The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

At the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize and General Goal Delivery, now holden at Boston, for the County of Suffolk, came on the Trial of Eight Soldiers belonging to the 29th Regiment, who stood indicted for the Murder of the several Persons on the Evening of the 5th of March last, by firing their Guns in King-street: The Examination of Witnesses took up five Days, the Council for the Crown and the Council for the Prisoners held about two Days: On Wednesday Forenoon the Honourable Court summed up the Case, which finished after One o'Clock, P. M. when the Jury went out, and in about two Hours brought in their Verdict, Two of the Soldiers (Killroy and Montgomery) guilty of Manslaughter; the other Six, Not Guilty. The two former were recommitted to Goal, and the six were discharged, who immediately went to the Castle.