I went rite strate up to the Insine, and ses I, "Insine Stebbins, I knowed you and Deacon Jenkins was both red-hot Abolishunests, but I tho't all the folks in Downingville had kommun sence, and wood know better than to interduce pollyticks on a festiv occashin, specially anything faverabul to cheever and Gree-lie and kumpany, who are the hull time abusin' Linkin and Mrs. Linkin."
"Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia"
Seba Smith
cheever was temporary clerk or scribe employed by the examining magistrates to take minutes of the testimony.
"Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism"
Allen Putnam
Reason for asking the children to look upon the accused, cheever says, was, that they might "see if this was the person that hurt them."
"Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism"
Allen Putnam
