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[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

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Julia Young (col'd) for state.
My statement is just as Ellen has given  Kelly and Mitchell visited my house together  Kelly said the night before he had shot at a damn'd son of a bitch, and that he would kill more of them. This was about nine o'clock the night of the shooting, inside of the house. Mason one door from my house, he was a peaceable quiet man  never heard Kelly or Mitchel speak of him  Mason I learn was returning from Church.

John Riley
Mason fell on McIntosh Street between Fenwick and Calhoun on the West side about the locality where witnesses have spoken of the difficulty, Some evidences of Blood commencing on the outer edge of the side walk about 10 or 12 feet back towards the East, then angling Westward to where he fell. he fell at his own step; about 30 feet from the first evidence of Blood.

John Johnson (col'd) for defense
Was not present at difficulty, Kelly and I room together, in the yard of Mr. Simmons just below the City Hall, Kelly's name is Brum Kelly. I went to bed a little after 12 that night of the shooting, Kelly came in about 12 he was pretty drunk, he fell against the door, which knocked over a chair which caused me to notice him particularly, I got up and let him in, Kelly replied Johnson is this you, I told him it was, Kelly said I have been in a great difficulty tonight. I asked him what was it, Kelly said he was standing on the sidewalk, and 2 white men and one col'd man were together