Simpson Garrison Sworn Says He met with the Deceased and Sea Brooks last night about 11 oclock at Mr Sandeckers Bar left the bar at a quarter after twelve in about 10 minutes afterwards went down the street until we got to Mr Phillips crossing we then got on the R Road and went down the road untill we got to the crossing at Dr Hanahans when we got there saw a man on the left hand side of the sde walk leaning against a tree who I recognized to be Robert ellerson saw a woman standing near Robert Ellerson leaning against the fence the deceased and myself stoped when we got opiset [sic] them Ellerson asked what in the world we stopped there for Joe Seabrook said what in the hell was that his business & said that was a hell of question to ask a man, at that time a white man rose up from beside of the fence near where Ellerson & the woman was standing and asked the deceased who in the fell he was talking to Joe Seabrook (the deceased) replied that he was talking to any one that takes it up the white man then came down the Steps towards where Seabrook & myself was standing as he came I ran towards Dunn's corner on Main Street just as I got to the Hanahan's corner I heard the pistol shot and in about two minutes I heard the second shot I was looking at them when the first shot was fired and saw the deceased fall. When the second shot was fired the woman ran I ran across the street and cut her off she turned and ran back towards the RR I told her to go that I knew who she was. She was georgiann Gibson, Robert Ellerson ran down the RR after the second report of the pistol, the white man ran up the RRoad, never recognized the white man atall did not cach his voice...