mother nursed me and I have always been afraid of that pain. Q. Do you know whether the puddings were taken off of Prosper? A. I never heard of their being taken off. Q. How long were you on the estate before he died? A. Two or three months. Q. Do you know of his being flogged? A. I never knew of his being flogged. Q. Was M'Keough on the estate at that time? Cross-examined by Mr. Lisle. Q. Did Mr. Hodge lock you up when he was about to punish negroes? A. No. Q. Did you not say to some one that you could tell something to hang your brother, but if you were called on his trial, you would say nothing to condemn him? A. I sent a message by Dr. John West to my brother, to say that if he did not do something respectng my negroes, I would shew a letter. Q. What was the cause of the punishment of puting Prosper in irons ? A. Being a runaway; as he ran away with them, suppose he had them on when he died. Q. Where did he die? N A. He was found dead in Scinda's house. A. I don't know. DOCTOR WILLIAM WEST. Sworn in chief. By Mr. Musgrave. Q. Have you attended Mr. Hodge's estate? A. I have.. visited his sick-house? Q. Did you ever encounter any offensive smell there? A. Not more than in others; it was as comfortable as they generally are. I have performed operations in it. Q. Did you ever observe mutilated negroes there? A. No. Here the prisoner's counsel produced the doctor's accounts for 1806-7 and 8. Q. Are those your accounts? A. They are extracted from my books, and I have been paid the amount of them. Cross-examined by Mr. Solicitor General. Q. Did you attend the estate by the year? A. No-only when sent for. Q. Was you called in to attend Prosper? A. No. Q. Did you see Perreen there when your brother died at Mr. Hodge's? A. I don't recollect having seen her. Q. When was that? A. He died in August 1808. MRS. RAWBONE. By Mr. Solicitor Genera Q. What do you know of M'Keough? Q. What induces you to think so? A. I have heard it generally. Q. From whom? A. From Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Hodge. DOCTOR JOHN WEST. Sworn in chief. Q. Have you visited Mr. Hodge's sick-house? A. Mr. Hodge has consulted me about sick negroes, t I have not been sent for often. Q. Have you been in the habit of visiting Mr. odge? A. I have, frequently. Q. Have you ever been challenged or prevented going in? A. Never. Q. Did you know Prosper? A. I know nothing of him-I never heard his name before this business. Q. Was Mr. M Keough on the estate in July 1806: A. I do not recollect. Q. Have you ever seen him there? A. I don't recollect having seen him there at all; except when Mrs. Hodge died. 1 MR. DANIEL ROSS. By Mr. Solicitor General. Q. Have you ever heard Mrs. Ross say any of Mr. M'Keough? A. I declare I never did, nor do I believe knows him, much less that she could have spoke of him to Mrs. Rawbone. MRS. RAWBONE. Q. What acquaintance had Mrs. Ross wit M'Keough? A. I don't know how she knew him. JULIANA ROACH. (A free mulatto woman.) Q. Do you know M'Keough and Perreen Georges? A. Yes they lived at Crook's yard in July or August, 1808. JANE GOODWIN, (A free mulatto woman.) Q. Do you know any thing of the character of Perreen Georges? A. I know that she stole some clothes from her mistress when she was a slave. Q. Do know it of your own knowledge? A. I do not know it of myself. Q. Do you know any thing against her since she has been free? A. Nothing. THE HON. GEORGE DAVIS DIX, Esq. Q. Was Mr. M'Keough in your employ? |