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State of S.C.
Barnwell Dist.

Statement of Jacob Saddler Cold

on or about the morning of the 19" September 1865 four men by the names of Melvin Thompson, Bill Walker, Joe Miller, Jim Davis White citizens of Barnwell district South Carolina. came into the house of my Son Samuel Eubanks cold who was sick at the time and Knowing that these has been in  the habit of breaking into cold peoples houses he refused to let them in. They said they would come in at the risk of their life at the same time breaking the door down and making for my son with intent to kill or wound he finding it useless to resist them said that he would give up and go with them to the Captain. A Corporal of Co F. 25' O.V.V.I. then making his apperance said that I am a soldier and he would have to respect him as such. They then took my Son tied his hands behind him and swung him up to a post for an hour or more after that they chained him and still kept him chained up to the time of my leaving which was yesterday morning. I then asked the Officer at Barnwell Court House if he approved of the Freedmen reporting their former Masters. he said he did not. I had been informed by Several that they had been to the Officer at Barnwell with cases Similar to mine and received no Satisfaction thought it useless