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one half of 1200 bushels of corn, advanced him to carry on the plantation during the year 1866. I had about 150 bushels of corn, gathered by my own hands and put in cribs on the place, it was then nearly rotten and nobody wanted to buy it; it is there yet, with the exception of the 25 bushels above mentioned.

He then referred me to Lieut. Reynolds of Capt. Rickards Regt. and Compy. - 12th Ill. Cav. - for corroboration of his statement. Finding that Lieut. Reynolds was in town, I sent for him, and he testified as follows:

"I have been living near the plantation of Rickard and Randle during the year 1866, passed the place almost daily, and have no idea, that 500 bushels of corn were raised upon that place nor one half of that amount."

It is no more than justice, that the arm of the law should fall heavily upon those who wantonly destroy the lives of their fellow men, and also upon those that aid and abet these assassins, but in this instance I do not think, that Dr. Randle should suffer for the crime of his son. The murder was not premeditated but committed under the impulse of the moment - as proved by eyewitnesses. Dr. Randle had nothing to do with it. Law give him a lien upon the crop, for rent of the land, he has raised it, and is willing, that the whole crop - 9 bales of cotton - shall be appropriated for the payment of freedmens wages.

Under such circumstances, I cannot but doubt the statement of Mr. Bledsoe - whose reputation, by the way is not very good - who said, that Dr. Randle removed 500 bushels of corn from the plantation, and I have therefore not compelled him to pay for