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of course, was yet known of the death of Bone Cracker. Double Head alighted and joined with -lined out the carousers. In the midst of the Six words scratched out tumult of half drunken voices, some one caught up the candle from a table and held it near the face of Double-Head. Ridge word lined out darted silently behind the candle, blew it out & at the same moment shot Double Head through the cheek, near the lower part of the ear. He fell. There was suddenly great confusion, rendered the greater by the darkness. All ran out, all exclaiming Who did it? Who did it? ____ But none could learn the -lined out who did it. McIntosh closed and barred the door. It was found that Double Head had only been wounded; though it was a severe wound. McIntosh in the night obtained the assistance of two or three men, and they word scratched out removed Double Head, & thrust him through a window into McIntosh's House. One Mr. Black, a Schoolmaster, lived about 200 yards off. It was thought safest to remove him thither. The executioners were early on the alert. They sought on all sides, but no one could find out what had become of their victim.