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to stop he wanted to speak to him  Andrew halted.  Waller told him - Andrew if you will persuade the freedmen to raise a Democratic Club here and use your influence I will give you $40.00/100.  Andrew replied he would not, he then asked Andrew if he belonged to the D-n league, and he replied he did, he then told him G-d D-n you if you don't do what I told you, I will shoot you Andrew then said "Oh Massa Hiram if you are going to shoot I will Keep on" and immediately rode off, he had not gone more than ten yards before Waller fired & shot him in the back close to the spine, the ball coming out on the left side a little above the kidneys.  

The Sheriff immediately arrested Waller who was committed to Jail & kept till the morning of the 8" when he was bailed out in the sum of $2500. dollars on the testimony of Drs. Bell & Throckmorton, who swore that Andrew