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Show "Regicides" In America. Throe of tho mon appointed by Oliver Oli-ver Cromwell to try King Charlt I flod to Massachusetts nnd were In hiding hid-ing thero for quite a while. Cromwell appointed 150 commissioners to try the king, of whom 70 acted and 69 signed tho death warrant. After the restoration 29 of those who bad Blgned the death warrant wero tried, 13 wero executed, and three fled to Massachusetts, Massachu-setts, viz., William Goffo, Thomas Whallcy and John Dlxwcll. Thoy wero nil men ot good families, stood high In Cromwell's confldenco and had fought In some of bis hardest battles. Thoy lived In Massachusetts several years, In concealment, and then In Connecticut, Connecti-cut, ono or two of them dying at New Haven. Dlxwell assumed tho namo of James Davids, married a Massachusetts Massachu-setts woman nnd reared a family of Davids children, whoso descendants may Btlll bo living. After coming to this country Goffo corresponded affectionately affec-tionately with his wife In England, but never saw her again. Ho was burled at Hadloy, Mass., whoro nt ono tlmo ho led tho Inhabitants lu repelling an attack by tho Indians. |