the witness was in conversation with the Dec when Joe Samuel and Wade Samuel came up and asked Dec how he dared to insult his Brother Deceased replied he had not insulted his Brother to which Wade replied that Dec told a damed lie Joe said to Wade you stand back I am the man for him and am prepared for him Dec replied he was not prepared and near[?] went wron[?] Joe Samuel then cursed and abused Dec very much saying that he was and he was and abolitionist and had run negroes to free States and freed them Dec said very little except that he never denied anything he did and when Samuel told him not to Speak to him Deceased replied he would to him or any one else when [?] to Dec and Joe Samuel struck him with a stick held in both hands and repeated the blow with one hand on the head when Dec fell