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Mrs Foster, a witness for the Defence, stated that while she was on a visit to the family, Mr Doswell who is President of the Board of Magistrates, had occasion to attend Court, and it being in the time of wheat harvest, he left his son, Robert, in charge of the workmen; that soon after his father left, he came in in great apparent distress, and said that the wheat would all be lost. He was asked why? Were not the men working well? "Yes," he replied, "the men work well; there is no difficulty about that; but the wheat will all be lost." He wanted to go down to the Court House for his father immediately. The weather being fine, and there being no apparent reason why he should be sent for his mother objected to his going. He then went to a Mr Booth Brown's where he remained until his father's return.

Mr Booth Brown, a witness for the Defence, stated that at the time spoken of, Young Doswell came to his house and expressed the same fears as above related. He endeavored to quiet his apprehensions but without effect. Doswell remained with him, taking no further charge of the business until his fathers return from Court.

A cold man, an old and trusted servant of the family, witness for the Defence, stated,