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and the prisoner was beating her with his flat hand, about the face, and squeezing her throat as if he would strangle her, I desired him not to beat her so, - it [is] not good to do so, for some day or other she will die of it. You had better give her liberty and send her away.
He answered I have purchased the girl, - I will kill her what is that to you”
He did not then take the girl down, I requested that he wod untie her but he wod not. So I