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roll and Hugh Montgomery, British soldiers of the 29th Regi-
ment of Foot, were placed at the bar today charged with the
murder of five citizens of Boston, viz.: Crispus Attucks, Sam-
uel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell and- Patrick
Carr?

They pleaded not guilty.

street, and T, & J. Flect, in Cornhill, 1770.” In the appendix to this
swork, there are a large number of depositions taken is perpstuam
relating to the subject. This publication was intended principally
for the English market, and the work was sent there by a vessel hired
by the town for the purpose, It waa reprinted with Paul Revere’s
engraving (seo post, p. 443) and 9 plan of the town of Boston by
John Doggett, ‘te at New York, in 1849,

* Chandler’s American Criminal Trials, See 1 Am. St. Tr. 116.

*Lywpe, Brzzaamn. (1700-1780.) Born Salem, Mass.; Jndge Su-
perior Court, 1745-1772,

* Cusine, Joun. .(1695-1778.) Born Seitnate, Mass.; Judge
Supreme Court, 1747-1771.

*Otiver, Perer. (1712-1791.) Born Boston, Masa.; graduated
Cambridge, 1730; Judge Court of Common Pleas, and then Jndge of
the Supreme Court; Chief Justice, 1772-1776; was @ royalist, and
went to England in 1776, and died in Birmingham; LL.D, Oxford,

® Trowsripce, Epwunp. (1708-1783.) Born Newton, Mass.; grad-
uated Cambridge, 1727; Attorney General of Massachusetts; Judge
Supreme Court, 1750; died at Cambridge.

* At his Majesty’a Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize
and general Gaol Delivery, begun and held at Boston, within, and for
the County of Suffolk, on the second Tuesday of March, in the tenth
year of the reign of George the Third, by the Graes of God, of Great
Britain, France and Ireland, King, defender of the Faith, &,

The Jurors for the said Lord, the King, npon their oath present, that
Thomas Preston, Esq., William Wemms, labourer, James Hartegan,
labourer, William McCauley, labourer, Hugh White, labourer, Mat-
thew Kiltroy, lsbourer, William Warren, labourer, John Carrol,
labourer, and Hugh Montgomery, Jabouer, all now resident in Boston,
in the County of Suffolk, and Hammond Green, bost builder, Thomas
Greenwood, labourer, Edward Manwaring, Esq. and John Munroe,
gentleman, all of Boston aforesaid, not having the fear of God before
their eyes, but being moved and seduged by the instigation of the devil.
and their own ‘wieked hearts, did, on the fifth day of this instant,
March, at Boston aforesaid, within the county aforesaid, with fores
and arms, feloniously, wilfully, and of their malice sforethonght,
ageatit one Crispus Attucks, then and there being in the peace of God
and of the said Lord the King, and that he the said William Warren,
with a certain hand gun of the value of fventy 8 ings, which he the
said William Warren then and there held in both his hands, charged
with gun powder and two leaden bullets, then and there, feloni-

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