Says he was called in about midnight Ben came after him and that a limb had fallen on Andrew

Said that it was done by the limb of a tree falling on him (Andrew said so) he complained of a pain on the left side of his neck Extending into the shoulder

Ben & Andrew both asked him not to tell about it wanted to go for Dr & both B & A objected Both wished to conceal the affair, A & B both concurred in the tale that to be told to the overseer that a limb him struck a. Andrew said.

Andrew and Ben got to disputin and agreed to fight and went of and he went whare they was and Andrew sayed that he had whipped and Ben had nearly killed him with a rail and says they went off in the swamp about two hundred yards and they was always had been friendly previous also says that Ben said that Andrew and him had each a piece of rail and Andrew struck at him and knocked off Andrews lick and struck Andrew.