Samuel Butler was overseeing for him, and on Thursday morning of the 8th of Feby came to his house and stated that he attempted to whip William and he run off he saw the negro William, the same day at Richard Barretts badly wounded and insensible, the wounds seemed to be inflicted with a Knife. Butler Stated that he had cut him so bad, -- The reason he gave for cutting him was the he attempted to whip him and he caught hold of his whip

caught his whip and he Butler commenced to cut him loose and he kept cutting

her father had William down, She returned in the house with an axe which had been lying near them, which her mother told her to bring away. After her father came in the house, Saw William a going through the old field pretty fast

Butler went after him to bring his dogs, as he undertook to whip one of Wells' negroes and the negro engaged with him for a fight, and had cut him and the negro run off, he came on but the negro had been found, he then Saw William at Richard Barretts, and that he was cut in several places