W. W. Lynn being sword say he Come out hear this morning and found him hanging hear I did note now ho he was nor I donte Know who pit him hear there was no one round hear . . . signed by the witness W. W. Lynn
E. G. Ingram being sworn say Mr. Ports Came to Jefferson with the Negro and aske me to asist him to Cary him to Jale. I started with him to jale . . . I started with him to jale between hear and the gate too men come up . . . I drew my pistol one man came up to the wright -- and he sed lower your hand or he would Kill yo during this times Mr. Ports drew his . . . and another man Stepte [?] up to the wright and he told him to drop his hand or he would Kill him a Cou ple of men on the left grab the darkey god dam yo you are the one we want. they taken him in front of us and ordered us to drive . . . they taken the darkey on up the road only short distance and they made us stop for about 20 minuets . . . then they told us to drive on . . . and if you stop at that house of make any a larm we will fix you both this was all in night time I donte Know how many they was en the Crowd must had bin 25 or 30