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his reply was I was mistaken in the man thare was a man in Jale at the Same time by the name [[above]] a white [[/above]] of Card who told me that he had heard this negro say while in Jale that Bevely was innosent of that Charge and that Woods told him if he would Criminate Bevely he would keep him from being hung not loud after this the Jale was broaken and nearly all of the Prisoners made thare escape Bevely Said he could have gotten out but would not he was then taken and chained down to the flower confined in Irons and Stayed thare until he was nearly dead I finally succeded in getting him out as the witness was gone he went home and after recovering from his imprisonment he went on to finnish his crop Then last year 1867 he togather with other hands he makeing 5 hands commensed the 1 day of [[smudged]] January[?] [[/smudged]] to make a crop and one of those hands was a white man living part as black as the Devel could make it though this was what I did not know when I employed him I agreed in the contract to give him one siths of the corn wheat Tobacco oats and fodder for his servises during Said year His name is Silas H. Yancy after about 3 months he was so contrary and rough that a young man who was working under him was compeled to leave with no pay for his 3 months work his name is Bird Griffin a very nice young man and very industrious I then let a young man take his place by the name of Frank Woolf he worked very well for about six weeks when Yancy fell out with him and drove him off with out any pay he Yancy then contended that his leaving brought him to the 5 of the crop in Stead of the Siths Bevely Harris worked faithfully in my crop four months and aeleven day he helped cut down a new ground of at leas 30.000 bils helped burn Several [[smudged]] helped break all the cornband [[smudged]] a large [[smudged]] crop for five hands and a circumstance occured which compeled him to leave the county the circumstanses was as follows A woman by the name Fanney Rogers [[above]] Negro [[/above]] had one midling of old bacon Stolen from her She came to my hous whare Bevely was living and said Bevely was at her house on Sunday morning and her meat was Stolen on Monday night following and she said from all the circumstanses She believed Bevely had Stolen her meat and asked permition to make a Surch I gave her full liberty to Surch every house on the primices She Surche a Short time and made no discovery but remarked She was fully Satisfyed in her own mind who Stold her bacon Bevely then remarked to her She had accuesed him of Stealling her meet and that She had to find it or She would prosicute her for Surching his Chest or box Some few days had alapsed when this same Hugh Woods Sent Fanney word that thare was a midling of old bacon in his smoakhouse which he said he believed belonged to her he said it was put thare by A negro man which was in his employment She went to Hugh Woods and got her bacon out of his meat House So I learned from a reliable sourse thar was a man living on my Farm who is brotherinlaw to Bevely by The name of Lewis Holloway who is to be believed as much so as any other Negro he told me that he forbid Fanney coming to his house and tol her that Bevely was mad with her and he was fearful that if she persisted in going whare he was Bevely would hurt her She would not take his advise a few day after Lewis Hollowwa had a pray meeting appointed at his house on Saturday night and abore dark Fanney made her apperance Jane Thomas who is living with me at this time sys She was present at this meeting and syes when Fanney come in and took a seat Bevely was lying on his Lesters he got up and Said Fanney did I not request you not to come hear any mour She Said yes you did but I have come and will go where I please