W. J. Hoffman sworn say . . . I was on my way back home I Saw a crowd of people down on the Branch Both colored and white people when I approached the crowd I ask what was the matter Mr. McCaspell . . . said their is a old man down in the Branch. I . . . went and looked at the dead man when I saw the dcecast I found it was a negro I saw two wounds on the deceast one on the head and one on the bodye & foot . . . the dead man had not been long bin dead for he was not smilling very Bad the Blood was on the niger's face and on his feete the deceast had a hole in the Back of his head near as large as my fist