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X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

THE WITNESSES FOR THE PROSECUTION,

Jonathan W. Austin, Was on
King street that evening; as the
soldiers wheeled round, MeCan-
ley pushed at me with his bayo-
net and said, “Damn you, stand
off.” Then heard several shota;
saw MoCauley after the fire, re-
loading,

Ebeneser Bridgham, Waa in
King street aloo; next morning
at the gaol I apprehended I had
seen Warren in King street the
evening before, but afterwards
saw a person that looked very
like him belonging to the same
regiment, which oceasioned me
to doubt; saw also Wemms, the
corporal, stationed on the left of
the party betwixt him and the
tall msn; there were a number
of people round the party bur-
zaing, some having sticks; my
face was the other way when the
first gun went off; heard a noise
like the clashing’ of guns; saw
Gray fall; the person that killed
him must have been near the cen-
tre of the party; the last man
that fired, leveled his piece, fol-
lowing a lad ronning down the
street; did not think the soldiers
in any danger, from what 1 saw.

James Dodge, Saw Warren;
he is the only one I can swear to
saw sbout fifty people in the
street, but nothing in their
hands; saw nothing but snow-
balls thrown.

Samuel Clarke. Saw White
standing sentry at the Custom
House; spoke to him; saw no
one mistreating him.

Edward G. Langford, Am one
of the town wateh; eame down
about nine o'clock to go to the
watch-house next the Town-
house; was told the people and

soldiers were fighting at Mun
ray’s Barracks; the matter was
over when I got there; returned
to King street; there were a
number of boys round the sen-
tinel; I told “him he need not
fear, the boys would not hurt
him; soon after this the sentinel
went up the custom house steps
and knoeked at the door; a per-
son within opened it and said
something; upon that the senti-
nel turned round, and pointed
his piece at the people opposite
to him; I spoke again, told him
there was no danger, the boys
would not hurt him; I continued
talking with the sentry till the
party came down, and then went
into the street; Gray, one of the
sufferers, came and elapped me
on the shoulder, saying, what’s
here to pay? I replied, I do not
know, but something I believe
will come of it by and by; Gray
and I were standing together,
talking, I leaning on a stick, and
Gray standing with his hands
folded in his bosom, withont a
stick in his hand, neither saying
or doing anything to the sol-
diers; I spoke to Killroy, and
after two guns ‘were discharged,
seeing him present his piece,
said to him, damn you, are you
4 going to fire? upon this, Kill-
roy levelled his piece and fired
directly at Gray, killed him dead
on the spot; the ball passed
through his head, and he fell on
my left foot; he pushed with bis
bayonet, and piereed through my
great coat and jacket.

Francie Archibald. Saw Kill-
roy that night; did not see any
snow balls or sticks thrown;
went to King street after the
firing; saw several dead there,

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