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Aug 19th run if you do Ill Shoot you & put his hand behind him. at this time his friend was holding the mule by the Bridal [[Bridle]] & the Policeman fired his pistol. Davis still on his mule after the shot Davis jumped off his mule & ran behind a Blacksmiths Shop. The Policeman caught & arrested him & put him in the Work House. The Policeman went for a Surgeon & Dr. Henry came & found that Davis was shot about the shoulder John Maher Policeman on Oath States that Davis herein mentioned was on a mule & taking up the whole sidewalk. I steped [[stepped]] up to him and told him to get off the walk. he made no reply & did not take any notice me I then told him he was my prisoner & ordered him off the mule. he made no answer. I then walked round the mule & got the man by the arm & his shirt tore. he said let me go & Ill get down. I let go of him & he commenced bucking his mule off the walk. I then seized the mule by the Bitts & told him if he did not get down I would pull him down. he then commenced sawing the Bitts & backed his mule to the middle of the street then my hold broke & Davis turned his mule in the direction of Washington St. & commenced using his hands & feet to hurry the mule along
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