The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman: Who Murdered Their Master at Charlestown, Mass., in 1755; for Which the Man Was Hanged and Gibbeted, and the Woman Was Burned to Death. Including, Also, Some Account of Other Punishments by Burning in Massachusetts — John Shaqi
The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman: Who Murdered Their Master at Charlestown, Mass., in 1755; for Which the Man Was Hanged and Gibbeted, and the Woman Was Burned to Death. Including, Also, Some Account of Other Punishments by Burning in MassachusettsGoodell, Abner Cheney
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The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman: Who Murdered Their Master at Charlestown, Mass., in 1755; for Which the Man Was Hanged and Gibbeted, and the Woman Was Burned to Death. Including, Also, Some Account of Other Punishments by Burning in Massachusetts
_Answr._ We all came away together & went thro' Mr. Sprague's
Yard & so thro' Mrs. Silence Harris's yard & Entry into the street.
and they went directly down to the Ferry and I went into my master's
Yard with the Pots I brought from the Potters Work house.
_Quest._ Did you then go with them to the Ferry or nearer to it than
your master's House?
_Answr._ No, I did not.
_Quest._ Did Robbin give you, or did you give Robbin any Thing between
the Time of your coming out of Mr. Harris's Entry and his going
over the Ferry?
_Answr._ No, I did not give him any Thing neither did he give me
any Thing.
_Quest._ After you had parted with him when you came thro' the Entry,
did you call him back?
_Answr._ No, I did not.
_Quest._ Did your master that Day forbid Mrs Shearman's letting you
have any more Drink?
_Answr._ Yes, my master told her not to sell any Drink to any of
his Servants.
_Quest._ Did Robbin know of it?
_Answr._ Not that I know of; he see master go into Mrs.
Shearman's Shop, and pass'd by Robbin in the Lane as Robbin told me.
_Quest._ Did you ever apply to any body else, besides Robbin for
Poison?
_Answr._ No, only to Carr, Doctr. Gibbon's negro man, and then
Phoebe sent me for it. She had been with Carr before on the same
account, & he told her he cou'd not get her any then, as she told me;
_Quest._ Did you get any Poison of Carr?
_Ansr._ No, he told me he wou'd not let me have any, untill he had
seen Quaco, and did not know whether he shou'd then or not, and I
never went to him afterwards.
_Quest._ Did you never ask Doctr. Rand's Cato for any Poison?
_Answr._ No, I do not know that I ever did, in the World.
_Quest._ Had you and Phoebe any Conversation together about your
master in or near your Blacksmith's Shop or in the yard the Monday
before your master died?
_Answr._ I had not, that I know of.
_Quest._ Did you that Day before Tom or any other of your master's
Servants say that you knew that your master would dye or utter any
Words to that effect?
_Answr._ No, I did not. The Day before master dyed, Phoebe came
into the Shop to dress Tom's Eye & got to dancing & mocking master &
shaking herself & acting as master did in the Bed; And Tom said he did
not care, he hop'd he wou'd never get up again for his Eye's sake, and
Scipio was there at the same time and saw her.
_Quest._ Did you ever Say that your master had been offer'd L400 for
you but wou'd not take it, and now he shou'd not have a farthing or
Words to that effect?
_Answr._ No I never said any such Thing. MARK.[1]
[Footnote 1: Mark signed his deposition here, and the entry,
"continued," was made at the end of the sheet; the next sheet
beginning, "Mark's Examination, continued."]
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