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ABDUCTION OF MISS GLENN/
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at Thornford in the course of the last year ; in September
twice; I was there on the first of September, and I was
there about the 20th. I apprehend it might be the 22d, but
I am not confident whether it was the 23d or not. 1 dined
at the house of Mr. Paul, and recollect the parties present:
Mr. Paul, and a person whom I had never seen, but who was
represented to me as Mr. James Bowditch, and two ladies
whom I did not know, having never seen either before.
(Pointing to Miss Glenn.) That lady was there.
Q. As you were at dinner, was any thing remarkable,
either of gaiety or sadness in her conduct?—Was there any
thing remarkable either way ?—Certainly, with respect to
sadness, there was not the least; but with respect to the
other word, I beg to say something. With respect to the
word gaiety, there was an observation made by me jocosely
with respect to the cheese; it was said by me to Mr. Paul,
and said jocosely to him, “I believe your ribbons have been
taken out of this cheese.” There was a jocose answer re-
turned to me, and the lady certainly did smile upon that
occasion. When that observation with respect to the cheese
had been made, and Mi. Paul had made a reply to it, this
lady and the other certainly withdrew from the table.
Miss Glenn ate her dinner like any other person. I beg to
be particular here, because I have heard a great deal upon
the subject; the dinner was roast beef, and I helped the
lady myself; she ate what was put upon her plate, except,
I believe, the skin and fat which attaches to roast beef.
She certainly ate the other part. This will be corroborated
by the servant who was in the room. I did not help her to
more than she ate ; there was vegetables, a boiled apple-pud-
ding, and I believe the dinner ended with cheese. I will repeat
as nearly as I can recollect what she ate: she ate o- the roast
beef and some of the apple pudding. I saw her in the
evening; I believe between seven and eight o’clock. She
crossed the room where I was sitting reading, and went into
another room with the other lady; they put on their bon-
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at Thornford in the course of the last year ; in September
twice; I was there on the first of September, and I was
there about the 20th. I apprehend it might be the 22d, but
I am not confident whether it was the 23d or not. 1 dined
at the house of Mr. Paul, and recollect the parties present:
Mr. Paul, and a person whom I had never seen, but who was
represented to me as Mr. James Bowditch, and two ladies
whom I did not know, having never seen either before.
(Pointing to Miss Glenn.) That lady was there.
Q. As you were at dinner, was any thing remarkable,
either of gaiety or sadness in her conduct?—Was there any
thing remarkable either way ?—Certainly, with respect to
sadness, there was not the least; but with respect to the
other word, I beg to say something. With respect to the
word gaiety, there was an observation made by me jocosely
with respect to the cheese; it was said by me to Mr. Paul,
and said jocosely to him, “I believe your ribbons have been
taken out of this cheese.” There was a jocose answer re-
turned to me, and the lady certainly did smile upon that
occasion. When that observation with respect to the cheese
had been made, and Mi. Paul had made a reply to it, this
lady and the other certainly withdrew from the table.
Miss Glenn ate her dinner like any other person. I beg to
be particular here, because I have heard a great deal upon
the subject; the dinner was roast beef, and I helped the
lady myself; she ate what was put upon her plate, except,
I believe, the skin and fat which attaches to roast beef.
She certainly ate the other part. This will be corroborated
by the servant who was in the room. I did not help her to
more than she ate ; there was vegetables, a boiled apple-pud-
ding, and I believe the dinner ended with cheese. I will repeat
as nearly as I can recollect what she ate: she ate o- the roast
beef and some of the apple pudding. I saw her in the
evening; I believe between seven and eight o’clock. She
crossed the room where I was sitting reading, and went into
another room with the other lady; they put on their bon-