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He was going to do with the eggs. He said he took them to tease Maxwell. he called upon my Son (a Small boy) Standing at the door and gave him the eggs, telling him to take them up to his mothers; and tell her to cook them for him. Maxwell becam Excited. Pam Rector called the boy back, took the eggs from him. Went into Maxwells front porch and offered him the eggs. Maxwell refused to take them. (Upon the ground that one of them was broken) demanding pay — Saying he paid a high price for them. Rector insisted upon his taking the eggs. Maxwell refused to take them. Whereupon Pam Record threw the broken egg into Maxwells face. Maxwell returned the blow, striking Rector in the face, and making some effort at the same time to put him out of the house — I saw the scuffle, and separated them — Rector was taken him by his friends. Maxwell came into the court room with a hatchet in his hand, saying something about the protection of the court. I told him to put the hatchet away, that Rector had gone home, and there could be no farther difficulty

Late in the evening of the same day, I was