Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-26

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MoBEyEy.-we below give a sketch OF the Ii
of McHcnry written 10y himself and sworn to b
true. He has certainly seen enough OF the up
aud downs Of life 10 make bis narrative interestin
aud amusing lie is rough, sanguine sort Of fe
low, with all the characteristics Of the Scotc
blood he prcfesses 10 have in him, aud the lectur
he proposes 10 deliver tonight viii doubtless an
ply repay those who hear ii:
Ist That an . native ofScouand that | va
born in L1narkshise, in the year 1875 that re
sided in the vicinity OF the village OF Springbur
and Calamchie until the year 1899 in the latte
part Of The summer OF which year l let Scotland
alone for Canada, on the barque Jdmzica, com
manded by one Captain Martin. Having reache,
Quebec, { came up 10 Montreal, and remained il
that city for some days in company with som
other emigrants. ihen went 10 81. Johns : Lowe
Canada, and engaged there with one Smitb. VIII
had formerly been a soldier in her Majesiy's ser
vice, Il think in the 7lst Regiment) / continue,
in Smiths employ at Chamby until the Spring o
the year 1910, when l went 10 Whitehall and from
thence 10 New York city.
2ud. l remained il New York city and BrOOklyI
until June lSfl, living during a portion OF tbat
time with a family OF he name of Baxter, Twelnl
street then enlisted in the United States amy
and remained in such service until June ls46 whel
l was discharged at Fort Gibson. During the
/ time was in the American service served ii
i Florida about two years, and was stationed al
! Fort LeayenWOrth and Fort CefI-e.
| 3rd- Alter l was discharged Yeat TO New Or
| leans and was employed by Col Hunt Assistant
| Quarter Master General in his department and
| remained in New Orleans, so emul0yed until the
month OF October, 1876, when l was ordered 70
/ IampIco, Mexico, as Quarter Masters hand OF
orderly, under Captain Rabbit Of the 81 Artillery
| remained il Mexico until the termination Of TIE
| Mexican war, IN the sumner Of lS4S, when 1 re.
turned to New Orleans, aud there resided until the
Spring Of 1850, beng during a portion OF such
time employed as a baker and furniture-ear man.
/ l tLen left New Orleans and went 10 Charleston,
South Carolina, and there shipped for Liverpool,
under Captain Pierce, on the ship George A Hop
Icy. l made two voyages ON that ship, aKd amer
wards sailed out Of Charleston and keywest for
various ports Of the United States on the Allan
tic, and continued SO employed until the Spring ol
| ISL
4th- In the Spring Of 1851 l came 10 Buffalo,
went down 10 Black Rock, AMI shipped op the E.
] q. MeTTIck, commanded by one Can't O'BFien.
under the name Of J. McHenry In the month OF
/ July bad row with the male Of tie vessel, and
was committed 10 jail in Sandusky, on 4 charge Of
/ having stabbed the mate in such row. l remained
in gaol at Saudusky until about the lst Of March,
/ 1852, when was dischIrged without a trial, no
/ one appearing 10 prosecute Ithen came down 10
D
Henry on the ITdgO. Remained on board of that
vessel for a short tune. Was on the brig CuYnbeT-
/ land. and thea went cook on the s. LGlcFeAce-
/ Afterwards leit her and sailed on the POlckafkaa
in Lake Erie until was discharged iIom her = few
! days before Christmas Of that wear
5lh. After leaving the P0irhaitaA Invent to New
Iork, aud In the month Of February 1853 l sailed
from that port 20 Vera Cruz, ON the brig BrCicHs-
Uilc, Captain Rogers. Having arrived at Vera
Cruz, LETT the ship aud went to the City Of Mexi-
co, aud remained there for about SIX weeks, then
! proceeded the Pacific shore aud shippel in the
| steamer Columbus for san Francisco.
/ 6ib. only remained a few days in san Francis
/ co wien l went 10 Big Riyer,in MnedOcnO county,
/ and worked at some mills there until December.
