Wilson, Douglas L., ed.; Davis, Rodney O., ed.; Harriott, James. 'James Harriott (William H. Herndon Interview)' in 'Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham Lincoln' . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. [format: book], [genre: interview]. Permission: University of Illinois Press
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offense 5 ys — : This man Struck Metzker with what was Called a neck yoke — Year 1858 — Armstrong tried — Armstrong got a Change of venue — Lincolns Theory was that the neck yoke killed Metz and that it cracked the Skull in front — where Armstrong is supposed to have struck — The Almanac may have cut a figure — but it was Doct Parkers ^[6] testimony Confirming Lincolns theory — the Court Saw this —

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