I knew the Decd, she was my sister I was at home on Saturday the 28th Dec in Mrs Pickens place I was making up my bed. Jim Royals wife came in, she had a birdle[?] and carried it around in the other room. Jim Royal came to the door, he said hello I said come in and Royal was sitting in front of the fire, he had a knife in his hand, he walked up and said Annie God dam it what do you mean to do, and he said by God do you mean to do as you please, and she said no I mean to do as you told me to do, he said why did you not bring all your things over here. I said Jim don't curse in my house if Mr Gray was here you would not do it and said God Dam you what did you let her bring her things here for and I said there was her things and advised him to take them and go. Annie said don't you interfere with Mrs Gray, this [?] and your business and when she said shut he said you have all been trying to run over me long enogh, and I will kill the last God Dm one of you, I said no you wont you first[?] get out of my House, he said yes I will I will cut your damn throat, he then come runing towards me with his knife in his hand, and I reached and dragged the gun down I dontt know how it come the gun to go off I said Jim look at what you made me do. I have shot my sister, he then walked out of the, No Body else had hold of the gun by my self I did not intent to shoot Jim did not know how to shoot