APPENDIX E. 



THE PAXTON RIOTS. 



1. Evidence against the Indians of Conestoga. (Chap. XXI v.; 



Abraham Newcomer, a Mennonist, by trade a Gunsmith, upon his 

 affirmation, declared tliat several times, within these few years, Bill Soc 

 and Indian John, two of the Conestogue Indians, threatened to scalp him 

 for refusing to mend their tomahawks, and swore they would as soon scalp 

 him as they would a dog. A few days before Bill Soc was killed, he 

 brought a tomahawk to be steeled. Bill said, " If you will not, I'll have 

 it mended to your sorrow," from whicli expression I apprehended danger, 



Mrs. Thompson, of the borough of Lancaster, personally appeared 

 before the Chief Burgess, and upon her solemn oath, on the Holy Evan- 

 gelists, said that in the summer of 17G1, Bill Soc came to her apartment, 

 and threatened her life, saying, " I kill you, all Lancaster can't catch me." 

 which filled me with terror; and this lady further said, Bill Soc added, 

 " Lancaster is mine, and I will have it yet." 



ColonelJohti Hambright, gentleman, an eminent Brewer of the Borough 

 of Lancaster, personally appeared before Robert Thompson, Esq., a jus- 

 tice for the county of Lancaster, and made oath on the Holy Evangelists, 

 that, in August, 1757, he, an officer, was sent for provision from Fort 

 Augusta to Fort Hunter, that on his way he rested at M'Kee's old place ; 

 a Sentinel was stationed behind a tree, to prevent surprise. The Sentrj'- 

 gave notice Indians^were near; the deponent crawled up the bank and 

 discovered two Indians ; one was Bill Soc, lately killed at Lancaster. He 

 called Bill Soc to come to him, but the Indians ran off. When the depo- 

 nent came to Fort Hunter, he learnt that an old man had been killed the 

 day before ; Bill Soc and his companion were believed to be the perpe- 

 trators of the murder. He, the deponent, had frequently seen Bill Soc 

 and some of the Conestogue Indians at Fort Augusta, trading with the 

 Indians, but, after the murder of the old man, Bill Soc did not appear at 

 that Garrison. 



John Hambrigut. 



Sworn and Subscribed the 28th of Feb , 1764, before me, 



RoBEKT Thompson, Justice. 



