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of the Family of the said Willey and Wave his hat which
should be a Sign of the said Willeys being at home to the
said Outten who was to wait in sight of the House, and this
Deponent further saith that he and the said Hitchins agree-
able to the Directions afs^d went to the said Willeys House
where they found him at home, and who upon their Entring
in the House asked them to sit down that this Deponent
after being a Small time in the House went out to give the
Sign aforesaid and saw the said Outten Riding up with
Several Others to the House and immediately heard Willey
who was at that time in the House say theres the Sheriff
Come this morning if I had a Gun I would shoot him off his
Horse and the said Willey Shut the Doore upon which Outten
turned about with those that were with him and rode away
from the plantation of the said Willey after Which the said
Willey opened his Doore and asked this Deponent and the
said Hitchins (who also was at that Time without Doores)
again in his House and the said Willie immediately Desired
two young Women that were at his House to take two Horses

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that were near the House and Ride to the Neighbours and
Inform them that the Sheriff was Come up and that he would
Take him the said Outten dead or alive that day and carry
him to Lewis Town and ordered two Small Children to go
and Inform others in the Neighbourhood and ordered his
Wife to go to Israel Coverdals and give Word to John Sharpe
for to come to his House in Order to take Outten that day
that the said Willey afterward when his Wife was about to
go as before ordered he took his Saddle and said he would go
himself for he could make most haste and as the said Willey
was going off the said Gerrard Hitchins served the Writt
afs^d on him in pursuance of the Directions which this De-
ponent heard the said Outten give the said Hitchins for that
Purpose. And this Deponent further sayeth that as soon as
the said Hitchins had arrested the said Willey the said Willie
Attempted with great force to escape from him and Struck
Hitchins Several Strokes and after a Struggle of Some Time
escaped from Hitchins and got in his House and shut the
Doore upon which this Deponent and the said Hitchins Left
the House of the said Willie and Returned to Outten and the
Others who were with him who were then at a Small Dis-
tance from the Plantation of the said Willey and Acquainted
said Outten of the Service of the Writt aforesaid and the
Escape afs^d as afs^d and this Deponent further sayeth that
the said Outten this Deponent and all those that were with
him went to the House of the said Willey which being Shut
up the said Outten asked of him to Open the Doore and upon
his refusing it, the Door was broke open but by whom this

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