Trimble County Sct

Mathew. McCollister of the County of Trimble states that on or about the day of August 1862: this affiant was at a meeting of persons at a place called Providence of said County- during the trial of one Minor Horton a repected member of the Baptist Church: that said trial was on Saturday for having injured and taken away the property of his Saister in Law Mrs Buckannon-that his His affiant was no member of said church, but as usual living only one mile from the place of the meeting was in attendance- that during the defence made by said Horton, in room of turning his attention to the presiding Officer the said Horton turned his face & attention to this affiant and by inuendoes & other demonstration attempted to mark him as the prosicutor- that the church had called to the care of said church a friend of this affiant one Thomas Runnelsin room of said Horton: and to this fact the affiant believes (in connexion with the fact that he had injured taken the property of his relative M^rs Buckannon). The conduct of said Horton was so offensive to the church and those in attendance at the meeting- this affiant denies that he acted as prosicutor that or that he said one word in said meeting — that after the meeting haWas over he & some gentlemen & lady Were in front of the meeting house discussing Church decipline as they had right to do at that time and the said Horton in an insulting manner contrary to the teaching of his master with prowed & boastful Words in the hearing of the Gentleman & Lady & others stated that they need not believe that him meaning this affiant, that he was

a "notorious liar and pay no attention to him" that this affiant believing that as the meeting & services were over and that said Horton had placed himself on a footing with men of the world and fhaving drawn near to the affiant he assaulted him — that said Horton during his trial and aafter the trial acted not the part of a Christian, much less pretending as a that of a teacher of Religion — that it is true, that this affiant may have acted not the part of a Christian, at that time but the taunting manner of said Horton, together with his following him up and words, for which he has no legal redress, induced the assault that he has a family of five children, that he has to labour hard to live — that he has been fined $250 Wrongfully-that he cannot pay it Willingly — He makes this affidavit in support of a petition filed by his neighbors & fellow citizens for the remitter-that he could obtain many others.

Matthew McCollister

Sworn to before me this day [...]Oct^o. 1863

Wm A Perry J.P.H.C

This is to certify that the undersigned heard the words, stated by to have been used by Minor Horton on [...] day Aug^t 18623- and that the statement of Mathew McCollister is substanially true and his affidavit We believe to be true that Said McCollister is a man of good moral character: & a man of truth-

Sworn to before this [...] day of Oct^o. 1863

J.P.H.C.

Robt A Wright

J T Simmons

Alfred Staten

William, S, Brent

T. P. Jones

E P Campbell

Trimble Cir Ct
vs
M M^cCollister
Assault
$250 —
Remt^d
27^th Oct. 1863