he says that the bruises found on and about the body were evidently inflicted by some hand unknown to him, he also says he thinks these bruises might have occasioned the death of the dead body

a few hours before the death of the body here lying dead, he saw him in a dying condition throwing up a green colored stuff

just one week before the death of the body here lying dead she saw him and he told that his father William Kirkland had beaten him severely that morning and complained of his head being very sore, and his face was considerably swollen, she also says on oath that the wife of William Kirkland just before her death then very ill told her that if she died, her husband William Kirkland would be the cause of her death. She further states that the little boy Warren, now lying dead here, after the death of his mother, told her that his father was in the habit of severely beating him, frequently since his mother's death

the wife of William Kirkland told her that her husband had often severely beaten his son now lying dead here, and that she was afraid that after she was dead and gone, her husband would beat her son warren to death ... she thought he was a very cruel man in his family

about one week before the death of his brother now lying dead here his father William Kirkland did beat his brother Warren now dead here, very severely of the head with an old heavy chain ... also states that his Father William Kirkland during his mothers life time did frequently beat her very severely