tory of Lancaster County." lle says, "A regiment of Iligh landers were at that time quartered at the barracks in the town, and yet these murdcrers were permitted to break open the doors of tho city jail and commit the horrid decd. The first notice I had of the affair was that, while at my fat!her's store near the court-house, I saw a number of pcople running down-street toward the jail, which enticed me and other lads to follow them. At about six or eight yards from the jail we met from twenty-five to thirly men, well mounted on horses, and with rifles, tomahawks, and scalping-knives, equipped for murder. I ran into the prison-yard, and there, oh, what a hor rid sight prosented itself to my view ! Near the back door of the prison lay an old Indian and his squaw, particularly well known and esteemed by the people of the town on account of his placid and friendly conduet. Around him and his squaw lay two children, about the age of three yoars, whose heads were their scalps taken of. along the west side of the wall, lay a stont Indian, whom I par- ticularly noticed to have been shot in bis breast. Ilis legs chopped with the tomahawk, his hands eut off, and finaly a rifle-ball discharged in his mouth, so that his head was blown IHis name was Will Soc. split with the tomahawk and Toward the middlc of the jail-yard, were to atoms, and tho brains were splashed agaiust and yot hanging to the wall for thrco or four foet around. This man's hands and feet had been chopped off with a tomahawk. In this manner lay the whole of them-men, women, and children- spread about the prison-yard, shot, scalpcd, hacked, and cut to picces."

After this the Governor of Ponnsylvania issued a seeond proelamation, still more stringent than the first, and offering a reward of $600 for tho apprchension of any three of the ringleaders.

But the "Paxton Boys" were now like wild beasts that had tasted blood. They threatened to attack the Quakers and all