The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-12-14

the log house OF. Adams:s pro
ther.in-law, with whom he WAS
hiding. between IL and l O'Clock
at night. Our rap was responded
to by the owner, to whom on
opening the door, the Sheriff intro
duced me, directly after which, and
before anything more had been
said, we heard voice from the
second floor Of the cabin saying,
II am ready, and have been ex-
pec,ing sou all winter lmme-
3;diately aftcrward the old man
came dowG the ladder, and in ten
minutes we departed on $ouf re
ttarn. ...-.
., x &
=. On our way back Adams at
Different times stated that, hearing
noise 10 the 4nagazine,@ here-
ported it to Mr.. Edward Giddins,
keepe r of the fort, who ioid him
that q stranger was lodged there
who in a day or lwo would be
take:n 10 his friends in Canada, but
moth ing must be said about it. He
theu, from time to time carried
soot TO the person. Soon afterward,
@nea r midnight, be was told to
hare q boat in. readiness for the
purpose OF taking away the man
in the magazine. Several gentle
men arrived in q carriage, by
VIII ON the man was taken from
the magazine and escorted to
the boat. Adams was told to
remain on the dock until the
boat should return, and that if
in the meantime an alarm should
be given he WAS TO show signal
to warn the boat away. AS moth
ing of. the kind occurred the boat
returned quietly, and az of the
six who. left in the boat only five
returned, be supposed that one
had gone to his friends il Cana
da. .z......-..
Adams was wanted as I. witness
in trials then pending in Canandai-
qua. We reached that place in
the afternoon of the day the court
convened. Three men were on
trial for abducting Morgan. The
testimony of Adams was essential
to complete the link. On being
called TO the stand be denied all
knowledge bearing upon the ques.
ton.
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Or our return to Rochester the
witness Adams was in an extra
stage with, his Masonic friends.
As there WIS longer scy iced of
hiding, he was on his way TO
Niagara. In passing the Man
sion Honse. Rochester: adams,
" bo was Standing iu the doorway,
ask ed me to stop,saying he wanted
to explain his testimony. The
lawyers, be said, informed him
that if he told what be knew about
The magazine and the boat it
wo uld be a confession that would
selrd him TO the State prison.
Ttmy also told him that the law
did rot compel d witness to Grim
in ate himself, and, to.avoid pun.
is'hment, be ntust deny the whole
st ory. ~ .~... g.. .. -. 49,
;ius;l831, after my removal from
Re 1ch ester, TO. Albany. u libel suit
was commenced against rne hy
Gen. Could Of Rt,cb ester. 1t was
sri>ed at Is Albany; Judge James
Y anderpoef' presi.:ing. The libel
Charged Gen. Gould. with giving
N olley be seceised from the Boy.
al Arch Grand Chapter to enable
R,arage Smith and John Whitney
o escape from justice. Gerris L.
Dox, Treasurer of the Grand
Chapter, and John Whitney, one
of the recipients of the money,
were in court to establish. the
i truth OF the libel. Mr. Dox testl
fed that q charity fund had been
iD trusted to Gen. Gould. John
Whitney was called to prove that
be received q part Of the fund
With which, in company with
Burr. sge Smith, he left Rochester
and was absent nearly a year
Gen. Gould's counsel objected &c
witues Us Testimony untia II hao
been sh own that Gen: Gould kne q
that tb,s money furnished was tt
enable sSrnlth and Whitney to es
cape frpln justice. The Cour
sustaine,5 this objection, and " Dit
nevis 1;esti, nony was exe'nded
AS it was impossible to prov
what was kn own only to Gen
Gould himself, the trial ended ab