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without a rider, soon after I saw Mr Roberts who called to me to stop the Horse which I done, when Mr Roberts came up he informed me that he was taking a colored man to Jail who attacked him (Roberts) with a stick, striking him a blow along the side and shoulder. Roberts threw himself of the Horse on the opposite side, when the Horse got frightened and ran away, draging the negroe with him, the rope broke leaving the negroe in the road, Roberts drew his Pistol and went to where the man lay, and ordered him to get up, which he did and made at Roberts, thereupon Roberts knocked him down with a blow from his Pistol. He (Roberts) again ordered him to get up and again the negroe attacked him and was knocked down, when rising the third time the negroe picked up a rock when Roberts shot him twice, the first time in the shoulder while in the act of picking up the rock and the second time as he was coming towards him, when the negroe saw the Pistol pointed at him he turned and rec'd. the ball in the side, Mr Roberts then took the negroe by the collar, and was bringing him back to get his Horse, when about a quarter of a mile from the spot where the difficulty took place the negroe fell exclaiming Mr Roberts you have killed me tell my friends to take care of my children, Mr Roberts then requested me to go back with him to where he left the wounded

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12.10.2023 - Transcribed per guidelines (spelling transcribed as is) and marking for review ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-10 18:43:22 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-11 13:44:09 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-11 01:15:51