(No. 71)
DANIEL Usher of lawful age, testifies and says, that com-
ing into King-street about half after nine o'clock on
monday evening the fifth current, he saw several persons, most-
ly young folks gathered between the town house and coffee-
house, some of whom were talking to the centinel at the com-
missioners or custom-house ; after some time, the boys at a dis-
tance began to throw light snow balls at him, which he seem-
ed much enraged at, & went on to the custom-house steps where
he appeared to have charged his gun giving it a heavy stamp
upon the door step, as if to force down the lead, and then swore
to the boys if they came near him he would blow their brains
out. About ten minutes after this, the deponent saw Capt.
Preston leading seven or eight men from towards the town-
house, and placed them between the custom-house door and the
centinel box. About four or five minutes after they were posted,
the snow balls now and then coming towards the soldiers, the
Capt. commanded them to fire. Upon this, one gun quickly
went off, and afterwards he said FIRE BY ALL MEANS! others
succeeding, and the deponent being utterly unarm'd, to avoid
further danger, went up round the town-house till the fray
was over. And further saith not.
    DANIEL USHER.

Suffolk, ss. March 16, 1770. The above-named Daniel
Usher, personally appearing, and being carefully ex-
amin'd, and duly cautioned to testify the whole Truth,
maketh solemn oath to the fore-written deposition by
him subscribed, taken to perpetuate the remembrance
of the thing.
Before, RI: DANA, Just. of the Peace & of the Quorum.
And, JOHN HILL, Just. Peace.

(No. 72.)
I ROBERT Goddard, of lawful age, testify and declare,
that on Monday evening, the 5th instant, between the hours
of 9 and 10 o'clock, being at my house at Wheeler's point, I heard the cry of Fire. I ran out, and came thro' Long Lane
into Kingstreet, right up to the north-west side of the Town-
House ; when I got there, I saw a number of gentlemen, stand-
ing and talking, and heard them say, that there was a man
stab'd through the arm, and that it was very hard that the
people could not pass the streets without being stabb'd. Im-
mediately after, I heard some people cry out for assistance. I
then went down into Kingstreet, and in going down, overtook
an officer (as I tho't), with 8 or 9 soldiers with bayonets