Thomas Oakly Deposition

North Carolina               ]
Granville County             ]
Criminal Action Papers       ]
1770 to 1779                 ] 11 Oct 1760
Deposition of THOMAS OAKLY   ]

C. R
044
326.4

THOMAS OAKLY deposeth on oath that on the 11th day of this instant October
1760 he was at the house of Captain ANDREW HAMPTON at which place there was a
muster. After the muster was over in the evening ROBERT HARRIS & EPHRAIM
HAMPTON was at cards in the house of the said HAMPTON there arose a dispute
between the said HARRIS & EPHRAIM HAMPTON about a four penny proclamation bill
which occasioned the said HARRIS and EPHRAIM HAMPTON to get a fighting. The
said deponent being a constable commanded the peace. They, not obeying his
authority, the deponent said he would return them to court. THOMAS STAG and
SHERWOOD HARRIS Senior took the said deponent by the hair of his head and hang
him, the said deponent, to the joist of the house of the said Captain ANDREW
HAMPTON and swore they would “see an land” of the tinker, meaning the deponent
and at the same time hung a large cowbell about his neck. The son of the
deponent, endeavoring to help his father, was tied neck and heels. Then the
said THOMAS STAG brought a stick with human ordure [feces] thereon and rubbed
it across the said deponents mouth, and further, this said deponent saith not.

Sworn before us this 25th of October 1760

ROBERT HICKS
THOMAS LOW




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