there was not lightwood in he said some thing about me and M.D. Smith going after wood . . . after second there John Smith went to bed and _ hour M. D. Smith lay across the bed . . Mr. A. D. Smith was there in the chair I went the next time and cut one burn of lightwood . . . A. H. Smith was nearly asleep on the bed there I went back to the fire pushed up the chucks good movd back the chairs so when they got up they would not fall over them then I left . . . We were all drinking. I was near enough to see D. A. U. John a Smith fight. I never went to them them. I don't know of any trouble between [them]. . . they all came back in the home and all taken a drink to gether. I heard John A Smit say that WA Smith whipped him when teaching school A. N Kelley.
I found him dead . . . [and] the house beind on fire at the time . . . I supposed he was burned to dead . . . I don't know of no threats made last night I have heard John A. Smith had made some threats but did not hear any of them my self. X threats wear mad to Allen Campbell the trouble between me & John Smith was and old Grudge
Dr. J. B. Threats Evidence After carefully examining the dead body of M. D. Smith In my opinion he came to his death by burns with fire
John A. Smith . . . I know when I a wake the house was on fire I did not do anything only hollowed two or three times I run to Will McLaurn and told him the house was on fire came back & D. A. Smithg sayed M. D, Smith was burned to death . . . I was thinking he was not and run to him and Kindly picked him up thinking he was drunk instead of dead