remain in ? Till tuesday following. You say you cannot remember wether it was A moons light or a dark night or whether there was A light in the Hall or not? no. Where did you first see them as they came in? I saw them going into the dining room door? When you left and went to do you know wether the troops had left that place for ? They came up on Friday. on what boat did they come up? On the Boarus [Boreas]. Where not the Boarus and Dienernam [Die Vernon] both up that day? Yes. Whilst at where did you board? At Moses Dicksons [Mrs. Dixon’s]. Did you not say there to some persons that you did not know any thing about the killing of the Smiths? No. Did you never state A long time after you did not know any thing about it? Yes I did to A great meny people. How long after the occurance? About 2 weeks after it. The question never was asked till after we <​I​> left for if I owned it I feard to be called up as A witteness and I did not want A to appear. Did you not deny to Moses Fleming you knew any thing about it? Yes I did. Did you not say in the presense of Mr. Ronalds [Reynolds] and at you did not know any thing about it? No <​sir​> I did not. Do you know Mr. Ronalds? I know him. Was he boarding at Dixsons with ? Yes he was. You never talked of it in their presense? No I never did. Who did you tell it to in ? To my Father. Did you tell it to any other person? No I did not to any person at all. Did you allways deny it after you left ? Yes but I was not afraid when I was at home for I was independant. Did not the reason exist for denying it after you went to as before? Yes for I denyed it for fear of being <​called​> upon as A witteness. Have you denyed it since you went to ? No. Did you never at any time after you went to deny it? No. You change your statements. There is no change in my statements at all for the question was never asked me in I had therefore no ocasion to deny it. You said you had told <​it to​> A great many persons [p. [67]]