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believe, a fair investigation, the preponderance of the testimony in the mind of the Magistrate being on the side of the Defendant, verdict was rendered accordingly  And as will be sure by a letter from Boswell to L. S. Whiting, he, Boswell, referred the case to a jury, who also decided in favor of the Defendant. After which the testimony was reduced to writing & refernce to the Freedman's Bureau In the mean time, Dr. Tompkins who represented the Plaintiff, & who was very active in [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] prosecuting the case, made a calculation of the amount he thought was due Levin & reserved that amount, $40 out of the crop & delivered it to the Magistrate to await the action of the Freedmen's Bureau, & after the lapse of 2 or 3 months, Dr. T visited Montgomery & returned and announced that the case was at an end & that he was ready to pay the costs Whereupon the Magistrate paid over to the successful party the $40 which had been placed in his hands After waiting some little time say one or two months the Magistrate thinking the whole affair at an end, made out a bill of costs of ten dollars, & readjusted his own fees, & sent it by the Constable to Dr. Tompkins who served as the Magistrate has been informed to become settled & as he paid over the ten dollars, & remarking to the Constable that he had better not pay out that money as he intended to having this case