I asked her what She was doing here she said she was here sick. I then asked where the child was she said it was here in the bed. She said she did not intend to distroy it She said the child was born on the road in front of H J Wrights or near his garden in the public road

amand come to my house Saturday morning just about day She nocked at the door and I asked who that was she said its me and I asked who was me aint that you Manda Coleman and she said yes She came in and sit down on the bed by me and commenced groaning and I sent for John my husband after aunt Finey I made up a light and she got up of the bed & walked to the fire and the after Birth came from her I asked her if she had not had a child she said she had I and Martha Blockey[?] went to hunt for the child but we never found it When I came back she had the child on the foot of the Bed and it was dead in my search for the child I found blood beyond Mr Puck[?] Wrights I saw some sign at Log Creek

she Manda denyed having a child until late ... I asked her how come the child so bruised She said she did not know she said to me that she put the child in the garden and put a bag over it

dug up the child on yesterday the 4th of August and found anterior[?] body covered with bruises & scratches the scratches wer not long as made by scratches of finger nails but seamed as if it had been done by Brushes ... found estravication[?] of blood resting on the brain at points Coresponding to external bruises