tradiction that he noticed in Crandall's
statements. Crandall admitted that the words were in his handwriting,
but said they were written some time before. Crandall said they were all
there except about a dozen. He did not say whether he had distributed
any; but witness did not understand him to state that the number had
been diminished since he came here, but that the bundle exhibited
embraced all the tracts which he brought with him from New York.
Witness's impression that they were all the pamphlets which witness
brought to the District, except the one which he lent to King; but
Crandall did not in his statement except that one. He understood
Crandall that all that he received at New York were there, except about
a dozen. He recollected that Crandall said he had been a subscriber to
some of the abolition publications. Witness or one of the magistrates
asked Crandall "whether he was aware of the nature of the pamphlets when
he left New York?" To which Crandall replied that he supposed them to
be of the character with those for which he had been in the habit of
subscribing. Crandall was also asked "why he was put in possession by
the publishers of so many copies of the pamphlets, and whether it was
not because they supposed he would circulate them and be an efficient
agent?" In reply to which Crandall said "it might be so." He did not
intimate that he had any knowledge of his appointment as an agent.

_The Court_ here asked witness whether the traverser intimated that the
tracts were given to him with his assent and approbation.

_Witness._ He admitted that the tracts contained his sentiments; but he
was not understood to say that he approved of his appointment as an
agent, or considered himself as acting in that capacity. When Crandall
said the endorsements were written some time ago, witness called his
attention to the date of one which was not two years ago. Witness
received a written statement from Crandall at the examination. Does not
know what became of it. Thinks it was returned to Crandall. Crandall
did not say he knew the contents of the tracts when he received them,
but said he supposed they were of similar character to those which he
had subscribed for. Witness read a paper which contained Crandall's
statement on the subject, and recollects that it was written in the
jail. Has no recollection that it stated that Crandall was a member of
an Abolition or Emancipation Society. When witness called Crandall's
at