Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-23
General News.
The Canadian Authorities and the
Fenian Prisoners.

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Fenian Prisoners.
New YoRK, April 21.-The Herald's To-
ronto special Of last evening says: The
Globes CornwalIdispatch says there is great
dissatisfaction among the magistrates at the
singular course of the Mayor of Cornwall,
who is an 0rangemap, and who has inform
ed his court that he will exclude all Cath
Ole magistrates from the bench. This fact.
together with the exclusion of the press and
other circumstances, lead the people 10 be-
lieve that, whether guilty or not, a diaboli-
cal attempt is being made to punish the
prisoners.
Wheeler was yesterday very i~nsolent and
threatened if not instantly released to ap-
ply to President johnson.
A special dispatch from Cornwall also
says that a very unpleasant rumor is shoat
as follows: Detective Clark while here as
a witness, by speaking Irish got into the
confidence Of one of the 0'Donahues, of
Cornwall and INDUCED him in whiskey.
He represented himself as a Fenian sym
pathizer, and drew from 0'Donahue the
names of other sympathizers here. Also,
that if any movement was made Mayor
Allen would be the first victim. Clark
made affidavit that 0'Donahue gave this in
formation and the Mayor says he has it in
his possession.
The citizens kindly offer to supply the
prisoners With newspapers but the magis-
trates refuse to allow them to receive them.
The magistrates already declare that the
prisoners will be committed to the fall As
sizes. The people consider this cruel per-
secution shameful.
The Globes Eastport dispatch tonight
says several squads are moving to Calais
and other Maine towns.
Killian has gone to Portland.
Col. Wheeler Released.
New YORK, April 2L-The Cornwall spe-
eial dispatch to the Herald, dated last even
ing, says: Col. Wheeler was brought up
for examination at $50 this morning. He
acted in the most defiant manner, daring
the magistrates to detain him longer. He
stated that as an American citizen he would
claim protection from Andy johnson if they
attempted TO keep him under arrest without
producing the evidence they possessed
against him. The magistrates were serious
ly frightened at his threats, and almost
unanimously decided to let him 90. Col.
Wheeler left for New York by this morn
ing's train.
From New Orleans
NV ORLEANS, April 2O.-The steamer
Rapidan has sailed for New York.
The first race for $1,000, mile heats, was
won by Lewis E. Smith. Time 1854 and
1854. The second race, for IS, 900, was won
by q small bay flley; time 1:554 and l:5ss.
The rains have injured the cotton badly
in Texas.
The cotton in Louisiana is unaffected by
the rains ane frost
The crevasse in Baton Rouge is widening,
and the country looks like an ocean.
The Bruner Case.
LOUISVILLE, Ayril 2O.-In the Bruner case
yesterday, Colonel Charles Irwin was exam
med in relation to the business conducted
in his department.
W. Mckay, formerly clerk in Colonel
Twins Office, and subsequently, under
Mr.. Bruner, was next called and testified
that he had given one false receipt to VIM.
Davis for between twenty-five to fifty mules,
three or four to Isham Henderson, one
amounting to S22,0 900 or $4,000, one to ".
R Briee, and one to Daniel Henderson. he
believed that vouchers were issued on each
Of the false receipts given to the parties
mentioned.
The court adjourned in order to procure
the books of Mr.. Bruner.
To-day Nj. Mckay was recalled and
stated he gave receipts for S23, 900 to Isham
Henderson at Henderson's request. He
gave him several receipts at diferenttimes.
he always insisted on the witness giving
receipts for more mules than were received.
He also stated that Henderson told him il
was honorable to defraud the Government
out of large amounts but contemplate to
cheat it out Of small sums. The witness
received for issuing the false receipts to
Henderson Sl0,00G. The proposition to
issue the false receipts was stated by the
witness to come from Mr.. Henderson.
False receipts were also given to Daniel
Henderson, of Nashville, and W. R. Boyce,
of Danville, Kentueky-to the former for
SIS, 600 and to the latter for several COM
p~arstively small amounts. From D. Hender-
son through another party named Barber
witness received $1,000, and from Boyce
$500. Witness highest salary while en-
plcyed as a clerk IN the department was $50
per month. He stated that he frequently
gave receipts for mules without seeing them |
or learning their number. Witness stated
that Bruner loaned him $4,000, at his re-
quest, to enable him TO cancel a mortgage on
his fathers estate. Witness testimony
entirely e~xculpating Bruner from any COM
plicityl in the issuing of fraudulent reports,
he having kept carefully concealed from
him all knowledge of the transactions he
had been engaged in, and that no false re-
csipts had ever been given by him with
Burners knowledge or consent at Cinein-