James Bryant told me the key of the store was taken on Thursday 15th of this Inst that is the reason why they stoped in the that night to make discovery who should come in I think they both told me they were aroused by a light in the store and saw three negroes call to them to halt they did not halt and James Bryant says he fired he said it was a double Barrel shot gun

James Bryan was at home on a furlough from the army at that time

John H. Fair ... Doct Burt wrote me that James Bryan had shot the Boy he wrote the Boy was in B C Bryan store Doct Burt wrote me that there were two other boys of min in the store they went without my knowledge Boy edmon[?] he saw G L Penn lay the key of B C Bryan store down and he then pict it up and put it in his pocket he then returned home with his mistres that evening he went back that night and took with him Daniel and Artney[?] he says he lock the door and all three went in the store the boy said they went in to plunder