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WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 499

ing; waited at the door a min-
ute or two; people wera
down in twos and threes at

time; at length the noise sub-
sided, and seemed to ba down by

their hands, but I apprehended
no danger from them; stood on
the step of the door; they ap-
peared to be pushing right down

ns, and I began to
apprehend danger; they said
something, I do not know what
it was, but I went in sa fast as
Teould, and shut the door imme-
diately; went up, looked out of
the window, and saw people fly-
ing bere and there like pigeons,
and the soldiers running about
Hike mad men in a fury, till they
got to the bottom of the street.
John ‘Appleton, Am a son
of Nathaniel Appleton; about
nine o'clock was sent on an er-
rand into King street; heard &
noise and ran out of tha shop
where I could see what was the
matter; saw some talking to
the sentry; thought they were
going to quarrel, and came
away; coming to Jenkins’ alley,

one of them said, “no, damn
‘we will 1ill you all;” he

his cutlass and struck at my
head, but I dodged and got the
blow on my shoulder; believe

the cutlass was not drawn, for it
rattled on my shoulder as if it
had been sheathed.

Thomes Marshal. Am a tailor;
Tived in the next house to the
eustom house; was at Colonel
Jaekson’s a few minutes after
nine on the fifth of March; when
T eame out into Dock square, all
‘was quiet; saw no persons in the
whole square; eama up Royal
Exchange lane; exw nobody
there; saw the sentry at the
head of it in peace and quiet-
ness; nobody troubling; never
saw sad street more guiet in
my life; went into my house,
and in half a minute heard the
ery of murder once or twice; I
9 ront deor; but saw
pened the fi door;
nobody; heard a noise, which
soemed to come from Rowe's
barracks; stopped a little space,
and the firat T saw enter King
street waa a party from the main
guard, ten or twelve of whom
eame rushing out violently, their
arms glittering by the moon-
light, and crying out, “Damn
them, where are they; Jesus
let them come”; some of them
turned into Pudding Jane, and
some went hy the town-house
steps; I went in and told my
family to keep themselves easy,
for there was no disturbance
neat the house; I went to the
door again, and saw a party
about the head of Quaker lane;
they used much the same expres-
sions aa the aforeasid party, and -
eried fire; they passed over the
way; I am not positive now;
there were a few boys round the
sentry I went and said, “Boy
you have no business with 7]
sentry, go off”; and they went
away; havo often seen boys with
the sentry, and often heard
words; the bells were then ring-

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