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Martin and was by them informed that my trial would come off the next day Saturday Dec 2 this being the first and only notice I had received of a trial and this a verbal one. On day of trial I appeared and offered in proof that said mule was not the mule claimed by Tucker  I was told by the Justice that nigger testimony would not be taken in that court. I then offered to make affidavit that I had a valuable witness, white, out of the state whose evidence was material and requested a continuance which he refused to grant and at once called the jury and proceeded to trial. I then requested permission to send one mile for 2 white witnesses and he refused that privilege and went on with the trial which was of course a mere farce and mockery of justice. I having no witness then and refused permission to procure any. On the trial I offered to swear that the mule was a "U.S." and an "J.C." mule and he refused
 

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