo with s ~
in this city in sna be9 o e a a and az G
having Slain Mexican officer 'A' '' '''' .,
Al don't think twas recollect the interview where
received from Gem Scott Gen Pillow was asking me what
w ssIfs d he @ MOI
sDas 81 Bsn en 5m esd was Gen. f o ms yoe
When you left and returned {?
Ale was there when left and returned, to my.know-
ledge except when back the night of the 9Th,
when came in and went to bed Immediately Gen pi
TO get hs W and p Of did pt a see
qEWhat time did you come in on the night Of the 9h
a a noT ca Mn IN between AND clock in the mong
had been engaged in rebuilding the bridge near the advanced
Of witness was absent only between the hours Of
lowing morning, and 'front.' ill - o'clock On the 10th can
witness conceive how General PILLOW could have gone over
he wen aRs after LETT
8ocock on the evening OF the 9Th which was after supper at
Testimony of General Worth.
Brevet Major General VIM j. WORTH sworn for defence
of General Pillow were relation to the Tacubaya arm
General Scott was made acquainted with General Pillows
views this subject and were SAID views In favor OF or
Al answer that the morning of the day on which
the Se eef hea Shortly
after my being there General Pillow ariyed-whetie1 by
ad tn G and myself the be
given to the commissioners so far as they were wnen
he had Completed the paper While General PILLOW and
b had me nRGe sn
the word 'unendy because hits the precise degree
ions he expressed in that pariicAar point briefly the
e S% @ egad The hfS p
do not know whetheT General Scott was or was not ac
Q-State the substance of the conversation which took
in the wss, sna s ow last asss state
in yu sna his Sn aa s a hss
A-Ihave already stated part Of the conversation which
urged the opinion that if amstce concluded that the
city of Mexico and @ hSa be Eye m up guar
sons that induced me to suppose that an amce might be
to latter opinion as also my own but there
was between Us in the ordinary sense ohe
ion to Gen Scott when say opinion, mean simply 70
refer to the fortress of Chaduepec,) to which assened
Chief shortly after either the added part OF the whole paper
ead over the Whole paper completed after which, when
suitable occasion occurred expressed the hope that the
IA non 1t is my impression, although point which
cannot be positive, that used the expression we hope
shortly interrupted by the arrival of the commissioners.
they he Amer
IAN or Mexican Commissioners that Interrupted the CONVEX
Al refer to Gen, Quiman, Gen. Pierce. and think
len Smith aerward. came in knew those gentlemen to
Q-Witness viii please if he has knowledge that
nes psw iG fs Taeab ssss& Stale
heard any conversation between Gen Scott and Cen
being selected by Gen Scott if So state what such
Al have no knowledge that General Pillow sought or
esred place on that commission There conversation
ne efry pa,l to the Composition Of that
the coqe Of which the Generain Chief rsma1ked that
visions by not including them in that commission, referring
e f this snd
owards the close of it. General Pillow entered the room:
yben the General Chief addressed him. thought al
he time, iocularly playiuly saying And suppose
ave offended or made enemy of you, too Whereupon
General Pillow asked explanation saying he did not
erstand or such remark. The General then rapidly
what had taken place. and explained 70 General
ow that for he had not included the officers
uded to in the commission to which General Pillow
lied that he had desire be the commission but
afy cheeulIy obey orders the General Chief had
,r him repeat again that the observation of the General
hinfo fD fppt a
The Court then adjourned.
seg- Green Bateman, who shot the Eather-in-law
a man named Carr a few years ago. was himself