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A Cloudy day. mr Ballard and I went to Varsalboro
as Evidences in the Cause between this Common wealth & Joseph North
Esqr. the Charg was said North on ye night of
augst 10 th Broke into the house of Isaac Foster in the
night time & Ravisht the wife of Said Foster. on trial
mrs Foster apeard very Calm, Sedate & unmovd, not with Standing the
Strong atempts there were made to throw aspercions on her Carrecter.
Shee on oath affirmd that Said North Broke open the Door of her house
& perpetrated the Crime of Rape ravishment, not
with standing her Exerting her Selfe as much as her Strength would
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I was at Varsalboro. a little
Snow this Evng. |
told her Shee would Expose & perhaps
ruen her Self if Shee Did. I told her I Supposed it was an Enemy of
his who was her informer & that the informer might have miss receivd
a Story relative to Fack. Shee replyd no it is his Father, I mean
he is guilty. |
would admit admit of.
My testemony was that mrs Foster on the 19 of august Complaind
to me that Shee had Shee had [sic] receivd great abuses from people
unknown to her, Such as throwing Stones at her house, Striveing to
get in to ye
& lodg with her. after relating those abuses Said that was not the
worst Shee had met with Since mr Fosters absence, but Shee hoped they
would not quite kill her, that they Could do nothing wors than they
had unless they killd her. Shee also Said that Said North had abused
her wors than any other person in the world had, but Shee believd
it was best for her to keep her troubles to her Selfe as mutch as
Shee Could till her Husband returnd which Shee hopt wd
be soon. Shee also Complaind on the 25 (if I remember the day aright)
of said Norths treating her wors than any other person had & Said
he did go after an other woman besids his own wife, & that his wife
was jellous of him relating to the Chargs She now Lais. Shee Seemd
Exceedingly troubled when Shee related her tryals, but not being aust
any question for information did not descend to particulars at that
time, which was the last time I Converst with her while her Husband
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the 28 inst I Calld to mind mrs
Foster Saying Colo North had positively had unlawfull Concourse
with a another woman besides which
was not his wife and Begd her never to mention it to any other person,
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