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pay thsy are called deGd-heqdsi II Is the custom
for such 10 help when they are wanted


| was in bed that night in the ladies' cabin when
William KENNEDY, Z master OF a vessel, VINO was
OF the watch. came 20 the door, aud called that
boats were coming, and they had better ge, up:
We did no, believe him, and none of Us got rp;
abou; minute after he came back, kicked al the
door. and wiki an oath said We had better get up
or We would be burned up | now got up and
went on deck; went our into the stern s;aiboard
gangwav. sev, there boat full o. msn armed
her head up stream; about fifteen feet from the
steamboat; az officer standing Up in ner: she was
pulling for our boa, fast she could; three pi
tolls were fred from her a. the steamboat; one
man close BY me fell 90 rot know who he was:
Z Nr Leonard who near went into the la
dies cabin, started for the Iarboard side 10 90
ashore. WAS net by men with cuasses and coGld
not pass they had boat under the guard of the
steamboat; some OF their men We're on the steam
boat. some were getting aboard. soxle OF the
dock all around | crossed back 20 the other side,
intending TO pass by the siarboard siae and 60
ashore at the forward gangway | sa1 some OF
the boat crew had fr,t seen getting aboard one
Of them had got aboard and several Others were
on the rail: saw the man who had been shot "
iar there and took hold of him; passed quickly
forward. when I heard pistol shots and strokes
with n cutless: supposed land DO now that the
.wo parties who had boarded had ne; il the
DARK and were fighting each other. passed ra-
pidIy ashore and of through the warehouse.


I saw Durfee living the wharf shortly after on
hi. face before he mad been turned over. mad
been at the Falls that day and could get 10 lodg-
ings there 50 came back and got lodgings on the
boat; had only .ecn there half an hour and hid


Z To-. I a
a pocket pistol tao inches long not loaded do not
know that there were any other on board :;
there 4.ere no arms discharged b.tore those fired
from the assailanis nj u could not have been
without my hearing il; Capt. Kennedy on
the watch he had been 10 the Falls with rae he
came on board with ne and took the watch he
was mol armed did not near any thing SAID
while on the boat but by the stlcer who got on
board frs; at the larboard sangway; while hs men
w.r, Getting on board he exclaimed. - Cd d--n
them give It t. them!


Cross-eramned hi 'lr Spencer.


There was lieht on i.e boat when tue yawlS ap-
preached there were some stars and lamp IN
Inc gangwav before the ladies' cabin broke II
when last went across 70 co OF, after we were
fired on; all this Was in less than minute;
think there were now 10 liests on deck there
nav haye been one in ihc toreca,tle. (Witue-s
described the pecuiarire- OF the boat.


Cr0Ss-cr0mino3 IN NJ. Spencer.


Did not see any boarding at the bow there were
boats on tha; quarter bu tAey had not reached the
steamboat when went ashore; Durtee lay eight
or ten feet from the edge OF the wharf. DID not
helpio Get the boat ont did rot come down. her ;
T lIr. SDenccr-Did any other boat come down
from Buffalo aiterwnrd! Objected to by Mr.
Hall. Oyerruled by the Court


Henry EmmoaS. (sworn.) Lived at SchIosser
at the time was aroused by the noise OF the at
tack on the boat: ran down into the main road I;
heard firing and a loud hubbub of voices, &c. !;
;hnk heard four or five guns or pistols fired :
heard no words distinctly; cant say heard u
clashing Of swords. there was 50 much confusion :;
saw the boat towcd out and set fire to; ,aw her
ground saw the assailants leave her; they gave
three cheers and rowed up toward Us; all the i've
boats together; thought they were coming back 10
burn the storehouse and attack the house they
did moi, but rowcd away.


saw DGricc soon after; he lay about eight or
ten feet from the dock, dead; noticed his cap II
wa, what we call Canadian cap OF wool or
., v,,,r,t, uf rcd " browni>h color. was near
when the gun was fired it was the only in The
house; il was fired al the steamboat: rot within
ten rods of where Durfec lay; il could not have
gone within seven or eight rods; it was before we
went down and found Durfce; think Capt.
Lawtcn had two pistols, but they were not used


Cross-ezamiaed By Nr. Spencer


was two or three rods from the slan who fired
at the steamboat: stood in the road, and he Went
down two or three rods toward the wafer; he stood
toward the warehouse from me looked at him
he attracted general attention. and 1t was re-
marked that ii had arms We could Nil some oi
them with li;tle danger.


lain HITTER, (sworn). Resided Il; lockPort
in 1887; was at Schlosser that night; | saw the
Gun loaded that was fired that night; Il ras iaad-
ed icM po'c9er only: it was only fired to alarm
those who were burning the steamboat; did not
load it. but stood by when it was done 10 Il [
know who did load il | think no other gun was
fired from the shore; / STAYED till the boat was
cas-; oil hv the vaw'ls. when ! went up to Buffalo
| was on board the Caroline about ii clock that
night; am sure she not armed.


Cross-crzminca Jy Mr.. Spencer.


Do nit know exactly wha; | was n Schcsser
tlla, night for; mainly from curiosity; had been
down at the,Falls walked down and back; had not
been - bed; could ind none; wont on board IN"
boat at II o'clock, could get no berth there. and
vert back to the tavern.


The gun was loaded in Mr. Fields kitchen |
saw j, loaded but had nothing to do with 1t; stood
within two feet Of him | might have been drink
ing some. but was not intoxicated am sure nothing
but powder was put in the gun took particular
notice don't know why; can't say when | first
stated the gun was only loaded with powder; on
reflection, swear that stated i; day II was
at the Falls; don't know to whom; dent know
that have stated it since bn, to Mr.. Emmsns to-
day. Tho gun was fired about four rods from
Fields house; the man went down toward The
warehouse; can't say why ne went down toward
the water to fire gun loaded with powder only :;
told Emmons of the fact this morning out OF Court.


To Hr. Haariey-Was subpGnaed here over a
week ago as witness for the People.


To Nr. Speacer-T links he was not talked with
about the loading OF the gun when ne subP0-
-.n.A rn- n. ~ DID no. krn.. Win: he Wa.