The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-10


TO forward your letters and have not always orwarde
such letters!
Q-Do you recoect whether no, he forwarded lette
from you to your vile from Mscoac IN the latter part
August s47 and has he not frequently, this city, 10
warded letters for you
Ale has done both.
Q-State, If know, if Gen. Pillow in the bab
Oh forwarding letters for the Officers OF Ills division!
Q-State also If You know. if Gen Pillow was in tn
habit OF showing his official report officers Of his division
IL believe he has and that all officers OF bis DIVISION
who wished hi, official report, allowed to do SO
Examination OF this witness by the defence here closed
The Court then adjourned meet at 10 O'Clock next day
EIGHTH DaY-.uareA "a, 1si8
Proceedings of previous dsy read
Gross questonetby the posecntion-D9 the witness hin
self see the military operations described in e0nidas. oil
any particulars orally otherwise Maj Gen Pillow
ION the 18th saw portion oil the operations was o
the field OF battle on the lh was not at the battle til
Gen. Pillow requested to have the question limited in it
Gen SCOTT requested that the witness might be addresse
have had no conversation with Maj, Gen; Pillow tn
subject = haze had frequent with his staff
Q-Dd the witness hand the Leonidas letter in person
MAJ Gsn PI,owLwas it opened or sealed and there
H.. cannot say that handed the letter Maj. Gen Pill
tow to be forwarded and therefore, there could hay.
,eIoped it, and think directed tit seven months
The thing was done, and said yesterday took copy
Q-Wee there few opportunities pending the
mstce for forwarding letters to the United States?
eve there were few have heard Of the Rriish conrer-of
subscriptions by officers or sending off their lettersTo pn
Eate exressel cannot ecoect INTO whose hands placed
the Leonidas letter for transmission.
dress to the editors OF the Union Washington b. c. first
cancelled at the top and then at the bottom OF thai ee i
1.-The words cancelled at my own instance and
Q.Won the letter have had equal or greater publ
' pHo a tnaw the Of ea of those papers
was here ho S paps NAKED mol and then
Q-Was not the true reason for changing the address of
the fonda letter pu that the twin Iapf to the
and If did get the suggestion from Gen. Pillow, or
- did not sir-I never saw this paper-never knew of
its existence until after had sent the other letter.
Odd the witness mean TO say that without the special
authority the knowledge of Cen Pillow he his
private office or apartment and puroned thence npOr
I'll dosay that did enter the office of Gen. Pillow with
out his knowledge and take copy of paper have alluded
Odd Gen Pillow, upon his having missed the paper,
learning that the witness had copied in August last make
~ have heard Of his having missed the Paper-
matters in the remainder of the question, and cannot
Gas the memory of the witness seems excellent in some
particulars will he try to rally it, and answer the latter part
OF the last question!
MOI know that he did '''''''
Q-Was that paper from which Leonidas copied left
by Gen. Pillow the usual hauntS Of the witness deslgnedy
or not III order that he might take acopy OF 1t i!
Q-Was the paper found on the private table of Gen Pill
low alone, or mixed up with other papers
IL took no particular notice OF that tact-it lying on
Witness here requested to read paper marked No l. by
The Judge Advocate.
Q-Was the paper found heretofore stated by the wit
ness copy with or without in'erneations denticaly Or
Ill canno, wa-f stared yesterday appeared to
De partial memorandum report OF the operations OF his
IBID the witness do moTe N respect to the eon!das let
e than copy address and AID the paper found in Gen Pill
ow' private apartment Or Office =!
Il did;
Q1in whose quarters or office did the witness write
Ill Rave stated before that in Gen Pillows office took
QWhen did the witness write or copy the paper article
Y letter signed Leondas and in what particulars did differ
II have stated that copied it in Gen. Pillows Office
cannot point out the differences having compared
Q-Was the witness against interruption whilst
aged in copying the letter in Cen Pillows office, did he
IL never was interrupted in any way in particular.
Q-Who called the attention OF the witness TO the nter-
cations in the twin paper before the court marked and
ere Ie same nterneatons In the paper that witness acct
7.-They This the first time have ever seen
Q.-The witness is again asked if the nteineaons in $
aper No. were in the paper found in Gen Pillow office
4, 4 I, cannot say that they were. h
Q-When did the witness make the nterineeons in the
eondas letter or We're they copied from No. /? =
,f-They never were copied from No. |. have said !,
ever saw the paper No until to-day this made after
91The witness answers the interneations made
te the letter was written No doubt but how long after
I'd at whose suggestion
a cannot how long after but they made at no
QDI the witness write the eonidas letter at one sitting
and ALL Oh al several and did he show 81
III did not show it to any holy believe have no d
GLOW many different pens and shades of ink did be
mes use in writing the Leonidas letter nerneaos in T.
- cannot say. L sometimes wrote with steel pen
Q.How mauy different hands writing can the witness ST
e lPf n e BODY OF paper and for neInng that paper II,
tlpDuS nnnt toll hand,
S mIe ro depf bs npon the pen We with m
9selI II hs,torogapher OF Major Gen Pillow! Il,
Has the witness been UNIDENTIFIED in advance or bv
% by any army officer for acknowledging the author an
Of Of Inc Leonas letter the face of the general regua n
y o. 1ne army relative to prohibited letters reports etc Ire
51 re- mas as no, been promised any indemnity.
ne mines I says he has not been any State
em .e's! alked any promise have received any
Has the witness since the printed copy Of eondss an of
lred m t Capital ever denied the authorship or any
I'll never have if have, it has been ocoSe way
o nat hand has the witness had IN certain papers got IN
sentng sword to that General in another paper in re-
ION said e personal conflict beween Mexican officer and ri
paper concerning general address the said Pillow ca
i had hand m @ those fields and at Chapuepec' Il
sf sent sword to Gen Pillow know OF no paper in LIE
conduct the battles OF Mexico o"e'a a'''esS respecting
NOV as the paper alluded to submitted to Cen Pillow bic
das' Tor publication as highly auaoTy Of Majoren wi
Nv anu nas not The witness shown more snch c
~ e sag fiow in manuscript forwarded open one sal
sueh ieiiers through him for publication at home low
2 ~ ''o''ec'ioiis OF appIoba- ne
he court. " ''oi anu appealed ny,
o>e ana SAID IN substance. The court will SEQ gre
edhs OF THIS question is pertinent and libe
70 stare 10 the court, IN the absence of the witness
,m bearing OF the question The witness has shown M :.
dhc in acknowledging the authorship OF one letter with paG
nee. ~ e' io' '''e 'ehei vi tle r
en- fiow rose and said in substance That the cour has foil
e idutuoe given 10 this examination and rise In Sta
oJecton, put 1t would be apparent any man mt
~ passion that many questions have been asked the err
oa my reiectng upon officers of the army He said the
, was nOf 10 De held responsible for all the letters Il
a or y s MAJOR Burns during the campaign. COZ
Scott then said substance. He had no,y 4
mon IN. cou thaf II was his HeSgH mpeach the pap
ot VI ne witness by showing that he had been in the fore
VI "Huhg letters highly lautalorv Moor {,a,, p GaS