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Hrs. CulSr.atA's Affidavit.


Mrs Fannie Prescott CulhrcatA, being sxorn, says
4. II si. WAS the VIE ct The late g. T. Cultrcath and
ti.at cha 4; ~ wo,bor NJ M.mnhi, Cubrynlh now in
tha .,,,,, ;, cb,r,,d nc sbr ia informed with he
80 n..,Ss.r tn "a ri,l;nc NJ his G,ber That it
MS Win ,h. trow!ed9a of danonent that h Or
can Nom his Culbreath WINS about her house dnriue
tba ' IN rn;,a owl ou.rnoon Of Nnnfov ,ha DIST Of
St.a :" 49, ~ ", ,h rirht NJ ,which I.y Lis father
os a5 n, -" ~, w., ;,sn., ~ ,"n n h.di;me tba
ribt ot wh;ch lime no rn,red Tn led and she does
~, y, 80 G th, ~ % ,o =, bn bnvso dur;ng tho .niir.
nirht: h,, he sIent u,sairs and dep"ncnt does not
isNa,. that ,ba, If ,ss ,nsshl E~ him W have rnav his
tesese tna. ~ was l's%nc % ~. I,n. ~ nid,a n
,,nnsnt % snows absoIutriv THAT if the said O. r Cu
tuaati ,"s E;IoJ NJ nv n.,r + E,,f,d tnur,hr-se bc
fore 10 ococs OF the night Of September u, her son
with the kilEnr'
Dnoneut further sweors tI,at for Some months b.
FIRE the sa;a O. r. Culbrrath was Killed he had not
S.sdeJ In the same house with her; that She bad for
several wears been the victim OF unkin, cruel and in
human treatment 4. bis hands; that be fir, qncntly
cursed and abused depuncnt ard her dead father and
snsther. FIAT he more than once threatened to take
ey life and to reduce her property t. ashes and said
that if she should 60 to her brother he would reduce
his home 10 ashes that She has remained nm at night
surrounded by her children fearing that if She should
retire to bed She would while aseep be u. derrd by
9sni tpt oa one oasS"n az @ Ire ae u11n i;'"s ="
and she then believed, that he would have executed
bis purpose but for the timely interference OF her son
Memphis
iut tHc Ituthheit vi utV'!iHt W INC sau ". L
Cubreath was harsh and SO cruel. and he 1erpea-
ted ,nany ind"nihcs upon her, that she found it
impossible to live with him-tbe details OF which
she declines how to disclose.
Deponent was so apprehcnsive that her lifo was In
continual peril that when Mr.. Hammond was u,ur-
dered in her yard and the jury of insaest failed to
discover by *hon the 1lurder was committed, she
felt hatthe law nowcrlcss to save her from narn,
and she requested the solicitor of the Circuit to up
peal to the gentlemen Of the community and brg
them to her from further annoyance and distress
and he kindly did SO while the people were there as
senlbled
FANNIE PRESCOTT CULDEEATH.
Sworn before j. G. Sheppard notary public, Octo-
ber 2S, 1850
-,. r,,.s. e.,,.
I"AsS S"i'ie""
Miss Jamie p Cnlbreath being sworn. saws that It
Games within her knowledge that her brother Mem
NH, Cubrea,b WAS ut home during the afternoon OF
Monday the olst Scuteubcr last and remained al
home until bedtime and that deponeht does not
d,,uht that he remained at home during the cnt ire
night That she is absolutely positive that her broth
er was not present Mt the time that her father was
Killed If he was killed ut or near Edgehed village be-
fore ID O'Clock at night
JENNIE p. CuLBEEATH
Sworn before j. C. Sheppard, notary public, Octo
ber IS 1855.
senator TalOertS AHIdaEtt.
y, r.,,o.. e,.a.o co,,.,u ,,;,o s,r,.,n COVE
W.. i"oefS olsie oe'.so, oe'iS 'M' t. Ei.s SISs
ny ha, 1nent as -, hona and ssn