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to the girl & told her to go on to Dr. Tates. I never seen the old woman. The men or at least two of them, was riding dark colored mules - one was riding a bay filly One of the men had long red whiskers I know nothing of the killing & do not know that the girl I seen was the girl killed that day.
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Notes
No. 1 - R. G. Eaken was in the vicinity of where the murder took place & at the time. So was also McConnor. (Suspected parties)

No. 2. I. D. Eaken, brother of R. G., (or Robert a second brother) it is believed made up the party of 3 men in whose company the colored man Clem Morgan left the little girl on the road. see

Notes 3. Clem Morgan lives in Choctow County 10 miles above Vaiden but happened to be passing the vicinity of the place where the people were murdered. He made the statement before a J.P. but has not yet seen the Aiken's or Connor. It is believed that if they were brought face to face he could recognize them.

Justice Gordon before whom the investigation was had is uncle of Isaac, Robert & Wm Aiken, the suspected parties. Connor lives in the vicinity.

John Bell a watchman of Vaiden sold on the day of the murder some ammunition to the Eakens which corresponds by weight &c &c with the shots that killed the freedpeople.