ant, heard him speak of bringing a force to this State, to resist the force which might be brought by the General Government in aid of the Charter Government. Defendant never spoke of wanting or using any force from abroad, except in the contingency of an interference from abroad by the U. S. troops. He did not say how many men would be wanted in such an event. His object was to prevent an interference on the part of the General Government. Was informed, after I left Washington, that defendant saw the President. Mr. Dorr stated to me afterward at Chepachet, that he considered himself the lawful Governor of the State, and that he had as good a right to use force to defend the Government as any other officer had to overthrow it. Did not hear him hold out any inducement to any one to stand by him. He certainly did not to me.

Cross-Examined. Did not hear Mr. Dorr say that he wished to take forcible possession of the State House. Had no doubt of Mr. Dorr's intention to take possession of the State House.

William P. Blodget. Saw Dorr in the procession on the sixteenth of May. Followed the procession to Federal Hill, near B. Anthony's house. He addressed the multitude; do not recollect whether from a carriage or a platform. He said it was false, as he had been accused, that he should have the aid of five hundred men from abroad that he had asked for; he expected five thousand when they were wanted. He drew his sword and said that it had been dipped in blood once, and before he should yield up the rights

of the people of Rhode Island, it should be buried in gore to the hilt. Dorr was surrounded by between three hundred or four hundred armed men in the procession, and a concourse of unarmed. Witness never heard such a yell as when defendant announced his determination. They applauded him with the yell of fiends. Was told it was not safe for me to remain there. Was not much frightened. The men about Dorr were more like desperadoes than men. They only wanted a leader to do anything. Gave information of these proceedings to the Governor and Council.

The cannon of the artillery company were taken by Dorr's men on the afternoon of Tuesday, the seventeenth of May. The detachment came down about four o'clock; no authorized person was present to defend them. Tried with some friends to prevent carrying off of the guns in case the orders should arrive from the Governor in time; they did not arrive and the guns were carried off. The officer in command of the detachment, said the muskets of his men were loaded; so also did one of the company. The troops from the rest of the State were ordered up and came during the night of the seventeenth and in the morning of the eighteenth. Was not at the arsenal, but was ordered to await the arrival of the troops. In the morning the column of about five hundred and fifty men marched up Federal Hill under the command of Col. William Blodget; marched beside the commander; some one came and told them for God's sake to stop, as they

would be fired upon. Companies were then deployed to the right and left, and the cannon of the Newport artillery were unlimbered in front. The hostile guns were then withdrawn some distance. The numbers around them decreased very rapidly when the troops came up, to forty or fifty. The cannon were said to be loaded with round shot and slug iron. After a time, B. Anthony promised that the guns should be returned at four o'clock in the afternoon, if the troops were withdrawn; Anthony said the men were drunk, and could not be influenced by him. The troops were consequently withdrawn.

Cross-Examined. Did not see on what Dorr stood when he made his speech. The shout was more like an infernal yell than anything else. To understand it, one must have seen Dorr's countenance when he made the speech. It accorded with the whole scene. Dorr did not make any explanation as to the use of the five thousand upon the interference of Tyler. His name was not mentioned. Did not derive the story of the sword from a newspaper. Have not said that I came here to get Mr. Dorr convicted, or to that effect. Have said that I should say here all I could against Mr. Dorr.

Edward H. Hazard. Saw the procession of the sixteenth of May. Information was received by the authorities, that Dorr was in Stonington, and an armed force of his friends went to Stonington to escort him up. A proposition was made to the Governor to arrest Dorr at Kingston depot, but it was not accepted. Went down to the depot of the Stonington Railroad on Monday morning and saw Dorr arrive.

There were probably about fourteen hundred men in the procession; went with Col. Blodget afterwards to Federal Hill. Heard Mr. Dorr say that the sword had been dyed in blood, and should use it again in the same way in defense of the rights of the People of this State. Dorr also requested the military officers to meet him at Anthony's. Saw the men at the breastwork after they had fallen back from Anthony's house. D'Wolf was to take charge of them, and, if they could hold out a short time, Dorr was to return.

