NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MAY l2, 1874
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down il to the swamp; they laid down on knoll by
the side of creek they unbound my eyes removed .hs


hem did not; one was large tall mani the other short
and thick; they dressed in disguise and can't tell
what their complexion was; asked them to let me SO
home and they said they would not; asked them to
write line 70 Mr. Burdck; the short one took paper
him 10 Law on log close by he laid it in hole near
by they covered up the Papsr asked why they carried e.
the largest one took knife from his pocket opened and
came towards me; begged him not to kill me- the little
one stepped between US and sad ne should not. nc iaa
and gagged me spoke to the other and said he hoped
Johnson would do he had agreed and through the
village as he said he would, in horse wagon so
folks would not misrust 1t him; after that they
rolled into the brook, went little way brought log
il down They then spoke that they must be in hurry
they would be too late They threw me into the wa.
over as well as could and tried to reach paper but
could not they said johnson got them to do IT. one OF
them said he had done enough for s5 the other SAID ne
of Mrs Bolt my hands were tied before me- and were so
when left the house.


for about two years. and have had them recently; used
TO live in Smithvc and had them there; have not told
sworn that the first thing knew when was carried
out Of the house was that was gagged and blndioded
and carried along was conscious all the time was be.


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them about Bolt; his namc was not mentioned nothing
said about his having stabbed his wife; know Esq
Lewis of Greene; have sworn to any such thing
bcforc him said that these sgnifcd
how they murdered Mrs. Bolt; don't remember what
kind Of hats clothing they had they did not have
coats; have that they had common palm
leaf hats lit seems that the witness on the 7th Oc-
tober, Iss5, made affidavit before Mr.. Justice
Lewis in which she positively TO the particu-
lars which she here denies to have sworn to- Defend.
ants counsel read much Of the affidavit and asked
her If she had to such statements she sad
she had recollection Of having done so That
instrument will form part of the prisoners evidenced
When they put face in the water could not breathe
well. though breathed some turned over in few
minutes; the first log lay engthways my back. and
when turned over, i was on me still can't say
whether or not my clothes wound round me;
don't know what my hands tied with; when john
burned the bones did not try to get away and he
did not prevent my going outs after lost consciousness
in the swamp the next thing knew was in Utica.


DR.. BRoHAM. of the Utica Lunatic Asylum, is to be
the mex witness.