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will kill as many more dam niggers as I choose he then picked a quarrel with another colored man and remarked to him that he need not think that he had lost all his weappons for he had three more left.

I regard him as a dangerous man to be at large and from my frequent and General intercourse with the Colored People of this Community I am satisfied that this is the prevailing opinion among them. All of the above statement I am willing to make Oath to.

I have also heard considerable said about members of the Court promiseing to acquit him of the murder if he would vote the Conservative Ticket

And sincerly beleive that undue and improper influences were brought to bear upon the Court for his acquittal.

I also heard the Attorney who was Counsel for sd Walker tell 4 Colored men to go and kill as many as they pleased and he would clear them

These remarks were made about three days after the trial of Walker

Philip Pendleton