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DpoD examining the body, I discovered thai the Bhot 

 bad entered the back part of the head, and j issed out 

 at the forehead, and thai the muzzle of the gun had 

 b< en applied - I fire to the night-cap be- 



hind. The gun, which was of the longi st kind supplied 

 t<> the Endians, could not have been placed in a 

 tion to inflict such a wound, except by a second person. 

 I ' 1 > n inquiring of Michel how it happened, he replied, 

 tli.it Mr. Hood had Benl him into the tenl for the short 

 gun, and thai during Ins absence the I a had 



. ffj he did ool know whether by accidenl or not. 

 He held the Bhorl ■ an in his hand al the time he was 

 speaking tome. Hepburn afterwards informed me, 

 thai previous to the report of the gun, Mr. Hood and 

 Michel were Bpeaking to each other in an elevated, 

 angry tone ; thai Mr. Hood being seated at the fire- 

 Bide, waa hid from him by intervening willows, but 

 that on hearing the report he looked up, and saw 

 Michel rising up from before the tenl door, or ju 

 hind when' Mr. II ad then going into 



the t' nt. Thinking thai the gun had been discharged 

 for the i": it, he did ool go to the fire 



at first ; and when Michel called to him that Mr. 

 was d osiderable time had elapsed. Although 



I (hired no1 openly to evince any suspicion thai I 



ht Michel guilty of the i itedly 



protested thai he was incapable of committing 