Cross-Examined. Dorr spoke boldly and candidly. Think he may have said that the five thousand men who were to come from New York were to stand against Tyler; do not distinctly recollect; did not derive the story about the sword from a newspaper.

Henry S. Hazard. Was in Providence on the seventeenth and eighteenth of May; saw Dorr on the sixteenth of May when he came from Stonington; saw the procession first going to the bridge; didn't follow it; saw a large collection at B. Anthony's house on the seventeenth of May; many were the same as those who were in the procession. There were three hundred or four hundred up there when I went up; they were in companies; their arms were stacked, and guards were stationed round them. On the night of the seventeenth, about 12 or 1 o'clock, heard cannon fired; rode up on horseback over Federal Hill; saw the men in line; rode along the line, and over to the arsenal; told Col. Blodget that they were coming; he said he was ready for them; rode back, and heard them ask

ing one another in line whether they were going to the arsenal; some said they were; some said they were not; then rode to the light infantry armory and told Col. Brown. There were four or five hundred men; but not all under arms. The cannon were in the road; they appeared ready for service.

Cross-Examined. Should think there were rising four hundred men with arms; there was a very heavy fog that night. Rode along the line from one end to the other. Couldn't see more than half the length. They were standing in line; not in the best of discipline; think they were mostly in double line; stopped a little from the farther end of them; went there on purpose to see how many there were; didn't see Dorr that night. Had said I hoped justice would be done to Mr. Dorr; and was anxious to have him rested; had no hard feelings against Mr. Dorr.

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some one took hold of him, and prevented it.

Orson Moffitt. Saw Dorr in Providence on sixteenth and seventeenth of May; saw him marching through the streets on the sixteenth. On the seventeenth, an armed force came down from B. Anthony's house to seize the cannon of the artillery company; saw them take the guns and carry them away. They said they came by orders of Gov. Dorr. They said their muskets were loaded. Saw Dorr on the sixteenth draw his sword; and something was said about a sword dyed in blood; could not hear exactly what else he said. Went to Warren on the seventeenth, at night, to bring up the troops; came back and went through the city the rest of the night; went into Dorr's lines. Heard him give the order to fire. Saw one gun flash, and then heard Mr. Dorr himself call for the torch. Saw the other gun flash; saw him holding the torch; could see him plainly when the gun flashed; was near enough to him to have touched him easily; the cannon was near the arsenal, pointed at it; when he found the gun only flashed, he said he was betrayed. He appeared to be commanding; heard him give no other orders than the one to fire; it was obeyed instantly. There was no guard on the plain when I was there; saw a number of men about. They generally started to go off, and I left soon after the gun was flashed. About 12 o'clock that night I was fired into going down Carpenter street; was challenged first; did not stop, and the musket was fired. Was leaning down and looking out of the carriage, else I should have been hit.

Cross-Examined. Saw Dorr draw his sword on the sixteenth; could not exactly hear what he said. Saw Dorr on the night of the seventeenth. Am certain that he applied the torch to the cannon; knew him by the voice at first and then by sight; could not say anything about the dress of Mr. Dorr, whether he had a hat or a cap, or what sort of a belt, or what was the position of the guns, or who were near, or standing around, or who flashed the first gun. Was in the midst of the men about the guns.

George O. Bourn. A person who was following the march to the arsenal told me there were three or four hundred under arms, and that others were to be armed with the guns that might be taken. They were then to march toward the city. The cannon were placed near the great tree. Thought the men in the arsenal could reach those around the cannon on the field with muskets. One of the insurgents told me there were one thousand men without arms, who were to be furnished from the arsenal.

May 1.

