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supper after my return; it was fresh beef which
fried also made tea. Liable and Buys and ,ba
Captain and myself, took supper in the cabin topsh.
er. Ii was then dark and We had candle to cath
After supper and after dark, I heard Abraham
Boys ask The captain for the boat to 60 10 the eev
shore, 10 see on acquaintance the captain at Grs,
refused, but afterwards consented telling him M,
to stay long.


was in the cabin when Buys and Liable ven,
away in the Tigers boat. Ibid not see them, bu,
heard them pull towards the Jersey shore. They
left their bundles on bDard. As they returned. T
came on deck 10 get the vessel under way. saw
Liable come from the baiteau into the sloop. Buys
had lust gained the deck. The time they were al.
sent cannot exactly say, for did not examine III.
watch, but know, for we'll remember it was with.
in twenty minutes after the Schooner turned or
winded as we called it, with the ebb tide; the lid.
was yet slack when we got under way. Thus much
do know and am willing to swear, that no two
men could that night have rowed that boat from the
Tiger across the river TO the mouth of Darby Greek
then walked or run miles and back to the boat, and
again across to the Soop, during the time these Two
persons, Buys Liable, were gone with that boat II
the place where Bonsall was murdered was six mea
from the Pennsylvania shore, 1t Is impossible that


these two men could have been there at all much less
have remained in the house near two hours. -As
soon as they returned, the Tiger got under way
remained on drck--lhe wind continued as it had
been in the mornng-we proceeded with that Ebb
tide as far as we could make, and when the food
tide met US, we anchored at the lower part Of the
Highlands OF Chriseen, al place called Jamess
White House. On Sunday, about l2 O'Clock at
noon, we landed Buys and Liable at Newcastle they
took nothing on shore but what they brought on
board at Philadelphia. When they came back in
the boat to near Billingspor, they brought nothing
on board the Tiger unless it was FIVE chickens
which found in the wood-their necks were wrung
but not their throats cut. The captain made fuss
about it, and Buys said he had bought them.
was at sea during both the trials Of Liable and
Boys. | had been before the Mayor soon after the
murder " ho said he would not detan me. Iarived on
Tuesday last, having never Mrs. Liable since
Wellington's trial, until that day, when she brought
me to Mr.. Tilehman's Office, who was out Of


town. II the wind had allowed, the Sloop would


have proceeded directly on to Newcastle without
stopping at Biilingsport or any where else; our
anchoring at that place was in consequence ol mee


ting the tide and no, in consequence Of any eques,
Of either Buys or Liable.