Accordingly they went one afternoon, and visited the house, making some pretence for the visit, one of them said that he was about to build himself a new house, and asked permission of her to examine her house, that he might measure and take the dimensions of it at the same time, and the plan on which it was built, saying that he wished to build after the same plan. Not suspecting anything, she allowed them the privilege though not permitting them to enter the cellar. They then made such examination as they were able, discovering nothing above, however, to confirm them in their suspicions. They were now diverted entirely to the cellar, and in her absence from the room for a moment, they questioned an old wench, one of her domestics, as to what was kept in the cellar. She replied she dare not tell for fear she should be killed. They promised to liberate and protect her, if she would disclose to them what she knew of the matter. She replied, that there was something awful in that cellar, but for the life of her she dare not tell what it was. Her mistress coming in at that moment, prevented any farther discourse with her. They then left the house, and concluded that they had got information enough. Next morning they proceeded to the house, accompanied by the sheriff with a warrant. She was taken after a resolute resistance, together with three of her associates, Johnson, Brown and Sharp, on the sixth day of June last, to await the sitting of the Supreme Court at Georgetown, where they were tried and received the sentence of the law; but as Sharp turned State’s evidence, and favored the other two, she alone was sentenced to die. The other two were recommended to mercy by the Jury, and were sentenced to perpetual imprisonment.