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during the night as he knows of, lay awake about half hour, thinks if Statham had gone off & been gone long enough to inflict the punishment compt and off he would probably have known it - when he got there the negro was chained to the tree  Mr Statham brought him into the House after Supper & chained him. He was not gone more than five minutes when he went out after the negro.

Aaron Griffey person of color sworn says, He was at Mr John Stathams last Saturday night was a week (He lives there) Saw Simon that night was chained to a tree when he first saw him, after Supper he was carried in the house & chained to a log, was at home all night, he was fixing to go to a wedding next day as a waiter, Simon was not taken off and