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morning of the 7th day of July 1867, about day break. Thomas Patterson was awakened by the barking of his dogs: that he got out of bed and went out of doors in his shirt and drawers, that, at that time the dogs went off towards the apple orchard. Patterson followed on reaching a lane some fifty yards from the house, which separates the yard lot from the orchard, and the view of which 
(from the house) is obstructed by the trees in the yard. Patterson discovered an object under an apple tree which he thought was a calf, but on closer examination found that it was a person, he immediately enquired of the person if it were Rob" (meaning a freedman of name who lives upon his premises) the person replied "no it is me" Patterson then repeated the question and received the same reply as before, the person addressed then got over the fence into the lane and in which Patterson was standing when Patterson recognized him as the prisoner The prisoner then advanced to within some ten or twelve paces of Patterson and halted, when Patterson commenced shaming him for coming as such a time as that to take his apples without leave, when he (the prisoner) knew that if he had asked for the apples that he Patterson would have gave them him. To which the prisoner replied that he did not come there for apples, the prisoner then became excited, and very boisterous. Whereupon Patterson (thinking the prisoner drunk remarked that they (meaning the prisoner and himself) would settle that at some other time, the prisoner then stooped slightly twice but the 

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