The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-05

remains undated. His L.ordship, JUS
ttce John A. Wilson, having intfmated
yesterday that the trial of tho Episco-
Pallan minister, d. f.. Lumsden, would
lax lake place TINS morning, q large num-
DEF OF people, long before the time, con-
gregated in the Vicinity of the County
II buildings, anxious to obtain seat.
although the constableS stationed at the
different entrances did their best to pre-
serve order and only permit those TO
enter who had, right from their.posi-
ton as barristets, jurors or witnesses.
DINERS managed to crowd in when the
court opened. The court was filed to
IT'S utmost capacity. At ten O'Clock
His Lordahipt took his seat on the bench.
AT among those present as witnesses for
II ffulbrldge, Rev. Mr.. Hill, Col. Thom-
as, United States Army, and Mr.. Hodge,
OF Buffalo, Rev. Mr.. Greenham7 and
Or. kempson, of Fort Erie; Hon. J, III.
cameron, A, Harrison and ]. Nc.
Nab. counsel for the prosecution, and
ID a. ". cameron. Queen'B counsel for
the prisoner, K Mckenzie, Queens
counsel, and ., Fenton, representing
me me American government. The wife OF
tine prisoner, q young woman of LADY,
IKE. demeanor,f occupied a seat next to
ner husbands counsel, and seemed to
EEL the unfortunate position in which
ner husband was placed, The Jury
panel being called and the Jurors hav-
ing -answered the prisoner, D. F..
Lumsden was' brought into Court. nc
looked pale and manifested anxiety.
HIS lordship asked rare you ready for
Prisoner-Yes, my lord.
Mr.. j. McNab opened the case for the
crown, and stated that the prisoner
II VINO protessed to be a minister of the
word OF God, would be proven to have
acIeo ana come over and acknowledged
himself chaplain to a people who pos
sessed neither religion, or ANYTHING be-
yond that Of crossing into a. powerful
country for the sake of numbering its
Peaceable inhabitants, and pillaging all
the property they could lay their hands
on: 10 the Indictment the prisoner had
plead generally not guilty, and It
Wo9ld pc tor them to.say whether he
had estah ltshed his plea or not. He
hoped they would, throw, aside all pre-
JUDGE 1nTthe matter, and try the case as
DeLween man and man., apart from re-
ngtous or party motives; as there were
q great number to be examined, he
would not further delay them, but cali
the first witness called. ~
Mt. Cameron objected to his being
examined, the name of theFWitness not
appearing on the back of the. indict-
HIS Lordship- pr shall note your OBJ
= q 70
Witness sworn.-I live at Fort Erie:
nrst saw the prisoner at a. NJ. on
Friday, the LIST of June; saw him again
on the garrison road, two miles from
where the Fenans landed, he was shak-
ing hands with the Fenian officers;
think the Fentans numbered six or
seven hundred. n
Gross examined by N. @. Cameron-Am
laborer in the employ of the Grand
trunk. Railroad; did not work that
day. When / saw the prisoner ] was
Istanding outside of the door of myown
house; was not hiding from them; saw
remains sabout five yards from me.
They came up in military order to the
house. j did not hide In a hog pen; I
felt fired up when saw the Fenians
come; wanted to drive them back;
saw prisoner on Thursday, he appeared
tight at the time, and Went into Harris
public house and drank a glass of
whisky. Itook a glass. The prisoner
wore long coat and plug hat. Prison
er stood up. -
NJ. @. Cameron-Is that the coat the
prisoner wofe3
! Wftness-It was longer.
Prisoner-It is the same coat,
Cross examination continued-Did
not go to work when heard the
EentanS were coming. went to see
them. and they took me prisoner. I
satds "boys you had better let me of as
the red coats are coming along the lake
Shore" They let me go afterwards :
did not see them land, but heard they
landed at the lower ferry; did not 20
specially to see the Fenians; went to
see II the track was torn mp; did not see
the prisoner from that time until May
or June; did not hide myself Saturday
in order to save myself from being
shot; only saw prisoner twice on Thurs.
day and Friday; am sure saw him
Friday morning.
Re:examined by Mr.. McNatz-
The council passed that we visit
J the camp, and L, as Chairman, went
J with them. There may have been
next'saw the prisoner on Saturday after
the battery came into the village march
ing toward the camp; the prisoner was
with them; next saw the prisoner with
Col. DenntsS and understood he had
been taken prisoner; he had much
, dirtier, more dissipated and bloody APP
pearance than at present.
Wms Lewis was next called. NJ. q.
Cameron objected to his examina-
ton; the witness named was not to
appear in thedndictment. Hon. J. II.
| Cameron sRidif this objection held good
in this case, it holds, good in all. The
} witness was then sworn. he saw the
prisoner two or three days before the
raid at Fort Erie; saw him on the LIST OF
June at the village; saw him speaking
, to persons In the Fenian camp, but
cannot mention their names; saw him
. in different saloons; think saw him
speaking to Fenian officers, but am NOT
! positive; he spoke to me and told me
mot to be afraid, the Fenians would not
} hurt me; was at the place where the
Fenians landed; i was taken prfs-
oner and marched to Newbiggen's,
where one officer ordered me released
then went to the village and saw DIR.
KimpSOu speaking to General O1Nef1.