circulate" were written upon the pamphlets. There was no distinction
drawn between those which were endorsed and those which were not. They
were all thrown together. Don't recollect that Crandall made any
distinction in regard to them. He was understood to speak of all the
pamphlets together. The only contradiction in Crandall's statement was
that he, at first, said that pamphlets were brought to him as he was
leaving New York in the boat, and afterwards said they had been in his
possession for some time. Witness looked at some of them and saw that
some were of older date than others. Could not distinctly recollect
which were of old and which of new date. There was a considerable
interval between the dates, but don't remember how long. While the
examination was going on, there was a great commotion outside of the
jail, and a loud knocking at the door; the prisoner seemed agitated,
which was not wonderful, considering the circumstances. Don't recollect
that he said any thing about the time when the words "_please read and
circulate_" were written on the pamphlets.

_Mr. Key_ here admitted that he recollected hearing the prisoner say,
at the examination in the jail, that the endorsements were written two
years before.

_Mr. Morsell_ continued. Don't remember that Crandall presented a
written paper. Think it likely he did. There were three magistrates
sitting, and it might have been given to one of the other two. He
believed it appeared, on the examination, that Crandall had been in
this District some months.

_Clement T. Coote, Esq._, one of the magistrates who examined the
traverser in the jail, deposed that Henry King, upon his examination,
stated that the words "_please read and circulate_" were written upon
the pamphlet when he got it from Crandall. A bundle of the tracts were
brought in. Crandall said he had received them just as he was leaving
New York, on his way to this District. He was going down to the boat
when they were brought to him. Crandall stated, as witness distinctly
recollects, that the endorsements were made some time before. Witness
did not recollect that he stated the precise time, but that he said the
endorsements were made some time before. Did not recollect that he said
he came on directly to Washington. After the pamphlets were shown to
King and Crandall, witness's impression was that Crandall had been
detained some where on the way, and in the interval had written the
words. There was no con