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however, prooved [[proved]] it unnecessary for the Jury to act as the man was to be still alive; but in a wounded condition. From all I can learn in regard to the matter the facts in the case are about as follows.  The said negro had started for Montgomery and had traveled as far as Orion Bridge when he was overtken [[overtaken]] by Winslow who inflicted the wound by striking him with a club.

I made my Head Quarters at Troy Eighteen days during thsi time I was much in the country and visited Bremdridge in Pike County and Elba in Coffee County.  While at Brumdridge I was informed that a negro man named Jack - formerly owned by one Nickerson had been murdered on the Eight day of July 1865 But after makeing [[making]] inquiries in regard to the matter I could only learn the names of five Citizens who were pressent [[present]] when said negro was taken away from said Town; By order of Judge Wiley I gave the names of said five Citizens to the foreman of the grand Jury  Then in