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warrant for him for not complying with his contract. Mr. Brooks also said that Mr Garnett like not to have established the fact. Mr. Brooks said he did not really believe the negro ought to suffer and he put as light a punishment on him as he could. That he had this conversation with Brooks on the 24th April 1867. The day the sale ordering came off. Never saw the Judge in the case. Knew nothing only what Mr. Brooks told him. Says he asked Mr. Brooks did he have the right to sell or hire the negro & told Brooks he did not think he had but Brooks said he thought he had. Witness says he thought Mr. Brooks had no right to sell or hire Leonard because the contract under which Leonard was working had not been approved by Gen Swayne.

C C James cross exam by Defents says on the day he had the conversation with Brooks that he knew nothing of the Vagrant Law being repealed, had never heard of Genl Swayne Gen Order No 3 that he lives about 5 miles from Mr Brooks that there is but one daily or weekly paper taken in his neighborhood