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went over and demanded why they dogged his hogs when there was no fence to turn them, some words passed between them, when Trimble attacked Randal with a stick bruising him badly and at the same time held a revolver in his other hand with the evident intention of intimidating. I had a warrant issued for Trimble. Randal's father engaged Judge Allen as a lawyer to prosecute the case for him, the day for trial came, Randal having engaged a lawyer I didn't think much more about it, didn't know where the trial was to be, Randal wasn't an hour behind time the J.P. had dismissed the case, Randal's lawyer was there, but said nothing. When Randal came Allen and Mass the J.P. told him that the case had been dismissed and advised him to say no more about it, he and Trimble were neighbors and they had best try and live peaceably as neighbors should that if he prosecuted the case further that Trimble had two witnesses from Nashville by whom he could prove anything. Nothing