The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-11-25
Examination In Montreal OF the
st. Adams Raiders.

Subsequent to the examination o
Messrs. Bishop, Edison, Fairchild and
others which was detailed in the last
number OF the VERMONT TRANscRIPr,
the following testimony was given be-
fore Judge Coursol:
Charles A. Marven Sworn,-I am
merchants clerk. ! was in St AL
bans on the 10Th of October last l
was standing on the steps of my broth
er's store, on Main street, at about a
quarter past three The first person
| saw was the prisoner, Doty, on
black horse. l did not see that he
had any arms. | saw about ten armed
men there that afternoon, each having
revolvers. / saw among this armed
party the prisoners, Young, Doty and
Teavis. | saw the party all ride off,
seemingly in great haste, in about
twenty minutes after l first saw them.
They appeared to be acting in con-
cert, and | heard a number of shots
fired by them. / saw the prisoner,
Dudley Moore, afterwards at Wa
terloo. / asked him when you
were at Sheldon Creek, on the oppo-
site side of the creek, where was our
pursuing party?" He answered, Com
ing into sight oil the opposite side of
the Creek" Sheldon Creek ia about
ten miles east of st. Adams. The
armed party were all strangers, and
dressed in civilians clothes.
Cross examined by Mr.. Kerr saw
one man trying to fire upon the armed
party in question.
Daniel Greenleaf Thompson sworn,
The witness was clerk iii the office
of the Secretary of State for Vermont,
and testified to the authenticity of GER
tain documents produced and filed,
declaring them to be true and exact
copies of the original acts from which
they were taken, these acts being rela-
tive to the incorporation of the St
Adams banks.
With this testimony the case was
closed on the part of the Government
and then the case was taken up by
the defence.
Judge Coursol having read til,
charge against Young of assultine
I Cyrus n. Bishop, teller of st. Alban,
Bank, and robbing the same, in tn,
usual form asked the accused if he
had anything to say to the charge
warning him that whatever he stated
would be taken down in writing, anc
might be used in evidence against hin
at this trial.
Tho prisoner, Bennett H. Young
made the following statement:
81 am native of Kentucky, cit
izen of the Confederate States, I,
which l owe allegiance. am com
missioned officer in the army of tn,
Confederate States, with which tn
United States are now at war. ow
no allegiance to the United States
herewith produce my commission a
first lieutenant in the army of the Con
; federate States, also the instructions
received when that commission wa
conferred upon me; reserving tn
right to put in evidence further in
structions | have received, at sucl
+ time and in such manner as my coun
cll shall advise. Whatever was don
at St Adams, was done by the au
thority and order of the Confederat
Government. / have not violated tn
neutrality law of either Canada O
Great Britain. Those who were wit
me at st. Adams were all officers. O
enlisted soldiers of the Confederat
: army, and were then under my com
mand. They were such before tn
: 18th October last, and their terms q
enlistment have not expired Severa
| OF them were prisoners of war, take
III battle by the Federal forces. an
} retained as such, from which impris
onment they escaped. The expeditio
4 was not set on foot or projected i
Canada. The course 1 intended t
g pursue IN Vermont, and which / wa
able to carry out but partially, was t
. retaliate IN some measure for the baI
barous atrocities of Grant. Butte,
!, Sherman, Hunter, Milroy Sheridan
Grierson and other Yankee officer,
I except that | would scorn to harr
e women and children under any provo
cation, or unarmed, defenceless. an
+ unresistlng citizens, even Yankees q
to plumber for nay own private benefi
= | am not prepared for the full defene
= OF myself and my command, withor
n communication with my Governmer
/ at Richmond; and insomuch as sue
ie communication is interdicted by II
e Yankee Government, by land and /
20 sea, DO not think l can be ready fc
% such full defence under thirty day
e during which time | hope to be ab
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