MD3PAD 577-579

[Toby G Levy]

        The Wheat family angrily refuse to consent to hand over the
baby to Tom Hynes despite the court order. Women in the house throw
dishwater at the assembled party outside their door. Hounds are
unleashed on the party.

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        The party breaks into the house and a melee ensues with the baby
being passed around like a ball. Tom Hynes' group eventually get the
child which screams all the way back to Captain Shelby's house. The baby
grows calm staring at Captain Shelby.

        Uncle Ives interrupts Wicks at this point to say that the story
he is telling is not like the official transcript in the Proceedings of
the Council of Maryland. Ives says that Wicks' version is the one told
by those who had a grudge against Shelby.

        Shelby is angry at those who do not respect the authority of his
position as magistrate of his district. He feels his authority should
extend over the border into Maryland.

Toby