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Eli Hicks bearing towards them with a threatening air, and attended by a hostile party. They knew the character of Eli Hicks and his father and [unclear] to seek their guns and put themselves in the defensive. Hicks thought they were endeavouring to escape and dashed after them, [unclear] closely upon the Swimmer. The Swimmer caught his gun as the pursuer was upon his heel, turned and shot him. Eli Hicks [unclear] but did not fall. His companions were alarmed and made off. The swimmer, finding Eli Hicks not killed, cried to the Duck "give me your gun- I'll finish him." Eli Hicks now fell, and as he fell, exclaimed "I am badly hurt. Do not injure me any more-" and the Swimmer desisted.

The friends of Eli Hicks went to his abode; gathered re-enforcement, and among them, his half brother, George Hicks, and hurried back to the place where he had [unclear] found him in the public pathway, and in great agony. The Swimmer