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Garland Ala
Augt 23 1866

Sir
A man by the name of Edward Lee Reports to me that a man by the name of James Pryor living about 8 miles North West of this place, on the Greenville and Sparta Road, did on the 22 inst arrest a woman on the suspicion of having stolen some meat from him, Pryor Hanged her until nearly dead in order to make her confess the crime, failing in this, (the Woman professing her innocence.) he then tied her up and gave her some 2 or 300 lashes. The Woman's Husband he knocked in the head with his Gun injuring him severely if not fatally I shall call the attention of the civil authorities here to what I consider a most brutal outrage, and await your instructions. Mr Lee gives the names of the following persons as witnesses, John Lee Duncan Sullers, Geo Doublas, Micajah Lee, The Womans name is Winne. The man Priam

Very Respy
V.B. Markly

Capt J.F. McGogy
Greenville Ala