Samuel Johnson Sworn Says the deceased is my son, I was in Winnsboro yesterday and between one and two Oclock while there Munro Gill Jr came to me and told me that my little boy was badly burned and that he was expect to die. I hurried on home and arrived at home about a quarter of an hour by Sun, I found him dying on a pallet suffering very much I did not examine the burns very closely asked him what was the matter said he was burnt after giveing him a drink of water he asked me to help him up, but I was afraid to move him, and he died about Sun down, my wife was in town with me I left my daughter who was older and two that was younger than the deceased at home, he was six years old and named Cornelius.