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leaving the beach when Captain Drew called him
aside and told him thai their o2iect a steam
boat; never saw the Caroline until saw her il
flames, when mad reached Buckhorn Island ;
grounded there to rest the crew knows OF no man
named Mcleod being engaged in the expedition ;
returned al the same time with Captain Hector
boat. Testified the same "a other witnesses ior
the defence with respect 10 the getting Up and
starting OF The exf edition


NeiI Nor go~.-( Deposition. Is and has
been clerk OF Macklln III Csippewa knows
Mcleod BY sight since 1886; went on the expe-
diiion against the Caroline ; va. in & house the
evening before preparing Tor some secret expedI-
,ion Colonel McNab came in and said, il you
rais, yoGr aim. the Falls VII. make fine winding
sheet : some Of the party refused 70 60, they
were not informed what Wa the object OF the ex-
petition other volunteers took their place .an-
no; say whether Mcleod was on the beach or
not. as ice night was dark went in Captain Ba;-
,ersby, boat was not told where they goiRg
till near Navy Island Mcleod wa not in this
boat,


[Cross-eXa-liaat.on waved This completes
the depo.itons o; person. who were engaged in
he expedition. The Court q O'Clock. P.M)
took reces'.


2o'cLoes, P. NJ.


Ts.nmoa. for r!e Defence continued


William Press, (swora) Resides 81 Haril-
ton, Canada; i, tavern keeper kept tavern N
Niagara not the Falls from 1885 to l3!l; know
Alex Mel. od well through 1879; was 8; Chip
pewa once in Dec. 1897, namely on the 29th re-
turned 10 Niagara that evening went to ChiPps-
va 10 take up two passengers in wagon knsws
it was the 29th by memorandum made that
day in his books objected by the prosecution
the witness ought 70 have brought the book in
which the entry was made FOR examination ; OBJ
lection overruled by the Court, it IS an entry Of
the receipt OF money while at Chippewa; he j.
.ure that il was the DAY preceding the night on
which the Caroline was DESTROYED left Chippewa
that eveaing a little after dark took his horses
from yard opposite Orris tavern; Mr.. heete,
whom took Up, rode back to Niagara with me- :;
4ls-r. NcLeod the prisoner The bar. rode do1r1s
lrjtb me 10 Stamford. about siX miles; the road
was very bad down 10 the ala; it was better be-
low ! was about an hour and half driving TO
Stamford left Mcleod at the gate OF Mr.. Morr-
SON. Ia witness now In court;) | did not 60 in {;
knows Raincocs, (menconed betore:) RaincocN
ei, that section before the troubles the border
and has not been seen there since received et
ter from him in New York; have heard Of him
since in England on railroad.


Crou-eLamtncd jy the .iftorncy General


He drove a covered wagos; it is eighteen miles
from Chippewa to Niagara; witness conveys pas
sengers frequently; always makes an entry IN his
books; is not - careful about nis bar receipts ;
vas in partnership at the time; always makes the
entre, the dav OF the transaction; reached home
that night after 0 clock it must have been a.
late as 10; not guard that night mas nat
said he must hive been Il; home tha5 Cht by gas
ne was 10 be on guard was drawn on guard that
night, but did not serve 1t i dark between and
6 o'clock at Chippewa at that seasos; thinks 1t
was no, before sundown when he LETT Chippewa :;
thinks il was getting dark, but cannot exactly fix
the time don't recollect what hour he left home
that day; dned at Chippcwa can't say at what
hour: thinks about o'clock; had no business al
Chippewa 10 dc,ain him-eXcept 10 take Mr.. Me
Leod who met him that day, and asked him ii he
would carry him down can't say at what hour or
where he nat Mr.. Mcleod that day; believes II
was about Davis tavern; had TO wait two hours
or more before Mcleod vas ready; he got in at
DaviS's; he (Mc) tad no horse Nth rim; wiz
ness was not at Navy Island but that time during
the occupation of Navy Island IS positive that day
he took Nc Leod was that preceding the destrGc-
tion of the Caroline never stated that he could
not be certain il that night don't remember
saving 50 before Sheriff Stone ei Niagara never
was at Lockport at all, or saw Mcleod in Niagara
Co " y set down Mcleod at Stamford, and
drove directly on; witness has snid, My testimony
Cannot be Of much importance 10 Mcleod, as he
had time TO go back md forward to Chippewa al
ter left him, before the expedition started might
have said time 10 60 twice. does not recollect.


John " Vorrison Sworn Resides at Stap
ford, L. c. since 1888; knows Alex. Mcleod per-
I.. nf
destruction OF the steamboat Caroline on the morn
ing Of Dec. 30th, 1887, about 8 \. NJ; received
message from his son Archibald that Col. Came
ron wished to him at tho gate; | went down,
and saw Col. c.; he asked me if had heard ihe
news; asked him what news he told me that 4
party had the night before Gu, out the Caroline ut
Schosser, and sen, her over the Falls | said
Mcleod is in our house won't you come UP and
see him ?" he begged 70 be excused, ne "as in
great hurry; he was travelling in u wagon; he
handed me piece of wood. saying 1t was part
of the Caroline from which cut portion 10 keep
and returned the rest he said IT got under the,
Falls babe him goodbye and he went away.
had served under Col. Cameron Tor fourteen
wears in Spain, Portugal and france, under the
grea; Duke of Wellington


Mcleod was at this time il my cottage; le
ca,ue there little pas, the evening before; Ger
lalniy before O'Clock; he SLEPT IN our paror; he
drank tea there tho 29th; took breakfast there the
morning of the 3Oth; Mcleod and went to bed
about half past II O'Clock he and had tumbIer
OF toddy together about hak past o'clock Me-
Leod had not left MS IN the morning beiorr !
saw Col. Cameron went directly Up 10 the cot
iase, and saw Mcleod standing al the threshold
OF the door hall dressed told him party had
cut out the Caroline last night and sent her over
The Fall. he said lou don't ,ay SOL. ! sad L