344 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761.

Lib. J. R.
&. U. S.

two men rode up with Guns and some others with Clubs to
whom Sharpe Spoke and bid them see how Outten had cut
him, one of whom answered and sayed to Sharpe take my
Gun and shoot him that Sharpe Immediately took the Gun
and cocked & presented her towards where the said Outten
must pass, and swore he would shoot him as he passed by
sundry of the people prompting him thereto by telling him to
shoot on Which this Deponent Rode up to Sharpe and desired
him not to shoot and requested the Other persons to Speak
to him and prevent his shooting but none of them would say
any thing to him except shoot the Damn'd Son of a Bitch
the aforesaid Willy then Came down out of the Loft and
sundry other persons Came Running and riding up Some
with Guns and Some with Clubs when Willy called Out give
me a Gun when Sharp left his post delivered his Gun up to
Willy and sayed shoot the Damn'd Son of a Bitch when
Willy Running past this Deponent with his Gun he Spoke
to him to Desist & put by the Gun telling him that he thought
that matters were agreed between him & Outten and that
Outten was gone to get his Horse in order to go away and
Doubtless you'l not shoot a person in cold Blood on which he
being Something past this Deponent he Turned about and
Looked him full in the face for some time when by his stand
he first Expected he would not shoot but before he Turned
from him by his Countenance this Deponent thought himself
in Danger but an Length this Deponent heard several Voices
behind him saying shoot others sayed if you shoot shoot him
in the Legs, others Dam him shoot him in the Body when
willy run to a Corner of a House cocked Levelled and fired
his Gun and then turned Round and Walked to his Company,

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upon which this Deponent rode round the Corner of the
House afs^d from Where the afs^d Willey fired his Gun when
this Deponent Immediately saw the afs^d Outten lying on his
Back on the Earth at about twelve yards Distance from the
place where Willey Shot that this Deponent Immediately
Lighted off from his Horse and went to Outten and found
him wounded with several Shot in the Lower part of his
Belly in about five minuits after which he expired when the
af s^d Willey Sharpe and Welch with sundry of their Company
went up to the Corps as it Lay on the Earth and Expressed
great Joy the Company then with this Deponent being about
half the Number of the other Company, that with this De-
ponent without Arms, they Armed with Guns and Clubs which
Obliged this Deponent and his company with him to be as
calm as possible the afs^d Welch Damning himself if Willy
would ever be Hurt for What he had done and Advised him
to go and Deliver him self to the Court which then was