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guessed their intention ; they seized billets of wood from the pile ; but 

 the three most active were shot ; others came to their assistance ; I was 

 stupefied; before I could shake otF my surprise, the Indians were killed 

 and their murderers away. 



Q. You say, " Indians armed themselves with wood ; " did those Indians 

 attac^k the rioters 1 



A. They did. If they had not been shot, they would have killed the 

 men who entered, for they were the strongest. 



Q. Could the murder have been prevented by you 1 



J.. No : I nor no person here could have prevented it 



Q. What number were the rioters 1 



A. I should say fifty. 



Q. Did you know any of them ? 



^. No ; they were strangers. 



Q. Do you now know who was in command 1 



A. I have been told, Lazarus Stewart of Donegal. 



Q. If the Indians had not attempted resistance, would the men have 

 fled? (fired?) 



A. I couldn't tell ; I do not know. 



Q. Do you think or believe that the rioters came with the intent lo 

 murder? 



A. I heard them say, when they broke in, they wanted a strange Indian. 



Q. Was their object to murder him ? 



A. From what I have heard since, I think they meant to carry him off; 

 that is my belief. 



Q. What was their purpose 1 



A. I do not know. 



Q. Were the Indians killed all friends of this province ? 



A. I have been told they were not. I cannot tell of myself; I do no* 

 know. 



Donolly was suspected of a secret inclination in favor of the rioters. 

 In private conversation he endeavored to place their conduct in as favor- 

 able a light as possible, and indeed such an intention is apparent in the 

 above deposition. 



Letter from Edward Shippeu to Governor Hamilton. 



Lancaster, , 1764. 



Honoured Sir : 



I furnish you with a full detail of all the particulars that could be gath- 

 ered of the unhappy transactions of the fourteenth and twenty-seventh of 

 December last, as painful for you to read as me to write. The Deposi- 

 tions can only state the fact that the Indians were killed. Be assured the 

 Borough Authorities, when they placed the Indians in the Workhouse, 

 thought it a place of security. I am sorry the Indians were not removed 

 to Philadelphia, as recommended by us. It is too late to remedy. It is 

 much to be regretted that there are evil-minded persons among us, who 

 are trying to corrupt the minds of the people by idle tales and horrible 



