Tildy Austin sworn - says - Gus Sexton came to my house Monday evening the 6th About nine oclock he said I believe I will go home, he turned around and said I will load my pistol before I go home he turned back to the fire sit down in a chair before the fire and went to working with his pistol and it went off in his hands I don't know what position the pistol was in when it went off. Hist first words after the pistol went off was "now I have shot myself." and fot up off the chair and commenced taking off his clothes.