Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-11-10
sufficient 10 inAame listeners with ouri-

osity. Then Giles fenced skillfully.
20, do not quo.e me in the matter. J.
only repeat what l heard. Did you not
hear anything about the finding OF Martin
Lees lody?"
Of course, the listeners knew nothing,
whereupon Giles proceeded in this wise
well, Ills said-mind I'm only telling
what was told me-'tis said Martin Lees
body was found. That somebody dug it
up and moved 1t away TO fer place,
where it will never be given up till the
sea gives up its dead"
When the curious naturally asked who
exhhmed The remains, and when and
where they were observed, Giles was not
permi ted to say more. lie affected the
manner Of man who had already told
too much.
SO now the go5sipz, forgetting the ridi-
cule they had heaped upon Indian Joe,
coolly repeated the story Of the exbuming
of Martin Lees body, and related how
they had been 8; irited away. Indian Joe
had witnessed their actions, but he could
not tell how many were there, or their
names. And then, too, he was black and
blue with the beating he had received
when discovered by those who had car
ried away oil that was left of Martin Lee.
1t will not surprise the reader when he
is told that the last rerson 10 hear this
story was the one most interested in it.
John Lee was profoundly ignorant of In
dian Joes extraordinary story, and knew
nothing OF the version Giles Ellis i'm
proved appendix furnished. Once more
the public sentiment TUNED, and now
numbers believed that Martin Lees re-
mains had been exhumed and secreted in
some out -of-the- way place by somebody.
But now the question arose - who
helped John Lee? If there were four in
the business, then Jim Lee had three
good friends. Who were the friends?
Immediately public opinion fixed on Ar
thur Proctor as one OF the persons.
John Lee was tho moving spirit, of
course. Possibly the other two wero
familiars of the witches!
1t was such wretched suppositions ms
these the people offered to support their
opinion when tangible evidence was de-
manded. At time when the chance
remarks of mere children were twisted in
10 proof deem ed sufficient 10 hang women
who, until the people became crazed with
the fear of witchcraft, were considered
respectable and worthy, 1t is not difficult
to imagine the form the story took inside
of twenty four hours, when the Marshal
of Salem encountered Giles Ellis.
Know ye aught of the story hear Of
John Lee and young PROCTOR"
Il can answer both if you viii tell me
what you have heard"
We'll, / have heard that John Lee,
Arthur Proctor, and two others" the
Marshal emphasized the words, have dug
up Martin Lee and thrown his tody into
the sea"
"Ah did not hear what disposition
they made of the body. l hearl the
same"
"'Tis said you know more than you care
TO tell?"
Il know no more than l hear Others
say" -,
body?"
Il do not know"
80 then, you will swear you saw
nothirg?"
That I can swear cheerfully.
Yet spite of this positive assertion,
Giles Ellis continued to be quoted. The
Marshal, who was in the performance OF
his duty, heard much that was contradic-
tory and unworthy moments consider
alton. He antici pated the result, how
ever. He foresaw plainly he would be
ordered TO arprehend John Lee a d
Arthur Proctor-that they would be
cllled upon to answer the charge that
they had exhumed and tossed the remains
of Martin Lee into the sea. He de ired
above all things to confront Proctor and
Lee with Giles Ellis, whom he now both
disliked and dreaded.
There was q coolness self-satished
manner, lofty bearing, that procl lined
to the world Giles ELS placed proper
estimate on himself md oil belonging to
him. lie was man who asserted him
self-who questioned others, but re-
sented anything like criticism on him or
his motives. The world has improved
somewhat since Giles Ellis lived, but his
counterpart is TO be found in every
church, township and ward in the coun-
try to-day.
The Marshal of Salem parted from
Giles Ellis with many misgivings of
evil. In his secret soul Samuel Hobbs
deemed Giles Ellis consummate hyl o.
critic. But he dare not utter his thought.
On the contrary, whisper might work
much mischief. His duties were sufi-
cienty disagreeable now, but he had it
in his power 10 soften misfortune to his
friends, and chief among them, as we
have seen, he esteemed John Lee.
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