Q.  Was  anybody  else  there '(  A.  Yes,  sir,  there  were  a  good
many  there,  but  they  didn't  whip  only  those  three.
Q.  Ned  Stroud — was  he  there?  A.  No,  sir,  I  don't  think
he  was  there.
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Q.  How  did  they  carry  Damon  Holt  out !  A.  They  car-
ried him  by  his  arm — pulled  him  out.  They  didn't  tie  him  in
the  house  ;  I  don't  know  whether  they  tied  him  after  they  car-
vied  him  out  or  not.
Q.  How  did  they  carry  Greene  Freeman  out?"  A.  Tliey
led  him  out  by  the  hand,

Q,  And  Lynch  also  ?     A.  Yes,  sir,  led  them  all  out.
Q,  Where  were  they  carried  to.  ?  A.  Down  in  the  woods,
I  reckon  about  a  hundred  yards  from  the  house.
Q.  Did  you  hear  anything*  that  occurred  down  there  ?  A.
Yes,  fcjii ,  I  heard  thoni  hallcoing,  and  I  heard  the  licks.
Q.  You  heard  these  parties — Damon  and  Greene,  and
Jerry — hallooing,  and  you  lieard  the  blows  or  licks?  A.  Yes,
sir,  I  heard  them.
Q.  State  whether  they  returned?  A.  They  returned  the
next  morning,  just  about

Q.  The  three  whipped  men,  I  mean?     A.  Yes,  sir,

Q.  When  did  they  get  there  ?     A.  The  next  morning.
Q.  What  time  in  the  morning?  A.  Well,  sir,  it  was  about
sim  up  the  next  morning.
Q.  Did  you  examine  any  of  them?  A.  No,  sir,  1  didn't
examine  any  of  them.  I  didn't  see  any  mark  on  them — only
a  few  marks  on  the  face.
