Corydon Press, and Anti-Masonic Democrat, Volume 2, Number 13, Corydon, Harrison County, 24 November 1830 — Page 2

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o'clock at night, as near as I could judge, 1 was awakened by the noise or stepping ot some person or peiotj in the room adjoining my bed room. From the stepping J thought there; were two. 1 then supposed it to be Elder Wither ell and thought some one had returned with him; and supposed that if they wanted supper they w ould speak. 1 ?as not uneasy at all. Soon 1 heard them open a chamber door; this did not alarm me, as 1 sup-' jKbcd it to be Eider Witherell still. From the chamber door they went to the parlor door, which was open. Cannot fay whether they entered the parlor or not. My bed mom door waa open, but the. room was .dark, and ) did not then discover that they had any light. From the parlor door they came to my bed room door. Is'till thought it to be my husband, and was not frightened until, o1 a sudden, one of them in the bed room door, exclaimed, "you damned perjured scoundrel!" and said &omethinj a bv;ut "obligation" which my fear atid alarm' prevented my hearing, or recollecting distinctly; . At this ingtant ! drew the pillow over iny face, and in amomeut he tore the pillow off, or jartjy oil from my face, seized me by the throat irilh one baud, and at the same time struck a ,,ldow, in which hid hand just hit the top of my head, the weight of the blow hitting the head Iward. In another. moment he put his hand to the top of my head as if feeling for my comb. The other one then, standing near the bed side, jtfeicnted a light I thought it to be a darklan-ein-h"ehl it up the light shown upon my bedhe had in hie hand a cane, or knife, or dirk, I could

ileli tvhicU; "At this Moment my soo, sleeping,

ih the next room, -spoke aloud, and said repeatedly, "Father Lave you -come?" Gn -discovering by the tight, as I supposed, that Mr. Witherell was -net in the bed, they immediately left the room and weot directly out of the nearest door, ihich' was the back door of the house. They had no bats opou their heads. Their faces were covered with something dark-thought it Was a black bilk handkerchief The voice was tomeastrange toicc. The man who had the lantern was-a large man. rather fleshy or portly in his appearance. The other I could; not describe, such was my agitation. After they left the house, 1 heard a wagon immediately drive off to the south quite fast, Mr, Smith and some of the neighbors were soon alarm-" ed but I have not been able to learn who these , men were. The reason why I did not speak, was in consequence of my affright, and fuithr 6ay not. LUC1NDA WITHERELL. " Subscribed and sworn to, T before me, this 4th October, 1830. AMOS T. BUSH, Justice of the Peace. Here follows tbe Affidavit of Mr. George Witherell, Jr. which, in substance, is the same as his pother's; but, for want of room, we omit iU Editor Conj don Fras.

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I. Stephen Smith, of Har tford, of awfu i!e. (

'depose and say, that on Monday night, Septeml 27th, 1C30, about 12 o'clock, 1 was waked up Mr George . Witherell, Jr. who related tof substantially the facts as set forth in the afon. ing affidavit; upon which I waked upMr. Jlubbatv and w ent up to Eldpr Withei-ell's where Mrs. WitL erell was much affrighted, and told me the fact set forth in her affidavit. Btfore Mr. Uuhbarrj came, end hclorc any other person but myscliv cimc, I discovered muddy tracks on the ffoor from the kitchen door to the parlor door, thence to other doors. It had rained that night. J went out' to. the road, saw fresh men tracks, and saw fresh wagon tracks. Ashoit time before Geoige came after rnef I heard a wagon or caniage pas? to the south, J thought quite rapidly. 1 afterwards went and got Mr. Loomis and tome others to go up to Elder WTithereirs, after which 1 retnrued home. Before 1 started to ro to Elder Witherc IPs Mrs. Chase,' who lives in the fame house with me, told me she had heard a whittling from some peitau unknown, apparently in the Held ncur by. hid STEPHEN SMITH, mark Subscribed and sworn, this 4th October, 18&), before me, AMOS T. BUSH. J. P. Statf. of New York, 3 Washington Ciunty, J " I, Saucy Chase, of Hartford, of law ful age, lV depose and say, that oil Monday night, September 27th, 1C30, about 12 o'clock aUdgiit, 1 was waked up by some noise, and soon after 1 heard a distinct whittling from some unknown person,. nmieuio ly farther than the road, which would be in the field, eaat orspulh cast from Cider Withereirs house, could not tell exactly where! When I first heard thi whistling, 1 supposed it was day, but soon found out it was ubcat 12 o'clock. - ' . NANCY CHASE. Subscribed and sworn, this 4th October, 183!5S before me, AMOS T, BUSH, J. P. ' It is calculated there are 2000 seceders in N.Y. from the Masonic Institution. As the Patriots of the Revolution are leaving the field of action for a happy eternity, a no less patriotic barftl of heroes is arising agaiust one of the moat powerful and dangerous institutions an institution which bids defiance to the lawtfof the land and the world ia arms whose Members are bound together by ths moi horrid oaths and penalties. These are now before the public, and proved to be true by Masonic witnesses in open court. Masonic witnesses toa havcftfiiscd to testify, declai ing fhVy considered their Masonic obligation paramount to the lawsof the land, or any legal oath; at once bidding defiance to the Jawi of t he country ; and all this in the?' great State of New York. And the press awed by interest or fear of Masonic vengeance, dares not publish the proceedings of the Courts, and let the public know the troth, the whole truth, and nothing-but the troth. SOLOMO&

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