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WILLIAM WEMMS AND SEVEN OTHERS. 445

take it, we have no more concern, than either of you, gen-
tlemen; I say, passing over all these matters aa foreign to
this trial; let us state evidence appearing even from the

crown, witnesses.

Hr. Quincy then took up the evidence against the prison-
ers, pointing out the cireumstances which favored them;
and then stated the points he expected to exhibit on the
part of the prisoners, to show that all which they did was
necessary and proper in self defense.

THE WITNESSES FOR THE PRISONERS.

James Crawford. On the night
of March 5th, in going home, T
met uneommon numbers of peo-
ple with sticks—not common
walking sticks, but large eudgels.

Archibald Goolt. That avening
T saw people from all corners
running with sticks in their
kands—uneommon sticks,

Archibald Wilson. That night
I saw a great number of people
come from the north-end; they
made two or three sundry at-
tacks up the Jane where the bar-
racks were; they had sticks or
staves, I do not know what they
ara called; they eried fire; I
said it was very odd to come to
put out a fire with sticks and
bindgeons.

Witiam Hunter. Was in my
own house, and Mr. Wilson, wit-
ness, with me; Mr. Mitchelson
eame in and told us there waa a
disturbance amongst the inbabit-
ants and soldiers; sew great
nnmbers coming up from the
north end, with large sticks in
their hands,

David Mitchelson, That night
saw a large number of people as-
sembled together; the bells rang;

ple thought it was fire; heard
it proposed to sttack the guard;
saw a man with a red cloak and

white wig haranging the crowd.

John Short. The evening of
the 5th of March, after the nine
o’clock bell had rung, heard the
bells ring again; supposed for
fire; went up as far as Faneuil
Hall, and to Mr. Jackson’s shop;
there were a number of peopie in
Cornhill at the time.

Benjamin Davis. I heard a
number of people and great
noises; aww the people collected
close to Boylston’s alley, and
learned that it was the town’s
people and soldiers quarreling;
the gound was Like people Aight-
ing with eluha; two young men
eame up, and said, “Will you go
and help us to fight the sol-
dierst” T said, “No”; one of
them had a cloak, and said, “If -
you ‘will not go, hold my cloak,”
and went away with the other,
inquiring where were any ¢lubs
or cord-wood sticks; they hal-
loved, “Fire! fire!”

Sheubel Hewes, Heard the fire
bells; they told me it waa no fire,
but the people quarreling; saw
a lot of young people pulling the
legs out of the stalls in the mar-
ket.

James Selkrig. Saw a consid-
erable number of people coming
from the North End, all armed

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