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seven men besides Mr, Wm. McKay and pursued him, also sending 

 several men along shore armed to prevent his landing. They overtook 

 him near the old house where they fired and shot him dead thro the 

 head, he finding himself so closely pursued that he had got all his 

 Powder and Ball emptied into a roggan loose before him ready to fire 

 upon those in the French Canoe, and he. was just turning round his 

 Canoe to take sight at the Canadians when Mr. McKay shot him dead, 

 he had a deal of meat in the Canoe when he was shot, that he was bring- 

 ing to our house to trade. They brought him back in the Canoe Dead 

 and laid him upon the platform in their yard and went to question 

 Charles's brother. He lay in the house with his hands tied and foaming 

 at the mouth and appeared quite insensible. They then carried him 

 out and placed him a little while by the side of him who lay dead, but 

 he seemed not to take the least notice. When they had carried him 

 without the gates he began to sing very loud, and continued till he came 

 to the tree where he was to be hung; they then made him confess 

 everything with the rope about his neck, which he did, and informed of 

 every one who was accomplices with him, he said that he was the sole 

 cause of the death of the Canadian, and seemed perfectly satisfied that 

 he deserved this ignominious death. After getting every information 

 from him they desired him if he had anything to say concerning his 

 wife and children. He said he had nothing to say on that head but 

 recommend his eldest Son to the protection of Mr. Sutherland which 

 was the only request he made, they then hauled him up about 5 feet 

 from the Ground, he had not hung 3 minutes when he gave a great 

 struggle and the rope broke that he was suspended by, but he never 

 afterwards moved, but they hung him up again as soon as the rope 

 could be adjusted and let him hang one hour afterwards before they 

 cut him down, they then took both him that was shot and him that 

 was hung and hauled them a little way from their house and let them lay." 



"Packed 22 bundles of furs and set 3 men to make a Grave for those 

 people that suffered this day, in the afternoon buried them both in one 

 Grave. There was only one Indian man present at the execution and 

 a boy, and they appeared very much terrified and shocked, never seeing 

 or hearing of the like before. The above will be a means of deterring 

 the Indians in future and prevent them from illuring or killing any 

 this while to come. Gave the Indians some liquor to drown away 

 melancholy." 



"June 3rd. Friday. Six Canoes of Indians arrived and only 

 brought one Swan, they came from the Swampy river where those came 

 from that was executed yesterday. Sent 2 men to fetch the Canoe 

 that was upset when the Indian man was shot. Gave the Indians a 

 treat, and paid the man's wife for the Canoe that was shot yesterday." 



