State v. . Trexler

AFFIDAVIT

"On the 5th day of June, in the year 1809, this deponent was walking on the pavement near John Trexler's house in the town of Salisbury, and stopped at Trexler's door to inquire of him how the frame of Mull's house went together at the raising, at which time Trexler invited deponent into his house. After some conversation, deponent asked Trexler to go to Pinkston's Tavern, which was the adjoining house, to drink some grog, which he declined, whereupon deponent went to Pinkston's himself, and, after being there a short time, returned to Trexler's house and found Trexler lying on the…