This will be the last email listing petitioners re Cook Teets. It appears to me that this petition was taken around by someone from place to place. This would make sense in light of the expediency required. In case I haven't made in clear, Mr. Teets was denied clemency and hung in December of 1884. The jury had asked for mercy, but the judge did not see it that way unfortunately. SIGNATURE/RESIDENCE/OCCUPATION: 151) William John Lever/Artemesia/not given 152) George Connel/not given/Labourer 153) William Davis/Artemesia/Farmer 154) George McKenzie/Artemesia/Farmer 155) William Burnett/Artemesia/Farmer 156) John Graham/Artemesia/Farmer 157) Thomas Fletcher/Artemesia/Farmer 158) John Porteous/Artemesia/Farmer 159) Wm. (or W.L.) Kenny/Artemesia/Farmer 160) Joseph Littlejohn(z)/Artemesia/Farmer 161) John White/Artemesia/Farmer 162) Jacob Holey/Artemesia/Farmer 163) William Gelbreth(clearly written this way)/Artemesia/Farmer 164) Thomas Clark/Artemesia/Farmer 165) Robert McNicoll/Markdale/Bookkeeper 166) Hugh Mercer/Markdale/Salesman 167) W. Dundas/Markdale/Merchant 168) A. Turner/Markdale/Druggist 169) William Douglas/Markdale/Farmer 170) A.J. Truss/Markdale/Clerk 171) Robert T.H. Benson/Markdale/Clerk 172) Wm. J. Benson/Markdale/Grocer 173) S.W. Reynolds/Markdale/Merchant 174) unreadable - will keep working on this one. 175) G.M?? Hoskett?/unreadable/unreadable but may be Merchant 176) J.M?? Young?/Markdale/Butcher's? Clerk 177) J.R. Anderson/Markdale/Bookkeeper 178) D, Duryer/Durges?/unreadable/House 179) S.R. Hill/Markdale/Carpenter 180) S.J. Thomas/Markdale/Salesman 181) R. B. Currie/Markdale/Dealer We should always rememeber when signing a petition to print our name along witht he signature!! You never know, one day someone may need to transcribe it!! Hope this list if of interest or use to some of you listers. Good Luck! April in BC