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The whole proceedings on the trial of Mr. William Stone
The whole proceedings on the trial of Mr William Stone Author:William Stone Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: % respondence with Jackson, carried on under the signatures of' Enots and Popkin'? Witness. Yes ; and told him, if he would give up his correspondence, und... more »er those signatures, that his other paper! should not be molested. He said, that no correspondent had passed under those names;' but, in a short time, a letter Was found signed ' Thomas Popkin.' Was that it.' (Letter produced.) Witness. I cannot swear, as I did not mark it. Are you certain, that Mr. Stone said he had no corre. pondence, under the name of' Popkin?' Witness. I am. Edward Lauzuk again called. Do you know that letter ? (Sami us sbiiun to Mr. King.) Witness. Yes. Where was it found ? Witness. Among Mr. Stone's papers, at Old Ford. John King, Esc. again called. ' Were you with the Messengers, when Mr. Stone was arrested ? Witness. I was. Cross-examined by Mr. Erskinb. Where were the letters now produced found ? Witness. In the drawers of a writing table. Was Mr. Stone at all embarrassed, at the time of the seizure of his papers ? Witness. No; not at all. He seemed to me less embarrassed, than I 'thought it possible for a man to be, under such circumstances. . Were you present at Mr. Stone's examination, before the Council ? Witness. A part of the time. Where was this particular letter, signed ' Popkin' found ? Witness. Laying on the writing table, partly open. Was it particularly secreted above the rest ? Witness. No ; it was not. Did you go with the Messengers to Stone's Counting- house ? Witness. Yes. Where were the letters No. i7 and i8 found t Witness. I cannot tell. Were any papers found at the Counting-house ? Witness. Yes. Did not Mr. Stone appear quite happy, at the finding of the paper No. 20. Witness. .He did. James Wai.s...« less