This white man can't whip me himself, and therefore he has called you to help him." The overseer was unable to prevail upon them to seize and secure Randall, and finally ordered them all to go to their work together.
Nothing was said to Randall by the overseer, for more than a week.

One morning, however, while the hands were at work in the field, he came into it, accompanied by three friends of his, Thompson, Woodbridge and Jones.

They came up to where Randall was at work, and Cook ordered him to leave his work, and go with them to the barn.

He refused to go; whereupon he was attacked by the overseer and his companions, when he turned upon them, and laid them, one after another, prostrate on the ground.

Woodbridge drew out his pistol, and fired at him, and brought him to the ground by a pistol ball.