Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-07
THE TRIAL OF REBEL REL,
ACCUSED OF FoMENTlNG REBELLION.
Important Rebel Documents Produced
The Prisoner Greatly surprised by
their observation-disclosures
Testimony Elicited.

REGINA, n. w. T., July 29-After the
swearing of the jury, this morning, Mr..
b. b. Osler, g. G., opened the case for the
crown IN IL speech characterized by clear
ness of statement and fairness. He eX-
planned at some length the nature of the
charge against the prisonerand elucidated
the treason felony act under which he
was being tried. He quoted the imperial
act under which the Dominion was author
lied to make laws for the preservation of
peace and for the good government OF the
country. He next went over the events
of the last three months, which are now,
he said, closely woven into the history of
the country and which are so deeply i'm
pressed upon the memories of the people
of this country. He promised to show by
evidence that he would produce that Riel
not only aided and abetted the illegal
acts of the rebels, but directed these acts
Mr.. Osler then produced what he said
might be called Riels utimatum. This
was addressed to Major Crozier signed by
the prisoner, and demanded the surrender
of Fort Carlton, and if the demand were
complied with the safe escort of the police
to Fort Qu'Appellle was promised. Riel
was evidently taken by surprise by the
production of the document. He flushed
to the temples and violently shook his
head. He then rose to his feet as If about
standing durinD rho remainder of the ad
drnss Other documents ynre nrodncnd
and amongst them was a letter to Major
Crozier calling upon him to remove the
dead from the field at Duck lake. An
and half .hreeds at R,ttIefnrd asSinr them
to revolt.
Dr. Willoughby of Saskatoon was the
mo bosn sIyorn no said th,t ~ rr;snnor
hnd stated 70 lin, that tha 70 Fort # Grrr
tronble whom Scott had hnan shot wn,
notbinG to What was tsning tn take nlace
He saiI thn Indians onlv Waited for hin,
to strike the frst blo,y to ioin him and
tbat he bad tbn iTnited S;to.aS ,t lie baciy
He seemed ,srn,tlv evcited and said s.It
is time dnrtGr tb,t Tho hraedt shn,id nc.
Sort tboir ritLbts AND II vii ha vvolI FOR
those who h1vn lived Good lives :, a
party of armed men then drove up and
Rial said nninting tn thnm .t\1v neonia
intend strikinG - hIow for thniI. riThts
Thev hava nntifiona tha rnvernmpnt nvar
and over again, the only reply being an in
crease OF the pollce force each tllne. he
St,lu .Iia' 'ie SetViels W .7ot t WIZ
ueserN WIZ vi no ~ 'i ipi wv, ,ioli i p "a "a
t t uecuuHe NY Hau olieteu
Ipru laSl lail ~ lullllsn men ~ suppress
tle all'tL nn',a.u o,l ~ itiel
p..I II tneA oileIH III ''Gil ~ ASSIST III Mill
i tne 'i on, ic ., iiH.i"n1, e SUI i
hau arranged thelr planS' ana
Wheh the Hrst Prov was struck
tney Woniu DE Joiii,ed ny the A,nGrlcitn i, m
ult I ntlti Wohl' lSsue i;,i i e,
ana assert t1aI inc tlliie ilau arrived lor
MN 10 RUE tle country OF PERISH III tle
a.,eIiipt' re iiai " lo,iS ooi! eI9 ~
relatlVe TO me government apout TO ne es-
taoilsheu. hlel si'lu lhG ilieihpers YOU'D be
Iod-learlilS men nol IKE those at ollaWa.
lie promised TO dlNlde tne country INTO
two portions, one OF which was TO be the
said the rnhalIion of il vnnrs AGO was NOT
a patch on what this would be The wit
ness left shortly afterwards Tor Clark $
Crossing to telegraph the authorities at
Regina, but he found the wires were
down. He then telegraphed to Colonel
Morris, commanding at Brattletord,
giving him full particulars. Rel said he
had been furnished with copy of the
telegram sent by the Saskatoon settlers to