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front of me and siezed a parcel from in under the arm of a mom who was proceeding with uncertain steps, coming back towards me saying, "That man had taken my can of solid solver knives." he turned and started towards her, but I had time to step between them and placed the muzzle of the fowling piece under his chin ordering him to stop or I would kill him. He was sobered in an instant and repeated slowly my words. I think it must have been the firm look of intention in my eye for he did not more. Several people in the neighborhood seeing the situation shouldered him to one side, and we hastened on our way. This I think is the only time in my life that I ever had the thought of killing a fellow being, but we were all wrought up to a high degree of tension in those moments. That night we spent at the Stewarts residence in Prairie Avenue I think it was.