Benjamin Brackenbury Called Sworn before the Grand Jury, Says, that he drove one of the baggage Wagons, that left for (or ) on the morning of the day the Smiths were killed in , when they got to the rail road Shantee, at the railroad, the troops were disbanded, he said would not drive the Wagon back to , Capt. [William] Grover had a Consultation with Mr Fuller the man that I was to work for, and who owned the team I was driving, and Mr Fuller agreed to take the baggage to for Capt Grover, and Grover was to pay six Dollars. Mr Fuller <​sent​> sent me drive the team, Capt Grover said he wanted to go to to see the , to ascertain why the disbanded the troops with the arms in their possession as he (Grover) had given security for them. The wagons and men went on together towards . I was was about the middle of the procession, a Carthage Grey met us and took & Henry Stephens out to one side and talked with them, Carthage Grey said if you are a going to do any thing now is the time, do not know it was Carthage Grey, was told so, first I saw the Carthage Grey he was talking with & Stephens, they kept the road some distance further, and then the men turned to the left along a hollow. Grover said “they wagons need not be in hurry about getting <​in​> to , they had better keep 1/2 mile apart, had two Gallons of Whiskey in my wagon, besides a pint bottle full the guard had. I asked the guard that were Placed over my Wagon what <​(where)​> the Carthage Grey went, he at first would not tell, but after a while said they were a going to take Jo Smith to and hang him. I stopped and fed my horses, then went on, got within a mile of the Jail, saw men coming out the woods, go along the fence towards the jail. I stopped within 1/4 or 1/2 mile of the jail, saw the [p. [3]]