I was here ... at Griffin Mays house I was sitting here and John Mays says to Griffin Mays pay me my twenty cts Griffin says dam you mind how you talk John gets up and says I am going to hav my money and walked towards to door Griffin rose and John walked towards the door. Griffin Mays got his gun snapped it at John Mays. The gun failed to fire and he dropped it he caught John and they struggled and the pistol fired and Griffin fell His wife went to hurry and tried to raise up his head, She hollowed- The twenty cts was what he owed him. I do not know what he owed him for. I was not here when there was gambling going on

Griffin Mays is my husband. John Mays is my son ... It was Griffins trade to gamble I could not help it ... I was always quarrelling with him about it

I do not know whether John shot him or he shot himself