Indiana Republican, Volume 1, Number 31, Madison, Jefferson County, 26 July 1817 — Page 5

n -;; Ut hos:, a bcrribU Rite vifc,I answered him that I would, wife, and when he went up with to swear but to !eet it go as fire as and as quick as I could get my me Mr. Greyer appeared very posalidc without swearinghorse 1 went down: and after frienHlv a :iu l'j i i .i. v...- ,Si

i . . . ----- ;, uuj115 wnc was in ueci Ldwtu mat nays would .vine been lately charged by sitting sometime in conversation and turned her back on him and gave them fifty dollars threather Chine Greyer of this county, with Mr. Greyer and his Lady, I appeared to be angry, and Mr. than let it go Law & 1 asked her if .nmnuttcd a rape on asked the Lady some questions Hays and Grever went- nut and she vvasent ashamlcH ;dvon the night of the 14th about what had taken place : she had considerable of conversation, she said that she Lowd she had r ; nni-o r answered me s:im. that on the onrl rnt lnn r. ... a. a 1 .1. ...

Juit the crime with which him come to bed with her, which to the spring, and while sitting she said she was surry that it had

-v stand charged, and more- &Uu uiu mic iciuscu seveiai mere Mr. ureyer and Mr. Hays turned Out so tor she had to lay it lam able to prove that I was times, and she' said after many came down to me, and Mr. Hays to somebody suraam she said she

h1 distance or u mues iroin .ajoiouiuu imuu, iuiu mc uwi e supposed tnat tney never expect it wouiu .maat as it the time she says the rape bed with her and did ravish her should not settle their dispute, & much fuss else I never would

committed ; in fact,-! had in spite or au sue couia do, and i said that 1 could soon settle my asaid nothing about it" r .?i c.a. I did hire her in several nlarpc -I nort if ? -mA . . f rln .nrAf V, Un. ! -

i hine (which was two weeks tne" asked her if she wished to house and began to head theafJi- true copy of the conversation that i hu Gmt- SWLar tlie ran against said Havs Havir anH Mre nrovor fl.n rnnlr niare rwtu;pfn mp anrl fllrMif

si cot of it was in Madison, as her husband had applied to me up out of bed and went out a ea Grayer re I was informed Mr. Grey- tor-me to come down and admin- doors, and in a short time came in her ,A hrrn the dav before sor-ead- ister the oath and issue on the again and told me that I need not DICE X DAVES

it 2nd wishing to swear a same, anci she said she thought wiite any more and then stepped mark linst me in favor of his that the said Hays ought to nay out of the house again, and then 'Sworn and subscriberdd to be- ' 1 . K. .i x i . i : II . it i . . . r i r i i .

h Chloc. The above news so "ci sumcuimg iur auusmg ner so, mr. nayc came in and told methat ic me mis 12m aay or juiy lC, A n'ir that when I went 1 then told her that the law was Mrs. Greyer wanted to speak with iSi 7.

he I collected five nf my neigh- in her dVor he was found guil- me, and I then walked out of the -Very Green Magness J (seal J

on Sunday morning the 29th lv ana 1 incn repeated tne above hous and went to where Mrs. 1 ti ' l r nntistioii tf he- and shp an.l fiwpr itoc cJihn in1 dKo ru I know not the reason whv Mr.

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ftrever ird in the Drescnce ller husband also, that they did me that Mr. Hays wanted her to greyer and wire should treat me

these live witnesses Chloe nut (know what was best to do, acknowledge that he had never in this manner unless.it was beruase t rnnld nnf furnish them

rr f niriri'd lilt: Willi luC . j ""i-' iu v,vjihuiu tut, nuuti.

!c. As tiia said Chloe Grey wnat vvas best for them to do ; I charge and I do not know what with grain to feed their horses, T-erified the time and place -answered them that they was the to do, for if I do I shall tell a lie, & as well as themselves with hc said rape was committed, best judges ot their own business, my answer to her was that I would meal, which I had done ever since

I well knowing that I should and they. insisted not.j that they not tell a he tor to scieenno per- ast April, except me little time ble to prove that I was at a thou-ht 1 was capable ot advising son on earth; she then observed that 2 or 3 bushels lasted them, -;A,r,uu .n.nr frna, her at Uiim lor the best.: I then told thatthev wascoinir awav inatew which they got of Mr. Marshall. I

tim- sli- specefied I rcqaest- than that inasmuch as it was cah day s and she did not know what had two reasons lor furnishing these five" witnesses to pay cuiated, m my opinion, to de- was best to do. I then told her if them with meal, first, beuuse ,.',r,ntnl-,Drchu.n stro-tiie property of both fiini- th-re was two evils choose to their family was large and they

alfnow observe that she ch ir- iIld piobauly not make their take the least one ot them. About scarcely able to support it inly, I me with havin committed connections any better by going this lime Mr. Hays came out, & was informed that tliey were very rane on her n Saturday to uw 'than- they were Gieyer after having some conversation 'troublesome people and cculd not

t the 1 "h of f an but after- aau nis Wlie llien wltJ inix tIiey -together Mrs. ureyer said ttiat ir "v- iuaiii,.wu "ll"v'"L' 1, eUo t u thouiriit it would be best them- Mr. Havs - would nav the doctor sturbing civil society by this

