This is to ceitify that I lived in a quarter
of a mile ot John K. Ilediiclt in '81 and
know the statement made by A. M. Robots
in his communication from Minorsville to
be utterly and wholly false nnd.wiihout the
slightest element ol ttutli in regaid to
Ilediiclt diiving his wile oil' Irom In? home
at thv time ol their separation. On the
contrary 1 know she left at her own olition
and in daytime. 1 neer heard ol his
mistreating her until 1 saw Uoberls' statements
in the Roundabout. She lelt him the
last ol June, R81; said Hednck mairied the
Sth ol May, 'ol.
J. X. BniuoL's.
LoiYlLLK, KY., March 22(1, 1SS3.
I endotse and cor:oberateeery woid contained
in the above ceitilicaie ol .1. X.
Bridges, and know his statement to be
literal! true in every respect. 1 lived at
the time, and live now, near Elmville, one
and a hall miles tiom lied rick's lesidencc
and am cognizant ol tdl the facts,
J. M. lu:Ki:it.
Ei.mvim.i:, Ky.. March 22, iSSIJ.
In regaid to A. M. Hoberts' statement,
claiming to hae Icamd .1. K. Hediick
money to marry on, in his communication
dated' February 120, at Minorsville, Scott
county, and published in the Rouxiuuol'T
March 3, JSfcu, 1 suite that said charge is
lalse in even word, later and sentence. On
the contrary 1 know that A M. Roberts
owedsaid IJedncK He dunned said Roberts
in my presence on Friday, 0th ol May, 1883,
lor what Robots owed him; Robertu paid
part ol the claim in m and
lledrick gave me an order to said A. M.
Robots tor S'3 ;")0 cents lor money I loaned
him on the seventh day ol Max, 1881.
Ilediiclt married on the Sih of May, 1881.
