he could have Shot him Self as he is Shot but not likely

I have not heard of any one Threatening to Kill him

I heard a pistol Shot 3 times in the night

I heard pistol 3 times last night down towards the Creek Some one Soon afterwards run up bye my house this way ... John Strosther[?] left my house half hour before the Shooting ... I Knew Pick must have had a pistol. I payed no Attention to Pick. He always Kicke up all Kind of [?] & pranks

said Pick done it I never Saw the pistol Pick had

Pickens Smith ... Bettis Smith is or was my wife we are not living together as man and wife I think as much of her as I Ever did I was not Jealous of Johnson Peterson ... I would not have cared who took Bettie She went off with off with Allen Coleman & Stayed one month never had any tallow never got on my Knees I never told Johnson if he did not Stay away from there I was going to Kill him

Crawch[?] told me about it Some time Pick carried his pistol but don't Know whether he had it night before last or not

Jack Coleman Sworn Says I told Johnson Peterson he had better Stay away from Mr Croches[?] or the road by his house. . . Allen Coleman was inquiring after this woman and Said by god he would like to Know what nights[?] he would I never Saw Allen the day that Johnson was Killed I was with Johnson Peterson Tuesday Evening

Pick told me he was not going to have any more to do with Bettie his wife. I did not hear Pick Say any Some one would Catch a ball I thought. . .he was grissing[?] for clap

I heard Pickens Smith Say he would Kill Johnson Peterson if it took him then years to do it. . . that was last week. . . because Johnson was running after his Wife