ence, had confessed that they twelve with three others, had
conspired to extort the Master Mason's word from their Grand Master,
Hiram Abiff, or take his life; that they twelve had recanted, but
feared the other three had been base enough to carry their atrocious
designs into execution.

Q. What followed? A. King Solomon ordered the roll of workmen to be
called, to see if there were any missing.

Q. The roll being called, were there any missing? A. There were three,
viz., JUBELA, JUBELO, and JUBELUM.

Q. Were the ruffians ever found? A. They were.

Q. How? A. By the wisdom of King Solomon, who ordered twelve Fellow
Crafts to be selected from the bands of the workmen, clothed in white
gloves and aprons, in token of their innocence, and sent three East,
three West, three North, and three South, in search of the ruffians,
and, if found, to bring them forward.

Q. What success? A. The three that traveled a westerly course from the
Temple, coming near the coast of Joppa, were informed by a wayfaring
man, that three men had been seen that way that morning, who, from
their appearance and dress, were workmen from the Temple, inquiring
for a passage to Ethiopia, but were unable to obtain one, in
consequence of an embargo which had recently been laid on all the
shipping, and had turned back into the country.

Q. What followed? A. King Solomon ordered them to go and search again,
and search till they were found, if possible; and if they were not
found, that the twelve who had confessed should be considered as the
reputed murderers, and suffer accordingly.

Q. What success? A. One of the three that traveled a westerly course
from the Temple, being more weary than the rest, sat down under the
brow of a hill to rest and refresh himself; and, in attempting to
rise, caught hold of a sprig of cassia, which easily gave way, and
excited his curiosity, and made him suspicious of a deception; on
which he hailed his companions, who immediately assembled, and, on
examination, found that the earth had recently been moved; and on
moving the rubbish, discovered the appearance of a grave, and while
they were confabulating about what measures to take, they heard voices
issuing from a cavern in the clefts of the rocks, on which they
immediately repaired to the place, where they heard the voice of
JUBELA exclaim: "O that my throat had been cut across, my tongue torn
out, and my body buried in the rough sands of the sea at low-water
mark, wh