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of them bricks thrown by the whites were thrown back by the colored people; that he did not see but one person whom he could recognize who was throwing the brick-bats:  that this was one Charles Farley (white) - That after the colored people were crowed down about a half block they came to a stand, the white crowd stopping to pursue them; that then he with several of his colored men returned to the white crowd in order to have the persons who had assaulted him arrested, but the officer refused to make any arrests & told him that if he Thomas would [[strikethrough]] let the mess drop they would not arrest him but if he insisted they would arrest him: that he then insisted on having this one man