Caleb Dewise a witness in behalf of the State being duly sworn and examined before a Jury of Inquest held over the dead body of one Jim Rice deposes and says: I was at the well when the Bucket slipped & did not see it slip & there was nobody close enough to interfere with the Bucket - I was at the windlas [?] had been helping there all time we was very careful about the well there was nothing there that could have touched the Bucket in any shape myself and Jim where good friends never had any fuss no it was no carelessness what done it we was very careful.