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X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

boys were in the front, and the
men in the rear; several people
were ranning about the streeta,
and the cry was damn the ras-
cals. Some said this will never
do, the readiest ‘way to get rid of
these people is to attack the
main guard, Strike at the root,
there is the nest.

Mrs, Catherine Field. Patrick
Carr, who was killed by the fir-
. ing in King street on the 5th
was in my bonse thet evening;
when the bells rung he went up-
stairs and put his surtout on,
and got 2 hanger and put it be-
twixt his coat and surtout; my
husband coming at that time,
gave him a push and felt the
sword; he wanted to take it from
him, but he was unwilling to let
it go, my husband told him he
should not take it with him; do
not know what he said, but one
of the neighbors was in the house
and coaxed the sword out of his
hand, and he went out without it.
‘He said on his death bed, he saw
a parcel of boys and negroes
throwing snow balls at the guard.
He thought the first or second
man from the sentinel box was
the man that shot him.

John Mansfsld, Know Pat-
Tick Carr; on the night the bells
rong he would go out, I per-
suaded him mneh to stay at
home, he did not mind me but
took his sword betwixt his coat
and surtout. Mr, Field coming
in felt it, and said he should not
take it out with him; with much
coaxing a woman who lived next
door got it from him. I was oft-
en at his bedside, and all that I
ever heard him say was, he
thonght he knew the man that

shot him, but he never made it
known to me.

John Stewart, Between 8 and
9 o'clock, on 5th of March, as
I was going home to Green’s
lane, met five or six men with
sticks in their hands, about the
middle of it I met much tho
same number, and at the end of
it sbout ss many more. They
were going into town towards
King street.

Capt. Barbason O'Hara. Know
Carrol, one of the prisoners; T
landed at a battery where he was
on doty, and entered inte con-
versation with him; and I have
taken particular notice of him
ever ince; his general character
is that of’ a discreet, sober, or-
derly man.

Theodore Bliss. On the eve-
ning of 5th of March 1 went out
of the house and came into King
street; there saw the soldiers ard
the officer; went to the officer

‘and asked him if his men were

loaded, he said they were; asked
him if they loaded with ball, ho
made me no answer; asked him
if they were going to fire, he said
they could not fire without his
9 ; directly I saw a snow
ball and stick come from behind
me which struck the grenadier
on the right, whieh T took to be
Warren, he warded it off with
his musket a3 well as he could,
and immediately he fired, He
was the first man on the right,
and the third man from the offi-
cer; immediately after the first
gun, the officer turned to the
right and I turned to the left
and went down the lana; heard
the word fire given, but whether
it was the town’s people or the
officer I do not know.

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