sufferings, and praying for
relief, accompanied by bis own affidavit, and those of other per-
sons to sustain his petition. In his own affidavit he states, among
other things, '' that he was attacked by about thirty persons, a
number of vrhom vrere armed Avith foelocks, swords and hatche ts,
HISTORY Oli' ADDISON COUXTY, GiJ
was S2iz2(i and carried a prisoner to Sunderland," -wbero he v/.n
kept in custody until they sent to Bennington " for Ethan Ai.lh.v
and Setii Warner ;" that on the 30th day of January 1775,
" the rioters appointed a court for the trial of this deponent, which
consisted of the following persons, to wit : Ethan Allex, Robep.t
Cochran" and four others, " and they being seated, ordered this
doponont to 03 brought before them ;" "that Ethan Allen laid
the three following accusations tothe charge of this deponent, to
wit : 1. This deponent had complained to the government of Kcv/
York of their (the rioters) mobbing and injuring Benjamin' Spex-
CE?v and others: 2. That the deponent had dissuaded and discoura-
ged tlie people from joining the mob in their proceedings ; and
Srdly, That the deponent had taken a commission of the rieaco un-
der the government of New York, and exorcised his office, as a
magistrate in the County of Charlotte, alledging tliiit this deponent
well knevr, that they (the mob) did not allovr of any magistrate
there:" that the judges having consulted together for some time,
Ethan Allkn pronounced the following sentence, which ho read
from a paper, which he held in his hand, to wit: " That he should
be tied up to a tree and receive two