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whether Walker were present.  Mr. Dillard stated in answer, that he was not; and that he believed he had abandoned the case; this he repeated twice or oftener. I did not hear the freedman called.

Patterson's two white witnesses, to wit - "Mr Cook" and "Wm D. Bennett", having been told to come forward, were now sworn, when Mr Dillard, handing a paper to the first named, asked him if he presented that account to Walker: He said "yes". He was then asked whether Walker acknowledged it to be a just account, and that he owed the debt - I cannot say whether he added, "to Patterson" - John P Patterson", or "John Patterson", or not; for having had no previous knowledge whatever of the affair, my attention was not attracted specially to that particular; yet I secretly mistrusted some foul play: - The witness replied in the affirmative. The second party named was now asked if he were present when the account was presented; and the other questions as per above were repeated, to all of which he replied, with an amused smile, in the affirmative. On the strength of this Mr Dillard requested that the judgment of the single Magistrate be reversed. Mr Bernard replied - "well, I don't see that we can do otherwise". The papers were then handed to the Clerk of the Court - "Robert A. Scott" - by Mr Dillard - I presume to have the requisite execution made out, &c.  After that, John P. Patterson, who up to this time had been absent from Court, was called, in loud tones from the door; and he soon after made his appearance.  It must be remarked here, that Mr Elija B. Wade, by whom the case had been first tried, who was a Member of the Court, offered not a word of explanation in regard to the matter, in this latter trial. -  After that I heard nothing further concerning the affair until the 10th Inst, when Samuel