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The Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Virginia
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In Ipswich, Essex County, Jonathan Buffum, Preserved Sprague, and Benjamin Shaw were tried for riot, disturbing worship, rude behavior, and conspiracy at a Quaker meeting in Lynn on February 14 and 17. Buffum and Sprague found guilty; Shaw acquitted due to insanity. Nolle prosequi for John Alley Jr., also insane.
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On Tuesday last Jonathan Buffum, Preserved Sprague & Benjamin Shaw, were tried in the Court of Common Pleas, holden at Ipswich, for the county of Essex; by Judge Howe, on indictments for a riot, for a disturbance of public worship, for rude and indecent behavior in a public meeting, and for a conspiracy to disturb the meeting, committed at the meeting of the society of Friends at Lynn, on the 14th and 17th of February last. The offences charged consisted in forcibly taking possession of the high seats, or minister's gallery, which are appropriated by the custom of the society to ministers, elders, overseers, and aged and venerable persons invited to sit there. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on all the counts, against Buffum and Sprague; and of acquittal of Shaw by reason of insanity. A Nolle Prosequi was entered on the indictment of John Alley, Jr. it appearing that he was insane.
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Ipswich, Essex County
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Tuesday Last (Trial); 14th And 17th Of February Last (Incidents)
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verdict of guilty on all counts against buffum and sprague; acquittal of shaw by reason of insanity; nolle prosequi entered on indictment of john alley jr. due to insanity.
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Jonathan Buffum, Preserved Sprague, and Benjamin Shaw tried in Court of Common Pleas at Ipswich by Judge Howe for riot, disturbance of public worship, rude and indecent behavior, and conspiracy at Society of Friends meeting in Lynn. Offenses involved forcibly taking possession of high seats reserved for ministers, elders, overseers, and invited venerable persons.