[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] thereafter they wore summoned to appear as witnesses at the head-quar-ters of General Washington, at Tappau : that they were at Tappau some days, aud examined as witnesses before the court martial on the trial of Smith, who brought Andre ashore from on board the sloop of war: that while there, Colonel William S. Smith redeemed tho watch from them for thirty guineas; which, aud the money received for the horse, saddle and bridle, they divided equally among themselves and four other per-sons, who belonged to their party, but when Andre was taken, were about half a mile off, keeping a lookout on a hill : that Audre had no gold or silver money with him, but only some continental bills, to the amount of about eighty dollars : that the medals given to him, and Van Wart, and Williams, by Congress, were presented to them by General Washington, when the army was encamped at Verplanck's Point, aud that they on the occasion dined at his table: that Williams removed some years ago from Westchester County to tho northern part of the State, but where, particularly, the deponent does not know. And the deponent, referring to tho affidavit of Van Wart, taken (in the 28th of January last, and which he has read, says that the same is in substance true. John Pauldi.no. Sworn before me, this Oth day of May, 1817. Charles G. Van Dtck, Master in Chancery. It is an interesting fact, brought to ILht in this statement, that the medals given to Paulding.