State of Kentucky
Garrard County

The affient states that he was at the mercer circuit courtbefore James Dudleston was convicted for stabing Lewis Gabbert in a fight and that before said Gabbert was sworn as a witness in the case for the comonwelth he Gabbert offered to compromise the case through esq Hale and that he John Murphy refered Wm Turnerto the sad hale

John Murphy

Garrard County

this day came before me John Murphy and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit given inder my hand as a Justise of the Peace this 19^d December 1861 in Garrard County

J,, H,,Totten J. P. G. C.
this 19^th of Decmber 1861

William Turner also appeard before me and made oath to the following facts that before the trail of James Dudleston in the mercer circuit court on a charge of stabing Lewis Gabbert the said Turner being refered thto the said Hail by John Murphy and that he the said hale said that Gabbert would take Twelve hundred Dollars and compromise the case and take the case and Duddleston was not able to pay that amount

William Turner
Turn over

Garrard County

this day came William Turner also before me and made oath to the truth of the above affidavit Given under my hand this 19^d of December 1861 as a Justise of the peace for Garrard County
This 19^th day of Decmber 1861

J,, H,,TottenJ. P. G. C.

I state that a few days ago I asked [...]Lewis Gabbart, to sign the Patetin for the release of Duddleson, he gave me to understand that he would do so — and said he would call when he came to Harrosburg & sign it, He came shortly afterwards, & said to me he would sign it if Duddleson would pay him Two Hundred Dollars I told him Duddleson was not able to pay any thing. & there the matter ended between us,
Watson
Jany 2—1862,