a negro man came to deponents house late at night said he was to meet Wilson Kirklow at Hughes[?] Bridge to drive a cow and Stated he belonged to Al Hatcher the negro wanted to stay all night deponent refused to let him stay in the house but gave him fire to take with him

the same night that Frederick [?] states a negro come to his house on the above, a negro called at his house and wanted to Know the way to Siken[?] Road or the bridge, said it had been so long since he had passed here all things appeared strange to me, deponent said, who is this? He answer it is Jake. Deponent said this is not big Jake? He answered, this is Poseys Jake and said, did you hear of the accident about Miss Tilda, deponent said yes he had heard of it, the negro said it is thought that the negro of Boatwright that Martin Posey had hired had a hand in it and I hear he has run away and I am going out to see and if he is run away, we are a going to take a warrant for him