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8 he says "I did beat him with a stick & I got the stick laying over the door." That is all I know about it. Q. What day of the month did this affair occur? A. I can't tell it was in August. Q. Do you know what the trouble was about. A. I do not. Q. Did you ever hear Mr. Larenby threaten to kill Sam A. Not more than what was in the fight. You have got it down there. Q. Is Sam a peaceable well disposed boy? A. He always has been. Q. Did you ever hear Mr. L say anything about the fight after the trial? A. I do not know that I did. I think that he said what first caused it, this boy said something to your sister - that is about all I know about it. Q. Is Mr. L. a peaceable man? A. Yes Sir. I never knew nothing amiss of him before this Wednesday. I was 300 yds when I first heard the fracas, then I ran upon the hill about one hundred yards. Q. Where did you help move him - Larenby A. Two days after the fracas, I moved him out of one room into another. Q. Did he appear sensible to you A. Yes Sir. Louis W Stevenson 2d Lt. V.R.B.