I made them no reply <​to their offer ​>, but wheeled around and went off— I gave them to understand that I would not take <​accept​> it— we met— they hailed me— and after I passed them I stopped <​turned round​> and kept my eye upon them— one of them took a handfull of silver out of his pocket and showed it to me— They met me near <​He held it in his right hand.​> I was coming from Marry’s Cooper’s Shop under the hill when they met me— I told it the Same day, <​to​> [blank] [Pierce] and to Mr. Haywood the same week— I did not ask these men who they were, or where they came from— or what their names were— never looked to see which way they went— <​I​> whieled around and did not look after them— I joined the Mormon Church not a great while before the last court <​at this place—​>— Thinks he has seen that man before (<​pointing to​> Mr. Mellon [John D. Mellen])— Dont recollect that I ever said that Mellon was one of the men who made the offer <​of the money​> to me— I think I said that one of them was about the size of Mellon in describing him— Dont know that I did or did not state to <​Thomas English​> that I wrote a book, and expected to make a great sum <​of money​> out of it— or that <​I told him​> I joined the Mormons for the purpose of making a speculation out of it— The light I spoke of was like lightning— I have not followed my trade since I went to — have [p. 35]