Q.  You  don't  remember  seeing  them  that  night  ?  A.  I
don't  remember  whether  they  came  back  that  night  or  not.
Q.  They  did  get  their  coats  sometime?  A.  Yes,  they  got
their  coats  but  whether  they  come  back  that  night  or  the  next
morning,  I  don't  know.
Q.  Did  you  hear  these  men  say  what  they  were  going  to  do
with  those  boys  i  A.  No,  sir,  they  said  they  must  come  and
go  with  them  and  they  took  them  out  and  I  don't  know  wliat
they  did  with  them  alter  that.
Q.  How  long  were  they  gone  i     A.  Which,  the  l)oys'^

Q.  Yes.  You  don't  know  whether  they  came  ])ack  any
more  ?      A.  No,  sir,  I  don't  remember.
Q.  Did  you  see  any  marks  of  injury  to  those  boys  within  a


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(lay  or  two  after  that — marks  as  of  a  whipping  ?     A.  No,  sir^
I  did  not,

Q.  You  stated  there  were  four  or  five  at  that  time  ?  A.
Yes,  sir,  there  were  four  or  five.
Q.  How  many  came  in  the  house?     A.  They  all  came  in.
Q.  Were  there  any  outside?  A.  No,  sir,  they  all  came  in —
all  that  J  saw  in  the  yard.
Q.  "Were  they  on  foot  or  horse  back  "  A.  On  foot  I  reckon,
they  came  up  to  the  house

Q.  Did  you  know  them  '?     A.  No,  sir.
Q.  Why  did  not  you  know  them?  A.  How  could  I  know
them  dressed  as  they  were,  they  scared  me  so  I  did  not  know
them.
Q.  Did  they  have  disguises  ?  A.  I  suppose  they  did — faces
all  covered  I  did  not  know  them.
