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of him where Berry was, an being informed by Drisk that he was not about the place, and did not know where he was, the crowd through Gascock told Drisk to inform Berry if he did not leave the place (town) by nine O,clock tomorrow (the 18th) they would put him up. (hang him)

The defense set up by these rowdies-through their spokesman is, that Berry in a meeting of colored people said during some of his remarks, that "We have equal rights with white men, and if one breaks into our house or attacks us we must defend ourselves" making with his hands the motion of aiming a musket.

I have satisfied myself that the only white man present during Berry's speech was a drunken loafer named Walter Guild-connected with a good family-also that these men Gascock Yates & co.-about ten or fifteen men in all-were incited by the Rev. Mr Armstrong