Martha Howl, sworn, That she is the wife of Thos. D. J. Howl who is now in the army on the morning of the 31st of March alst Kize the wife of Anderson the prisoner ran in to the house and told her that Anderson and Baze were fighting that she Kize heard Baze the deceased call her his mistress ... it was and old scrape ie. Jealously on prisoners part of his wife ... ask prisner what in the world made him do so, prisner replied he could not help it his life was no satisfaction to him Deponenet then ask prisner if he had hurt Baze prisner replied no not much prisner then said he was going to whip Kize his wife Deponent told prisner not do it let me Howl do that prisner said he was going to whip Kize at the same picked up his axe a brush; Deponent comeing in to the house prisner going on around Deponent went on to see about Baze when she got there he Baze was lying on his face dead

prisner then said that he had cought Baze and his wife together that morning ... prisner said to deceased I blame my wife more than I do you, I do not want to hurt you said prisner to decesed