The people at had learned the intrigue & left the , having been made acquainted with the treatment of the former witnesses. But we on learning that we could not obtain witnesses, whilst privately consulting with each other what we should do discovered a Mr Allen standing by the window on the outside of the house, we beckoned to him as though we would have him come in he immediately came in. At that time retorted upon us again, saying, are you not going to introduce some witnesses; also saying it was the last day he should hold the court open for us & if we did not rebut the testimony that had been given against us, he should have to commit us to Jail. I had then got Mr Allen into the house & before the court, so called. I told the we had one witness if he would be so good as to put him under oath; he seemed unwilling to do so, but after a few moments consultation, the s arose & said he should object to that witness being sworn & that he should object to that witness giving in his evidence at all, stating that this was not a Court to try the case, but only a Court of investigation on the part of the . Upon this arose & said he would be God damned if the witness should not be sworn & that it was a damned shame that these defendants should be treated in this manner; that they could not be permitted to get one witness before the court, whilst all their witnesses even forty at a time, have been taken by force of arms & thrust into that “bull pen” in order to prevent them from giving their testimony After sat down the permitted the witness to be sworn & enter upon his testimony. But so soon as he began to speak a man by the name of Cook, who a brother in law to priest , the Methodist & who was a lieutenant & whose place at that time was to superintend the guard, stepped in before the pretended court & took him by the nape of his neck & jammed his head down, under the pole or log of wood, that was placed up around the place where the inquisition was sitting, to keep the bystanders from intruding upon the majesty of the inquisiton & jammed him along to the door & kicked him out of doors. He instantly turned to some soldiers who were standing by him & said to them “go & shoot him, damn him, shoot him, damn him.”