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WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 425

James Brewer. Saw Killroy on
the eustom house steps; Killroy
pushed me with his bayonet;
heard several guns fired.

James Bailey. Saw Montgom-
ery, Carroll and White there;
saw Montgomery fire first; think
Montgomery killed Attucks; At-
tueks was about fifteen feet from
him over the gutter; I did not
apprehend myself or the soldiers
in danger from clubs, sticks,
snowballs or anything else; saw
a person strike Montgomery af
the corner of Royal Exchange
lane; Attucks was Pot the per-
son,

Richard Palmes. Hearing a
disturbanes in King street, I was
told I had better not go ‘down;
T said I will, and try to make
peace; I also saw Montgomery
there; the stick that strock
Montgomery wes thrown, I ap-
prehended; Montgomery stepped
back and then fired; I heard
seven or eight guns, but did not
count them; it was seven or eight
seconds between the first and
second gan; as the last gun went
off, Montgomery pushed at me
with his bayonet, and I struck
him with my cane, and struck
the gun down; the bayonet stuck
in the snow, and the gun fell out
of his hand; I slipped and fell,
but quickly recovered; Mont-
gomery attempted again to push
me ‘with his bayonet; I threw my
eane at him and run; Montgom-
ery attempted to push me a third
time, and in that attempt he fell;
this gave me an opportunity to
get out of his way, or I had been
run through the body.

John Danbrooke, Saw there
Hartegan, Montgomery and Car-
rol; I stood about ten or twelve

November 28.

feet from Montgomery; saw no
stick strike him, but o Little stick
flew over our head; was looking
on Montgomery when he fired;
tra men fall 3 did not bear the Be0~
ond gun, but suppose that by one
of the guns Attucks fell; stooped
to see if the Mulatto was dead,
then turned round and saw an-~
other man fall; Attucks at that
time was near me, at my left,
Teaning on his stick.

Fededish Bass. When I got
into King street I saw Mont-
gomery there; saw him push his
bayonet at a man that stood near
him; I drew back into fe Tees
and in a minute Montgomery
fired,

Thomas Wilkinson. I went
down to King street when I
heard the noise; was not appre-
hensive of danger; hea:
command to fire given twice;
seven gous went off and one
flashed; saw no snowballs, ice,
oyster shells or anything else
thrown by the people; if I had,
T should have thought myself in
danger, and have retreated; I
heard two or three cheers before
the party came down, but none
afterwards.

Josiah Simpson, Saw White,
‘Wemma, Warren and Hartegan
under arms that night; heard
eight guns fred.

‘Nathanial Fosdick. Upon go-
ing down King street, the firat
salutation I had was the press
ing of soldiers behind me with
the points of their bayonets, ery-
ing out, “damn your blood, stand
out of the way!” when the first
gun was fired, the second man
from the right pushed his bayo-
net at me, and wounded me in
the breast; before this two dif.

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