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(Copy) 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 (over)
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