/ { en- went 10 Capt. richardson's mills, on Albion
River, distance Of about eight miles from the first
mills worked At, and there remained short time,
I when went back 10 san Francisco, aud made two
| trips on the bIig General lfOieOd, Captain Falk-
ner, from that pOIt 10 Columbia River. left that
/ snip IN May 1854, and went up 10 Chips Flats
and got there In the following month, and com.
menced boarding at the house Of one Samuel Dl-
wilson. Of That Place remained in that part Of
California until July or August 1855, when / went
/ 10 Honey Lake, and stayed there for some time,
/ when went 10 san Francisco. and sailed from
/ thence IN December 1855, on the steamer Sierra
/ Ncradd for the Isthmus l then went TO Virgin
/ Bay and, in company with one John D'Chine, a
! Frenchman, openeda boarding house. There our
I partnership, however, only lasted few weeks,
I when we both joined General Walkers army. In
| he month ofFebruary, after good deal OF trouble
| | len Nicaragua, and reached New Orleans about
] the lst Of April, 1857, on the steamer Empire
4 City
7Ih. stayed in New Orleans but few days.
when came up North as far as Cleveland, having
some intention OF sailing on the lakes, when, on
The llth day Of April 1857 / was arrested At Cleve
/ land charged with being William Townsend the
supposed murderer Of William Hamilton Neliis and
Chas. Richards
sth After was arrested, requested Mr.. Jones,
an Attorney at Law in Cleveland, TO assist at the
examination about to Be held before the United
States Commissioner. He consented TO do so. and
thea c0nfjed to him history Of my previous
/ life I; but as l was without means to procure wit
Besses 10 corroborate my statements, be said be
would collect such evidence as he could obtain at
or near Cleveland for me and that in the event OF
/ ny being removed 10 this Province, wOnld have
! nothing to fear, as l would b. brought into and
tired IN the county where Townsend had lived for
many years 50 that Il would be impossible for me
/ 70 be convicted as William Townsend, as hundreds
/ OF witnesses could be found here 10 prove that
was not William Townsend
| 9th. Alter the examination before the United
States COmmssiOner,sI Il was brought over 10 this
Province, and confined in the gaol Of this county,
on the 18Th Of June last.
/ lob Feeling confident that could run no risk
OF conviction in being tTied be- William Towns
/ end, took no Measures II procure evidence from
/ california, the place where l resided when Mr.
Nellis was killed, uutil the 22d day Of June, when
l vas persuaded TO write 70 California which ]
accordingly did To this letter however, | re.
| eeiyed 10 answer until after / was tried here
/ Tor the murder Of Neliis. az the last Fau As.
sizes, when the jury could not agree and were dis
missed.
! llth. A few days after my trial here was AIKEN
10 Merrittsyille, in the county Of Welland, and
there indicted by the name Of Rob1rt J. McHenry,
Tor be murder Of Charles Richards. / then wished
my triai postponed, as / was informed that per
sons were ready to swear that was the man who
shot Richards; and my council then advised me
that as the Crown hal such evidence to offer
against me, 1t was absolutely necessary to prove
an ditoI. On making application tor the postpone
ment oi ny iIial, fled an affidavit showing where
l was at the time OF the murder above mentioned
and the nature Of the defence intended to set up
| The COUNSEL Tor the Crown resisted most strenu-
| 0usly THIS application, and urged that my tria
should al once proceed but his Lordship, Chic
Justice Draper, granted my request, and nv
trial at Aerritisville was postponed until this
Spring.
l2ih- At the last MerrittsviIle Assizes the indct
ment found against me at the previous Assizes
was qaashed, and new indictment found against
me as William Townsend alas Robert ]. McHen
/ ~, on which indictment l was tried and alter ]
trial Of ten days duration was acqailed-the iury
hndlng that l was Robert J. AeHenry, and not
/ William Town end.
18th. further say, that at nv trial Ct Merritfs
vile, witness named o. C. MeLouth, Of Saadus
/ Ky, an Attorney at Law, was brought by the
] Crown, who proved that on the 29th day Of uly
| 1851, was imprisoned in Sandu,ky gaol aud re-
manned In such gaOl from that time until about the
lst March, ls52, during which time be was The
keeper OF such gaOl.
llih- Iiurther say, that at said trial the Crown
| also brought aud examined another witness from
Cleveland, named William TalcOtt, who proved
that IN 1859 | sailed on the ST. Laurence schoon
er, OF which he was mate, on Lake Erie, for 3
month and a half, commencing in April OF thai
year, and that LEFT such vessel with view Of 20
ing on beard the POtrkanGR sHs|
18th. further say that my continued imprs0n
ment and the excitement / have labored undei