Personally appeared before me Bell Brown who being duly sworn deposed and said. She was not present when fire occurred. Mother of said children Mattie was six years of age Hattie was about two years of age, there was not much fire when she was there in fire place. She had no idea how house caught. She had fastened the door outside children inside. She was in habit of fastening door when weather cold. She was about 25 yds off when house caight fire, house was burning and falling in when discovered. She ran to save her children but could not get in for the fire, both were burnt to death.