McDonald Frasier, proposed selling him a small stock of goods, among which was, Frasier informed him, a small lot say 20 or 30 lbs of manufactured tobacco, that he (Lawler) saw Lhe tobacco, and examined it although he declined buying, and that it was neither the same quality, nor the same sized plugs as that brought under Frasier's ortler!> by Hynes to Goliad, but of a quality inferior, and much smaller plugs. In testimony of which he signs Martin Lawler John James being sworn, states, that, several days ago he was called on by Hugh McDonald Frasier to assist in unloading two large boxes of manufactured tobacco, at the door of one Thomas G. Western's store in Goliad; and that he did assist said Frasier in taking them out of the cart, and then carrier them into the store aforesaid alone; that, he then understood and believed that said tobacco was part of the lot seized several days previous by Alcalde Dunn in behalf, and on account of the public - and he further states, that, he assisted afterwards in removing the same boxes, under the order of Captain Dimitt, from the store aforesaid, to the Commissary's Department, within the walls of this Fortress. In testimony of which he signs John James Thomas Todd being sworn, states, that, he resides in the Mission of Refugio, that, after Abbott and the other sailor (name unknown) ran away with the public boat, he advised Alcalde Dunn, to seize on some tobacco, which he had been informed by Mrs - Westover, was then in her house, belonging to them: that he saw three boxes there, saw one of them afterwards, in Western's Store, and has since seen the the Same in the possession of the Commissary of this Company, and believes them, and it, part of the lot which he saw in the house of Mrs Westover in the Mission. In testimony whereof he signs Thomas Todd Caleb Bennet being sworn, states, that he is knowing to Frasier's having employed Hynes to bring two boxes of Manufactured Tobacco from the Mission of Refugio to Goliad, that his employer, Thomas G. Western, purchased the Tobacco from Frasier before it was brought, or hauled up by Hynes, and delivered by Frasier - and that, the Tobacco seized and taken from the store of Western by order of Capt Dimitt, is part of the lot previously purchased of
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