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to get him to go out there and for them his sons he keep a leg set in the house until they (Hunter and himself) returned - witness - says he went to the Tatom House house and called boys by there name Harrison Jim & Allen called each one of them by name twice and not one answered - but I could hear some one [[strikethrough]] them [[/strikethrough]] whispering inside -
witness says Maj Hunter would not allow him to carry a gun with him to the house but to go up whisling for the purpose of showing the party in the house that he was there friend and farther ordered to tell them that Maj Hunter was also with him for the purpose of defending them  He says that he told them the same, But recd no reply and returned to Maj Hunter - Then Maj Hunter ordered Him & Sonny to go to the house and get them up any how [[strikethrough]] make them answer [[/strikethrough]] and on approaching a window they Sonny & himself were fired on and Sonny [[strikethrough]] wounded and [[/strikethrough]] fell wounded by his side witness says he was calling them partly in house at tim He and Sonny were fired on -

[[strikethrough]] Cross Ex Witness says that Green says told Maj Hunter had his sons sent down that day to his house after a Gun to defend themselfes of against Lawrence and his party [[/strikethrough]]