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I says yes I when he found out it was
one he says I would not hurt a
hair on your head you married my
first cousin. I said I married you
2d cousin, He put his pistol in his
pocked and put his arm about me +
hugged + [kissed ?] me he then got up
and said I want to know who this is
was trying to run over Dick Davis
up here He was taking to Dick
Coot [?] Says oh Damn Dick Davis when
he said that Cooter Clardy ran up
and Shove [?] Christ back when he pushed
him back he liked to pushed him down
and before Christ Heron [?] had got straight [?]
up Cooter had pushed out his Pistol
and fired Cris [Christopher] fell about 2 minutes
after he was Shot he put the pistol
back in his pocket + him + Dick Davis
slipped off throu [through] the woods. As soon [?]
as Coot Shot Cris [Christopher] for Jim I dont
know Dick Davis [illeible] Cooter
[marked out] by the arm and Said let the
Dm [Damn?] Son of a bich [bitch] go and went off
up in the woods and then came back
and Dick says who can prove Coot
shot Christ [Christopher] he has not got a pistal
any body wants to search him can
do it while [we were?] standing there
the Pistol dropped down Cooter Clardy
pants leg + Dick Davi picked it up
+ put it in his pocked Dick Davis
then offered me a Dollar to be witness
for him that Coot died not shoot Cris [Christopher]
I told him no I didnt want his money
and turned round and walked off
Dick + Coot left before I did