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that he had bought for his son, he would say no more about it,-and that he (Conner) and Jim for it, Conner at this got in a great pashion, and cursed and swore that the hat should not leave there, and that he would let them know that he was a white man, and would burst his (Murrell's) head open and caught up a stick of wood and made at him. Murrell having a walking stick in his hand, held it up to fend off the blows and telling him not to strike him. He then turned on Caldwell and struck him several times. When Caldwell pulled the stick out of his hand and run out of the door, he then turned on Murrell and told him to get out of there, when Murrell started out Connor commenced kicking him when he turned around and saw that he (Conner) had a large knife in his hand and was trying to cut him with it, he then backed out of the door holding up his stick to prevent being cut by him, and did succeed in fending off several blows of the knife, but as he was getting out of the door he struck him twise on the head and cut through the hat and into the head causing the blood to run freely, he then got away from him.  He further says that he did not strike said Conner, nor attempt to strike him, and that he went there solely for the purpose of identifying the hat, and without any thought of having any disturbance.

Prince Murrell

sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year above written
R Blair
Sub Ast. Supt. B. R. F. of AL.

Testimony of Jim Caldwell, after being duly sworn, says that he traded with Charles Murrell (Son of P. Murrell) for a hat some time this spring, that on Sunday the 14th Inst he loaned the hat to Jordan Blucker, and that in a short time after a girl named Mary came after him and told him that a white man named Conner had taken the hat from Blucker, alledging that the hat was his that it had been stolen from him, he at once went and found the said Conner standing on the street near the Court House and told him that the hat was not stolen for he had got it from Prince Murrell's son Charles, and that he could prove by Prince M. that it was the hat.  That Prince M. had bought for his son Charles. Conner said go and bring him here, he then went to the church and called Prince M. out and told him what had taken place, and that he wanted him to go and se the hat.  They both then went to the corner of the street on which the Printing office is, he (Jim C.) went up stairs and found Conner there, and told him that Prince M. was there, Conner said call him up, he stepped to the door and done so, Murrell came up and asked Conner to let him se the hat.  Conner [[black blot covering rest of page]]