New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-22
THE NEW DOMINION.

THE RED RIVER WAR-ROUT OF MDOUGALLS
PARTISANS-HIS CHIEF EMISSAEIES CAP
TURED.
CHICAGO, Dec 21.-A special dispatch from
St. Paul Mnn says: "News has just been received that
company OF mounted insurgents appeared at the Hud
son Bay Companys fort near Pembina the night OF
the 9th ns and took possession The greater part OF
Gov McDOugalIs agents and emissaries including
Schultz, Cowan and Hatch, have been captured. Col
Deuns skulkDg about until he can reach the Anerl-
can territory Gov McDOugall is absolutely without
even faction save some fifty swamp Indians The bal
Another correspondent says "The efforts OF Col Den
10 organize a counter revolution have failed The
whole population are unit. schultz, Co~ap MAJOR
Wallace, and nifty others, are prisoners No blood was
session oil the whole country llere arc Sky S"snp
Indians yet the lOwerfort who are not nterered wt
because considered harmless. II Is SAID GOV McDOuga
Another Correspondent says: flames Mckay and fam
ily have fled 70 ST. Joseph On the 9TH inst when the
prisoners were TAKEN moro than coo INSURGENTS were oc
cupJ ing Fort Garry. The prisoners were all taken Ut
DR.. Schultz's, and were armed for night"
special dispatch from Red River TO The Witness says
at seems clear that McDOuCa and Dennis have organ
fear that as the Indian element has been called in by
McDougall, an Indian war may be the result They say
the start which they declined, fearing that 1t might be
difficult to control IT," ..~zrzEE-EIrzss, = -
THE EVIDENCE IN THE CALDWELL ExTRADIT1oN
CASE.
MONTREAL, Dec 21.--The following evidence
has been taken in the cae OF Caldwell called up for ex
ment Of certain drawback $3.50 So with intent TO de-
fraud The first witness, VIM. J. Korn, being sworn, said
he knew the prisoner six years q clerk in the employ
OF Messrs K B. Caldwell Co.. Of which Company Cad'
es Custom House and international Revenue brokers;
kent blOtter which inserted the claims sent TO
70 All the books OF firm. Witness here asked to
look the affidavit and say whether he had ever seen
brfOre and under what circumstances. Defendants
counsel O Of tt s n pnrported
80 Naor 10 a
best witness establish ts authenticity and because
reforre6 IN a transaction which has been made a
udect OF complaint against defendant The objection
! was overrpcd Witness proceeded; 40 hot knoW
when saw IT, but IL In 1916 In the office OF the SAID
firm the body OF the affidavit, excepting the signature
! OF W Richards written by K. Mulhgani saw MN
write parts OF 1t should say u was ~ Muiga9s
writing; the affidavit being filed mp was taken into Mr.
Caldwe's private office nt that time the signature OF
Richards and the notary public were not attache1 Whe
II Was brought ont OF the Office Kehardss signature was
appended the only persons IN saiu onGe we're nv d
we'll who requested me to take II TO the notary dd not
Soc e signature Richards written knew It 10 be MIR
Nuligans handwriting In the form did not know what
the object of was knoY that II Il form required by
money Gun ne oDlateu IRoh a ClllHI mean .5.
! 10 Government money J. have no doubt that
taken in unsigned was IN the principal Office at the
time tho door was open saw no one e,7e III inc once
nature W. Richards, was appended 10 particularly
remember tins because ue fansacuoh was ior an Il
warrant marked b. and the draft Of tho United States
for me amount Of IS $40 So thereunto annexed and
asked 10 say whether he had them before and II
flcy connected In any way Win the aiuavit Tins
was objected by defendants counsel because evil
dence had been adduce1 10 prove the existence OF the
alleged Treasury warrant, the authenticity OF said
tberrnon or that the said draft had ever been pre-
seed TO the Treasury Of the United States for payment
and because the evidence sought TO be elected by
te previous question ought not be asked at this stage Of
examination. The objection oyeruled witness proceeded;
Have not any OF the papers until lately or until
| they in the same condition as now, with holes
puuehed through them which understand means that
tbey have been cancelled; the only way connect
them with the chain Is by the amount OF the draft and
Inc draft dated after the presentation at WasngtOn
! fbe signature Of Il. NJ. johnson Co. Is in the hand
enidavit was signed October O. 1866 Cross examined
Could not state certainty the month, or day when
lie most OF the affidavit written by Mulligan ex
cept the signatures ana dates by the notary there
| Of the writing; did not remember what he
wa 1s could not state how long Muean was writing
did not his watch could MT that he saw him
ished whiting in his Office DID Mugan write the
signature W. Richards the iurat did not state that
Muhgan left the private ONCE door open after he went
B thought IL closed, thought thereiwas one In
there except Maigan and Caldwell could not swear
positively whether any other person was In did not
him write the names Richards and Kenyon. but might
might have been within foot OF him ne took tho
affidavit To the Office of +. A. Kenyon, notary public
70 the truth OF the contents of the affidavit though
the notary knew his name was not Richards ;
was not present IL fact that the said document SO
signed was never to certain that It was IN 1866
caldwell left for Canada he resided In Brooklyn saw
him last early January 1867 witness returned the
AFFIDAVIT TO Mr. Caldwell, and had not seen IL since Till
some two months ago frequently during that year wit
ness presented documents the notary publcs for sig
Dauies; did know when 1t was sent TO the Treasury
was true several such documents were filed up at
the office he nlled up himself George Alexander
Mercer OF gOn. sworn and said-I am Treasury
Clerk in the Treasury Department the name OF the
Treasurer T. T. Spinner and that 10 ma signature AZ
eo no ssi'nt oe,1e s1H'o the
warrant; / see the draft is marked
BTi also that 1t has the number 9 the Initials
= H. b. those OF +. NJ Bo9tes clerk IN the treas
uTy Office OF j. G. H., are for j. e. Harfls0 a
clerk m the Registry office; when the claim marked
came 10 the Internal Revenue Office, u was marked PHO
tie claim then goes the Commissioner OF tne Inte
nal Revenue, who issues this certificate marked ~ winch
now produce which alec bears the nunDer lI4o5 anu
the SAID certificate signed r. A. Rollins Connhei2her
and his usual SIGNATURE the draft marked mas Deen
paid. know this by the cancelatoni the treasury
draft, appended TO the warrant Is the orai IN payment
OF the claims 10 would have been regular 10 nave
issued the draft without the affidavit forming part
| OF the claim marked A; do not Know OF any
other papers than 10 which nave reierfed
IT is customary that no claim Is paid
until letter is received ffOm claimant by the ucpau
meut naming the person 10 whom the claim " be PAID