that said Riddle and a man by the name of Daniel Flarity[?] came to his bar room on McIntosk[?] street in Augusta on Friday evening the 21st of last month ... Riddle was quite drunk and lay down on some empty barrels by the side of the house, where he lay as witness thinks until near ten oclock, when he was roused up by Flarity, who had also remained in the bar room for the purpose he said of carrying Riddle home, they left the house in company and witness saw no more of them, has not seen Riddle since until just now when he saw the dead body, was acquainted with Riddle and with Flarity, both house Carpenters, they had no quarrel and no ill feeling seemed to exist. A day or two after Riddle was missed, he asked Flarity what had become of Riddle, as he thought he Flarity had carried him home the other night, to which he replied no, that he left him near the printing office, did not go all the way home with him, thinks Flarity left Augusta for New York a few days after he had the conversation with him, has not seen him since