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Hotel - Saw him once or twice during the day previous - Never saw him before last friday - The freedman I saw with the prisoner was dark - and was alone when they met - They spoke in an ordinary tone - They might or might not have seen me on Harris corner, cannot say - They came up quietly - was about 3 ft apart when the prisoner stopped, the prisoner leaning against the post - Think they talked together 10 or 15 minutes - I was at the corner when the prisoner and freedman came up - But very little moonlight at that hour - Dont think it darker where I was than where they were-  They left together and that was the last I saw of them that night - I then went to bed and slept about an hour and a half when the alarm of fire aroused me -

C.E. - I thought I could have heard the conversation between the prisoner and the freedman by listening - I was about 6 or 8 feet or probably 10 when I heard the remark used by prisoner stated - Have not ascertained who the freedman was.
(sig) B Strausburg.

Evidence of Peter Emmiell

I was in Columbus the night of the fire when I first saw the fire I commenced chopping in the Barbers shop with an axe after which two men came up who I do[[strikethrough]]nt [[/strikethrough]] not know,

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