S.C. McCormick being sworn says I am a citizen of Lancaster County - was present at the death of Wm Watson here lying dead. I was distant about 20 pace and approaching him, who was standing in between lying against or nearly so of another between in which was lying the gun by which hw was killed. The deceased reached over... and grasped the gun to take it out, in doing so he pulled the gun with the muzzle toward him and as he pulled it the gun was discharged, the load entering his mouth on the right side, killing him almost instatnly. I have known him Watson just about 2 weeks & was on a hunting expedition on the Wateree River near the Hamon's landing in Fairfield County S.C. & was on perfectly friendly terms with him.