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Mills seemed to be in a bad humor. I told him this was a Civil Warrant that the Bureau had nothing to do with & he must attend to that too- He said "he was going to attend to it" He spoke short & crusty.=
I told Mills if he would give his word to come back in the house he could go & attend to his business- He said he intended to go any how- I said I had intended to talk kindly to you - if you dont stop giving these short crusty answers. I will give you this chair (meaning that I would strike him with it) He said he had one time to die & it aught as well be then as any time. I flew in a passion & struck at him with a chair- He raised his stick to strike with the