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by Mr [??], who had change of the [??]
of the train, and during Mr. Kellys absence at
Huntsville. The two who poisoned the dogs (Shannon
and Redmond) were punished by [? ?]
Mr Kelly punished by stocks. He raised their heels
a little off of the ground. I did not notice
particularly about this. None of the men fainted
or died off in the stocks that Kelly stocked. I suppose
he probably kept them in a half hour.
I saw Redmond & Shannon stocked. They were stocked
more severely than any of the others. They
were not raised clear from the ground. I do
not think either one of them fainted. Shannon
I think pretended to faint. When they thought he
had staid in long enough, and commenced breathing
hard they would let him down & let him rest.
I think that for Pugh either [?] or tried to
[? ?] on him. I do not know whether his neck
[? ? ?] from the stocking. Redmonds
stocking was not so severe as Shannons. They
stocked Shannon so severely to make him tel the
truth about [crossed out] where he got the poison to
poison the dogs. Mr Kelly was in Huntsville at
this time. I can't say that I think it [insert [unclear] stocking] was un-
necessarily severe. They ceased to stock Shannon
as soon as he told them what they thought was
the truth, or told the same thing that Redmond
had previously told.

Cross examined by Mr Buchanan says It has been
about 20 months since I left Palestine. Since I left
there I have [?? ??] through the country.
Have kept saloon at Terrell about a month. V