The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-14


my seeing it will take, for instance the course Of the
The Court ITO the witnesses,) You cannot go over
the ground occupied by the former examination. You
must copfne yourself TO the defence You say that you
did find any mines within twelve miles south OF La
gunas
ar May Are there any within fifteen miles south of
Ans. No kere is none within fifteen nor twenty
mo-" oss s0u DID q to say that the river is
distant eight leagues from LagunIllas
Ans Ii runs about eighteen or twenty miles at dis
lance in a due south course from the village OF Lagunil
las certainly not less than eighteen miles.
Ques Did you not explore The whole country south
of Lagunllas
Ans. did
Cues, To what distancel
Ans explored i, the river and little way beyond
il 10 the south have been beyond The river to the south
twenty or twenty-five miles.
Ques Did you go under instructions to visit mines in
QuereiaTo
Ans. | had instructions to visl the mines OF Jalpan
Mr. Carlisle, | submit that the witness cannot tell us
what his instructions were
The Court lii OF no Consequence what his instruc-
tons
The District Attorney. | understood the court 10 say
that could ask the witness any questions in regard
10 physical objects.
The Court The court expressly said that you could
not prove there mines forty or nifty miles off, but
that you could prove there were none within The distance
within which the witnesses OF The defendant testified
there were mines. That is the only febuung testimony
which be offered on this point.
The District Attorney. understood the court to say
that could give evidence with reference to any pbys-
cal objects testified to by the witnesses OF the defendant
The Court. You may examine with reference TO
mountains and rivers TO be sure. You have already
done that But ii is non sequltur that, because there
are mines forty or fifty miles off, there in the
district OF Laganillas The court can hear no more ar
gument the subject has decided the question over
and over again. @.ssa .-.aal
Cross. OK animation. aw1
Mr. Bradley | understand you to say that you struck
the nrst running stream after leaving the boundary OF
Lagunias, below Arroyo Seco
Ans. Yes, sir ; by the route took.
Cues. Did you at any time take any other route
Ans have gone south through that country by an
Cues Did you not use the following language on
your former examination 81 met with one runnng
stream but have recollection Of IFS being damned
On that stream | saw sugar worked by mule or
Ans That, sir, was the Carrza river.
Cues | then asked you the following question
X" Then within the range OF these three leagues, take
five leagues you choose outside OF hat is mere mark
ed the boundary OF Lagunillas, there is no running
which there haclendas and dams for work
ing machinery !" is there running stream within five
leagues south of Lagnnllas
Ans. Yes, sir; the river CarrlZal
Cues. On tina, portion OF the stream which you saw
there was no dam, but there was hacienda and little
sugar mill!
Ans. Yes, sir; sugar mill, worked by horse or mule
: Cues then asked you whether the stream did not
run east and west, and you answered that II did,
Ans. know II went southeast and northwest.
Cues. Did not ask you how that sugar mill was
worked, and did you not reply, BY mule power I"
Ans. Yes, sir
CUES Did you say tina, you crossed the stream lit
Tie south OF Arroyo Seco!
Ans. Yes, sir.
Cues Did not ask you the question, Did you fol-
low the stream down 7" and did you not answer " No
followed II up towards the west | did not follow II
down towards The east Z"
Ans. | do mol think could have said so
Cues Did you not say, IN reply TO the question
whether you followed II up or down, that you followed
1t up!
Ans You asked me whether saw any stream
supposed you alluded TO that stream | told you that
saw no junction.
Qaes confined you 10 the stream which you called
the Carrzsl, which there was sugar mill and did
you not answer that you followed II up towards the
west, and mol down towards the east"
Ans. do not think could have made an answer OF
that kind.
Ques Did not put The following question TO you
" In passing to the east from Arroyo Secu out OF Lagu
nilas do YOU Tecoec whether you struck that stream "
aud did you not answer, :" did not did not 60 lar
enough south !"
Ans. | told you that left that stream, and struck II
again the corner
Cues Did you tell US that you did not 20 up bu, went
down that to The east; that you lett II and went
and struck II again, and both times south oil La
gunlias
Ans Yes, sir The last time | struck the stream il
southeast from Lagunillss.
Cues. Did you not say, when asked " whether, in
passing the from Arroyo Seco out OF Laguniias
you struck that stream that you did not go iarenough
south --ihis morning understand you 10 say difer.
entity.
Ans Il appears TO me, Mr. Bradley, that you may be
as liable 10 error ms myself attempted to correct my
testimony but the Judge said that the printed report had
nothing 10 do with The
Cues. Did not put the following question TO You on
your previous examination: How lar ~ that stream
south Of what you have marked out The boundaries OF
Lagunillas" and did you not answer, should put u
down al about eight leagues"
Ans. Certainly not
Cues. Did not ask you whether in all your explora
tons you found any MINES and did you not answer that
you the mines OF Achu y
Ans. Yes, cir.
Cues How far is that place off,
Ans Xichu is about eighteen or twenty leagues of.
Cues How far is Xicnu IRON San Juan de la Pas
Ans. | suppose about twelve or fifteen leagues. !
cannot tell the distance exactly. We rode rapidly
Cues You positive that you went down that
stream about two leageesi
Ans | will not be exact | also went up the stream,
but not a very great distance | here Tor the pur
pose OF correcting my iesimony bui the court told me
that the report bad nothing TO do with the and lei
IL 90 as IT was came here think the day alter, and
gave the testimony. Some of my printed testimony made
perfect nonsense
Cues Did you not state tina, you were confident the
river Carrza eight leagues south OF what you
marked as the boundaries Of Lagunillas
Ans. DO not think that could have possibly stated
that undoubtedly must have meant from the village
OF Lagunas. When the question pat to me, you
either mentioned the village OF Lagunas understood
that 10 be meant, and made my answer accordingly
think you must have put the question that way. / will
state part OF my testimony, which your reporters
printed wrong You asked where the Huaseca range
of mountains was. l told You that II was near the
boundaries OF the State of Mexico perhaps running
down the boundaries OF the State OF Pueblo and
the printed report SAID il was at the city OF Mexico, IN
a. Mtnta ~ all