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1868 Monday, August 3. Went to the Committee Room this morning copied a few bills and left early Joe Howard heard from at [[Kingswill?]] the young man Dallas Smith who was [[ther?]] died and Joe's disappearance made capital of by the rebels. This Afternoon on his arrival he was arrested but Mr Whipper got out a writ of Habes Corpus [[Habeas corpus]] and got him out. Joe seemed terribly frighten about it. Kate came to see me this morning she looks delicate Spent the afternoon with them. 1868 Tuesday, August 4. At the Committee room Joe Howard came in and spoke appeared much frightened I advised him to get Mr Whipper to go with him to the examination before the Coroner In afternoon went back wrote several letters for Mr Whipper he accompanied me home. Henry Maxwell called to see me