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{66) The above Devereux Smith was I'".xaminecl, denied the fact 



wherewith he stands Charged, whereupon several Witnesses 

 were sworn and I'^xaniined ; on Consideration of which the 

 Court are of Opinion that after hearing Smith l)y his Atto, 

 that he is (iuilty of the s'd fact wherewith he stands Charged, 

 that he ought to be tried for the said fact at the (ieneral Court 

 in April, on the 6th day thereof, and in Order thereto he is re- 

 manded to the Coal of this County and thence to be removed. 

 Be it Remembered that John Nevill, 'I'hos. Herbert, James 

 Nowlan, Simon Morgan, all of this County, came before our 

 Justices and Acknowledged- themselves Indebted to ours'd 

 Lord the King in the Sum of loo Pounds Each, to be Levied 

 of Each of their respective Coods and Chattels, Lands and 

 Tenements, and to ours'd Lord the King rendered upon Con- 

 dition they do apjjear at the Ceneral Court in April next and 

 there testify and Evidence ag'st Devereux Smith for the Murder 

 of Geo Aston, and shall not depart with out leave of the s'd 

 General Court 



The Prisoner moved the Court that he might be admitted to 

 Bail and It is Ordered that the Court be adjorned until to Mor- 

 row Morning at 7 o'clock, Geo : Croghan. 



At a Cald Court Con'd and held for Augusta County for the 

 Examination of Devereux Smith for the Murder of Capt Geo. 

 Aston : 



Pres't, Geo Croghan, Thos Smallman, John Cannon, Geo 

 Vallandigham. 



Upon a motion made by Mr. Devereux Smith by his attorney to 

 be admitted to Bail for his appearance at the 6th day of the next 

 General Court, the Court are of opinion that from the situation 

 Mr. Smith is in & the circumstances attending the fact where- 

 (67) with he is charged, that he ought to be admitted to Bail, and 

 that he Enter into recog on the Sum of 3000^, with 3 Securi- 

 ties in the Sum of ;!^i5oo Each, to be Levied, and thereupon 

 the s'd Devereux Smith Ack'd himself in the Sum of ^3000 

 and Robert Hanna, Aeneas McCay and \\m. Butler, his Secys, 

 in the Sum of 1500^ Each, to be Levied of their respective 

 goods and Chattels, Lands and Tenements, and to our s'd Lord 

 the King rendered, upon Condition that Devereux Smith doth 



