Viewing page 91 of 264

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

Jackson, Miss
May 29th 1866

Amos Drane, freedman of Canton Miss. voluntarily appeared at this office and made the following statement.

On Monday, the 28th inst. I was arrested by the Sheriff of Madison Co. and taken by him to the Court house at Canton, and there charged by Mr. Luckitt and others with making a false statement in regard to the origin of an[[strikethrough]]d[[/strikethrough]]alleged outrage committed by Mr. Luckitt upon the person of a Mr. Fultz, on Friday the 11th inst. at Canton, Miss. I replied that the information given by me to the officer investigating the case, was the truth, & that I could not deny it.

Mr. Luckitt then read a paper which he said he wanted me to swear to denying the statement already made by me, and justifying his action in regard to Mr. Fultz, this I said that I could not do, he then asked me to swear that I believed Mr. Fultz had been guilty of inciting a freedman in Mr. Luckitts employ to murder him and his wife, this I said I could not do, as I truly believed Mr. Fultz innocent of any such charge, and that I believed Mr. Fultz to be an honest man, and never heard him use any language tending to cause any difficulty between the whites & freed men of Canton.

Transcription Notes:
Please look for errors.