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The United States
vs
James Wilson

Charge
Shooting with intent to kill one James Wilson (Cold)

To the charge the Prisoner pleaded Not Guilty

James Wilson (Col'd)
After being duly sworn said I went over to Mr James Deals on Monday (Sept 16th) and commenced pulling fodder and pulled until Thursday Sept 19th at breakfast time of that morning I went up to Mr. Deals house to get my rations for that day  Mrs Deal gave me my rations  I asked her if that was all she was going to give me  she said yes. I told her it wont enough and was going to carry it to Cabin Point and show it to Mr. Deal. Mr. Deal wont at Cabin Point and I left it in the scales at the store and went home. In the afternoon I started to go to Mr. Deals to pull fodder and met him in the road  he asked me what sort of a damd way I was working  I said work how  he said dont ask me how if I did he would blow my damd brains out  I said I hadnt enough to eat and that was the reason why I had stoped work  he kept cursing me and I started back home  he said you go and I will shoot you  I kept on and he shot 
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