he would shoot him down if he did not stop the negro continued to advance ... ask the negroe what he was doing there when he first met him the negroe said he was run away ... he did not intend killing the negroe when he shot

asked him why he did not stand when he told him he said he was going home any how and did not want to stop ... asked him if the dogs were after him that morning he said they were

he shot at him after he shot the negroe still kept running he hallowed at him telling him if he did not stop he would kill him. He shot the second Barrel as the negroe got about forty yds asked Broadwaters why he did not follow him and catch him he said was afraid the negroe might have a pistol