The admissions of a principal are prima facie evidence against his sureties, if made pending the relationship and concerning the transaction as to which the suretyship exists. Stephens v. Crawford, 1 Ga. 574 (44 Am. D. 680); Dobbs v. Justices, 17 Ga. 625; 2 Wigmore on Evidence, §1077; 1 Enc. Ev. 586, 587; 27 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law (2d ed.), 456. Judgment reversed.