Roger W. Potter. (Recalled.) -Went on Federal Hill on the morning of the eighteenth of May while the insurgents were there. Was called upon in the morning to go to the council chamber. A warrant was put into my possession against Thomas W. Dorr. Went up with the Governor to Federal Hill. We missed the troops who had started before us. When we got there John S. Harris was addressing the crowd. Went in and inquired for Dorr; B. Anthony pledged his honor that Dorr had been gone some

time. A call for the Governor to come to the window arose. Governor King then said that the Sheriff was in the house with a warrant for Dorr; they cried out, No, No, shoot him; shoot him. Governor King then re. treated from the window. I went to the window; they cried out shoot him. A man leveled a gun at my head; we looked at each other a moment, and the man lowered his musket. At Burrington Anthony's request, I called to the crowd not to fire into the house. The cry then arose that the landholders were coming. Wm. Dean gave the information; and the men rushed away from the house and the cannon. Went out to the cannon. A man named Gould was flourishing a lighted port match above one of them which was pointed directly at the troops coming up the hill. Carter said that he should stand by the guns till he was shot down; Gould said that the cannon were loaded with round shot and scrap iron. When we first went up there was a line of men with muskets before the house, perhaps a hundred; there were armed men in the house, on the stairs and above. When the troops came up there was a great rush of both armed and unarmed men from about the house. One man cried out, where the hell are you going; a pretty soldier to be running away.

Hiram Chappell. Was in the procession which escorted Dorr from Stonington depot. They were under arms. Don't know that the muskets were loaded. The men had ammunition. Remained at and about the house of

Burrington Anthony till they went to the arsenal. Isaac Allen had command of the troops at

Burrington Anthony's house; he said at the time that he was appointed major by Dorr and received his orders from him. Know of ammunition being purchased for the purpose of going to the arsenal. Dorr gave me money to buy powder and flannel, twenty-five dollars. Dorr went with the troops to the arsenal. I did not go on the field. All the troops left the field about day break. Went back with Dorr in the same squad. He said nothing about disbanding his troops or going away. Did not know that Mr. Dorr had left till 8 or 9 o'clock. Drew the charges of the guns in the morning with Carter; found first a bag of slugs, then a ball, then a cartridge, then another ball, then another cartridge; the last cartridge was fired off and the guns reloaded. They were loaded with ball and bags of slugs when the troops came up.

Went to Chepatchet on the twenty-fourth of June. Saw men under arms, about two hundred and fifty or three hundred, and in the morning saw a breastwork thrown up. Isaac Allen had command of them. Afterwards they chose D'Wolf commander. Saturday Dorr came with an escort and staid there till Monday night. About dark a letter was read on the hill ordering the troops to disperse and go home peaceably. There were twentyfive or thirty of the Spartan band who were said to come from New York. They were armed with muskets. They were out on scouts most of the time. D'Wolf was chosen by the officers. There was a pike company there, a picked up company. There was a large quantity of scrap iron for the cannon, and three boxes of balls;

looked as if they came from some fort.

One of the cannon came from Olneyville, called the Governor King. A rumor rose at one time that the Algerines were coming, and Major Allen made a fuss and called up the Woonsocket artillery to stand with match ropes lighted by the guns. Allen said that if the Algerines did not come up then they would go into town on Wednesday. D'Wolf and Allen took their orders from Dorr. They so reported, and Dorr directed the troops to obey them. Dorr's order was that no stranger should be admitted on the hill. The report was there that men were coming from New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut; also that Mike Walsh had written to New York for the rest of his band. The muskets were said to have arrived at Norwich, and were then in boxes on the wharf, as the railroad directors would not let them be brought over; the troops there were encouraged by these reports. Know that arms and ammunition were obtained and secreted after the Federal Hill affair for the Chepatchet gathering. Had some in my own house. Knew of the expedition to Warren, as the men came to my house for arms. Knew that they wished to go and get arms from the wharf of Messrs. Brown & Ives. At Chepatchet guards were set, countersigns had, and one prisoner was taken. Heard from Captain Bradley that he had surrounded Sprague's house with his company to find if Dorr was there. Ascertained that he went away about half an hour after the letter was read upon the hill. Knew half an hour previous that Mr. Dorr was going to leave. Dorr came on the hill soon after