362 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1769-1770.

Lib. C. B.
No. 20

Charles County 25^th of April 1770. The Deposition of George
Scrogin Aged forty four years or thereabouts being sworn on
the Holy Evangels of Almighty God Deposeth and Saith that
he hath been at Richard Lee Jun^r Goal several different times
and saw a great plenty of Victuals handed to the Prisoners in
Goal such Victuals as this Deponent thinks he could very well
Breakfast or Dine upon This Deponent further saith that a
Negro Girl came to M^rs Lee and informed her that the Pris-
oners could not eat Hommony upon which she Ordered hot
Bread for them which was sent to the Prisoners and told the
Maid to give them a Plenty. This Deponent saith that the above
happened while John Doncastle and Will Wright was in Goal.
Sworn before
John Winter

Charles County ss^t 25^th April 1770. The Deposition of Wil-
liam Watts aged thirty Seven years or thereabouts being
sworn on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God Deposeth and

Saith that on the Second day of January 1769 he was brought

to Goal to Richard Lee Junior Sheriff and continued there
until some time in March 1770 This Deponent had not been
in Goal above three or four Days when one William Wright
then a Prisoner applied to him to Break Goal for which he
then gave him a Silk Handkerchief and told this Deponent
before Ignatius Green and John Nail that if he would get
Tools he the said Wright would Break out upon which this
Deponent applied to his Wife to bring Tools for that purpose
which was accordingly done and delivered by the Deponent's
Wife to William Wright. Two or three days after this De-
ponent found several holes in the Prison made by William
Wright and informed Wright that if he made his Escape M^r
Lee would lay all the Blame on him upon which Wright replied
that he would be Damned if M^r Lee should know that he knew

any thing about it, but this Deponent being very uneasy took

all the Tools and gave them to his Wife and desired her to
carry them away which she accordingly did. Immediately after
the Tools was carried away Will applied to the Deponent and
his Wife at several different Times for the Tools again and
the Deponent told William Wright that he would never Con-

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sent to have them brought again. A small time after William
Wright prevailed on this Deponent's Wife to bring the Tools
back again which was a Chizel and a Gimblet and asked this
Deponent for his Knife to lend a Negro that was in Goal to
assist him in Cutting through the Goal but this Deponent
refused to lend him his Knife and Wright replied that the
Negro should have his Knife and accordingly gave him two
Knives. This Deponent further saith that the next day after