S. S. Jones who being sworns Says, That on Tuesday morning last, he saw a fight take place between Abraham B Skipper and his wife Elizabeth M. Skipper, M.rs Skipper came to where A B Skipper was building, and cursed Skipper, with a multiplicity of abuseive words. Mrs. Skipper asked M.r Skipper for apiece of tobacco, he gave it her, she threw it at him and struck him in the eye. he then pushed her out of the door with his feet and stomped her. the fight then ensued, he whiped her with a switch, he then used something in the fight which made a noise when the blows was inflicted, which sounded like a paddle, Skipper, Said he did use a paddle in whiping his wife, She then left, Says he saw M.rs Skipper on Wednesday evening following, she appeared in her useal way, Saw nothing t0matter more than common. Signed S. S. his mark Jones.

2.nd Witness. Malachi James, who being sworn says.--When he came up to the Barn, Abraham B. Skipper and his wife Elizabeth M. Skipper was quareling, Skipper beged her to go home, She would not leave, and Kept on Cursing, and swaring, and falling down, he said if she did not leave, he would be forced to whip her, he went and cut a whip and put it on her, used some two or three switches on her. Witness think she was drunk, Some time after her whiping she left and went to the New House, this took place on tuesday Morning last. Signed Malachi his mark James.... 5.th Witnesss. W. E. Cooper sworns says that on the tuesday last himself and Abraham B. Skipper went to the Barn, Some time after they had got there, Elizabeth M. Skipper, his wife came there, asked him (Skipper) for a piece of tobacco. he gave it to her, she then threw the tobacco at him and hit him in one of his eyes, he then whiped her, with a switch, used some two or three switches in whipin gher, tried to git her to go to the House, he then used a piece of cypress shingle as a paddle--paddled her bear skin on the butt Said to her if he had used the paddle sooner she would have went home, says she fell down several times, thinks she was drunk. Witness says he saw Mrs Skipper on Wednesday evening appeared in her usueal way. Signed W. E. P. Cooper.

6.th Witness Daniel M. Johnston sworn says that on the 21.st of May last, he saw Elizabeth M Skipper lying in the lane near about the Gin house crying Murder! Said that Harriet a slave belonging to A. B. Skipper had beat her, and asked him to help her to the House, he did so, she then shewed him the bruises on her person & says she was bruised bad, thinks she was drunk. Signed D. M. Johnston