Fleeing from Gunntown, they hid in Dayton's Den - a rocky area with a natural cleft in which the men hid during one part of their adventure. From there they went down Riggs Street to the main road in Oxford.
    They stopped at the Captain John Wooster Tavern. Captain John expressed strong displeasure with the activities of his nephews. He did not argue against the project on matters of principle, but felt that although the project was worthy, it was too risky for his family to be involved. However, he did consent to allow the band to hide in his tavern for the evening. He also aided the group by deceiving those patriot groups which were seeking to find the band.
    When the group finally had to leave the Captain John Wooster Tavern, they fled to a barn, which was owned by Captain John's brother, Daniel Wooster. This is the barn which is described as across the street from the Washband place in the Sharpe story.
    For their part in the kidnapping they received the following sentences:
     Henry Wooster, Jr., fined 500 pounds, sentenced to four years at Newgate Prison; David Wooster, Sr., fined 500 pounds, 9 months in Hartford jail, in addition to heavy damage costs to the Judd family which ruined him financially and caused his homestead to be attached and confiscated by the state; Henry Wooster, Sr., who was not punished and was judged innocent of any part in the scheme; David Wooster, Jr., who was fined 500 pounds, four years sentence at Newgate; Captain John Wooster, was acquitted in a suit brought against him for dangers by Captain Dayton for harboring and concealing robbers; Daniel Wooster, whose barn had been used as a hiding place was not prosecuted, as he played no active role in the plot and apparently did not know the youths and robbers were hiding there.

AFTER NEWGATE IMPRISONMENT... THE WOOSTER TORIES FREE

    After the Wooster tories were sentenced to Newgate, they continued to lead an exciting career, with Henry Wooster, Jr. succeeding in an escape from that place. Henry had been able to remove the fetters from his hands at night, and he spent his nights exploring the caverns and tunnels of the