He said the man was at the who had offered it to him— that he had considered about taking the money, and had come to the conclusion if he could get the money he would pocket it and go off to where he came from— somewhere about or — cant Say which— I told him he was getting into a very curious business, and that he ought not to do it— He said if he got into it— he Could be helped out of it— I told him he had better mind what he was about, or he might get into some difficulty— and there the conversation dropped— and that was all he told me about it—

I <​He​> told me about getting the $100 in trade Some time in August— <​or September​>— He said he was to get it for writing a book— <​at —​> never Saw that <​the​> Book of Daniel— He told did not tell me the name of the man at the Hotel who offered him the $500. He said he was to get $500— if he could get in any way so as to swear against the men who killed the Smiths— He told me that he was <​born​> in — he said if he could get the $500— he would give them <​all​> leg bail, and go off back to — I let men know that I wrote to in that I knew something about it— <​it was​> about a month ago <​I wrote​>— about the Commencement of the Court at — I wrote that I would come up, and testify what I knew— I am has not offered me any thing for swearing— no one has talked to me about what I was to swear on the trial— I got not a cent for coming here— sheriff of summoned me on last wednesday to attend as a witness here— I asked him He told me he came from Augusta he said nothing about coming from — he said he left his family at Augusta— that he had been in , and worked with <​Philip [Thomas]​> [p. 88]