.is nuv ii'Uiiu ut iiiav x iiava o r-r . t, ? to Mr. Troutman's eleven selves, and said if the said Hays that they would drop the business means ! was in nopes to nave

s fro;n home on the 14th would pay them hrty dollars and and say no more about it Mr. 'uwuc iuciij-w auupwuui ..J uA .T some doctors tees, that thev Havs sAid to Mrs. Grever that.that it has failed to have the desired ef

nut, iliu 11141 1 U1U tlUl ItlUlll 7 - 7 J . . . 1 . 11 1 1 1 jf 1 j,.. ,r . -.u would stjnle and make un the was not cleariiKr him of tlie.rane: tcct, and I tiiinK tney nave naa IZ

i Kiti in mc uiy 1 s i'i r o -1 t fc sh- then altered the char ire : breach with him. I' 'en though: Mrs. Greyer,s answer was that m contemplation for some time f-.&uv men altered me cnare n MCt tnlninme anHfrsnHmfi

t respected the time. -and sa d "lat-it mougni oe possioie tnai ne never was nere ar uiai ume oc r-Jt 7 'vj-- .

I had mmmirtpH the rane they mou 'lit rcttect on me ror is clear or tne cnarge out ne must "U,a,uu. .....v

did it on Sunday nwht the saying peace was best upon good not say any thing about it on the they are deceived m their abomiC T.,- : xLc c..... tPnn;,n(l fair nrinrinlea and aslr- arrnnntnf her neoole." nable design. lknoW well, their

ht.thc 14th of lime as she had ed them if it was their wish to 1 hereby certify that the above God the "Devil, is not able to : chirred me ' I am re.dv to settle the matter with Mr. Hays statement is true, to the best of carry them through in this affair.-

T . .1 i,A.,Aat fm,r .i. mr rprrertnn .-(I'ivw) nnfl?r niv 1 am told tha 1 am t ne tnira man

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vc uitti i was con lined tne mv wuui . wv. .-.. . w.. . ... , , ?leof Sunday-ni-hrthe i cth said Greyer and wife answered it hand this 14th -day of July 1817. they have treated in this way : & une, at my tmdin - was voluntarily their wish inde- JOHN BURNS. from all that I can find out they . - .i,., UnA Rnfn.,nH Mihc-riheH hfore are old uractioncrs m the business.

fer high, I did not attempt to been said, provided, that said me, one of the justices of the peace 11 close tins by observing hat ,bJ:ii a; iV; uL -1. fitw nl fnr IrffJ-rsnn mmtv. lulv ith. 1 have respected and yet do re-

connections of

I do not

view fn hurt

5ayrM. 5Se.r."M m.,it f Dt Davis. their feeling's, but the So!e object

11 r . i i . - . ; . . t .o- sneer manv-ui iut

icii it ir oe denied, I will prove irs, and some doctors rees; i 1017. -f - , , .1 ..! ;p"c ' nT ATjrcnxT 1 p cn Mr. Greyer, and that

iy iu uic s-aubiaction or every men mougni u pioper iu gu anu v.u.nwvuv, j. . v.-v .

pid mind. sec Mr.

7 7' ; u,tFui" u.c umu. u, a;ov , -.--a, v , is to clear myself from the odium aflidavits of John Burns Es- settle on them terms .and on no r f , , ' . auest:on. re and Dicey Davis. other, uhich thing I did, and if 'Dice Daves pcrsnel appeared ot the charge ,n J?5lcgATS he did not pay her as before before me Perry Green Magness . ff q J ,uI ' affidavit of John Burns s- mentioned she would certainly justersof the peace for Lanester Jehcrson county, juiy iif(

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Quire. suear the rane acainst him. township state of Indina Jefferson

1H not have thoucht county and states the words as

fhne the ?oth i Sit'T wa nw. it nmnrr fnr me to have went & folers. Acknowledements thr first

nsy called on by Robert Grey- seen him nor concerned myseit a- aay or juiy i o 1 7 u; ? 0 know what he should do : I bout the business but I was confi- in a charge ledged against James cd him what was the matter ; dent that no breach of the law Hays who enquiry of Clolow

said that a certain man in their had made its appearance to me as Gruer respect of Hay nabersmp

The reader conduct towerds them and Uow.

' - vviuiiiiiivu a ii vtaj ivjivuvMiv - . , e On his wife nnrl tint th nncwrrs piven to ea Gruer sase that Mr. nays had

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!fca tier a good deal in that me when I asked Mrs. oreyer ir aiway ucicu iiw auu. 'mpt : my answer to him was, she wished to swear or be sworn, well and had not misslcsred her h things ought to Betaken I know when I went to see Mr. in no wise from the first ot their Ke of, and if he was found Hays he told me that he could aquinence ontill this day I asked l'ty the laws of our lard would prove that he was eleven miles her what enterduce her to go to Jloubtcdly punish him for the from that place at that time, and swear the like against Hays 1 sad fe; Mr. Greyer then asked having some conversation with to her then i that is as bad las morI if 1 would go down to his Mr. Hays he said that he would der it would hang him Then the fsc and take the affidavit of his go up and see Mr. Greyer and his anser wase it wase not her ention