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John Statham sworn for Deft, Says, he was at home last Saturday night was a week ago, Mr Ennis Mr McGrady & Mr Sims was there also. Witness & Henry Sims both live on the same place. Mr Stapleton Bureau agt at Preston turned the boy over to witness & ordered him to put a ball & chain on him & feed him on bread & water or give him meat if he saw proper. He gave him meat to eat. He got home with him before Sun down he put a chain on the boy & chained him to a tree & let him remain until after Supper, they then took him from the tree carried him into house & locked him to one of the house logs. He put the lock key in his pocket - nothing more was done with him that night he was not whipped that night  he found the boy next morning in the same condition as left night before. He was not taken off at any time & whipped as he

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