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day night was a week ago, and the day after he had been before the Bureau at Preston. Mr. Stapleton the Bureau agent turned him over to Mr. Stapleton and ordered him to carry a ball and chain for fifteen days, they got back about sun down, He did not see Mr. Ennis nor Mr. McGrady as he knows of that night. He had left Mr Stapleton because he was mistreating him & Mr. Stapleton went to the agent & had him arrested. They kept him in the Swamp about half hour, then carried him back & chained him in Mr. Stathams house.

It is agreed that all the testimony take in the case of John Statham, be received in this case except the testimony of James Baldwin & Henry A Sims