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WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 421

Milton; Consider Atherton, of Stoughton; Jacob Cushing, Jz,
Josiah Lane, and Jonathan Burr, of Hingham.

The Clerk. You the prisoners at the bar, these good men, which
were last called and do now appear, are those who are to pass
between our sovereign Lord the King and you, upon the trial of
your several lives; if therefore you will challenge them, or any of
them, you must challenge them as they are ealled to be sworn,
before they are sworn, and you shall be heard,

The Jurors being sworn.

The Clerk, Prisoners hold up your hands. Gentlemen of the
Jury, look upon the prisoners, and hearken to the charge. Upon
each and every of these several indictments the prisonera at the bar
have been arraigned, and upon their arraignment have pleaded not
guilty, and for trial have put themselves upon God and their coun-
try, which eonntry you are, your charge therefore is, to inquire
whether they or either of them be guilty of the felony and murder
whereof they stand indicted, or not guilty. If they or either of
them are guilty, you are to say so; if they or either of them are not
guilty you are fo say so and no more. Good men and true, stand
together and hearken to your evidence.

Robert Treat Paine’ and Samuel Quincy® for the Prosecu-
tion.

John Adams, Josiah Quincy, Jr. and Sampson Blow-
ers,™ for the Prisoners,

the murder of one Samuel Maverick; and the saia Thomas Preston,
Wiliam Wemms, William M’Cauley, James Hartegan, Hugh
White, William Warren, John Carroll, and Hugh Montgomery, for
being present, aiding, helping, abetting, and assisting the said Mat-
thew Killroy, to do and commit the felony and murder aforesaid.

And at the same Court the said John Carrol, was indicted for the
murder of one James Caldwell; and the said Thomas Preston, Wwil-
liam Wemms, William M’Ceuley, James Hartegan, Hugh White,
William Warren, and Hugh Montgomery, for being present, aiding,
helping, abetting, and assisting the said John Carrol to do and com-
mit the felony and murder aforesaid.

And at the seme Court the eaid Hugh White, was indicted for the
murder of one Patrick Carr; and the said Thomas Preston, Wil-
liam Wemms, James Hartegan, William M’Canley, Matthew Kill-
yoy, William Warren, John Carrol, and Hugh Montgomery, for
heing present, aiding, helping, abetting, and assisting the said
Hugh White to do and commit the felony and murder aforesaid.

“a Every juryman from the town of Boston being challenged for
cause and set aside, there was not an inhabitant of that town on the
jory.

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