568 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1752.

Lib C. B

. John Jones had got into Several Stores at Bladensburgh &
Marlborough and taken Goods out of the said Store, that
Jeremiah Williams and the said Jones Proposed this Exami-
nant that he should go with them to Rob Joseph Galloway
Saying that he had a Great deal of Money and there was but
one old Quaker there which they could Soon put out of the
way that the said Jeremiah Williams also proposed to this
Examinant to go with him to Rob John Ijams's Store and Said
he had a key that would fit the Lock of the Store door to a
hair and also Informed this Examinant that he had observed
where John Ijams had laid his money for that he had been at
the Store Some time before to see how things lay arid had
bought Some Oznabrigs, but this Examinant Refused to go
along with him, that he the said Jeremid Williams also In-
formed this Examinant that John Little Brother in Law to the
said Williams had a Good deal of Money that was kept in a
small Trunk and that the small Trunk was Locked up in a
large Trunk that Stood behind the said Littles door and
wanted this Examinant to go with him to Rob the said Little
of the Same Money This Examinant further saith that he

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heard Negro Tom the Slave of the Widow Margaret Gaither
tell John Jones before named that he the said Negroe Tom
and two or three more as Acute Chaps as himself did breake
open the house of Charles Griffith where his the said Griffiths
Leather was kept and took some leather out of it, that he was
then out of Leather but in a Short time would have a fresh
Supply, and that he the said Negro Tom and some others had
broke the Store house of M^r Richard Gresham at the Land of
Ease and had taken Rum some Capes and Several other
Goods out of the said Store that he this Examinant heard the
said Negro Tom say that James a white Servant to William
Chapman jun^r Negro Jenny the Slave of William Chiffin and
he the said Negro Tom did Intend to rob Several Stores and
that he the said Negro Tom Expected by the fall to get Money
enough to free himself
Taken before Th: Jennings. Stockett Williams

The Examination of John Ijams Jun^r taken before me
John Brice the 22^d July 1752

This Examinant being accused with Breaking open John
Brashears house and Stealing thereout Sundry Goods Con-
fesses that on Tuesday the Seventh of July Instant he was at
a Reaping at Zach^a Jacob's where Jerom Williams came in the
Afternoon & after exchanging a few words the said Jerom
asked this Exam^t if he was going home who replyed yes and
after dinner he took his horse in order to go home and between