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the county Jail or holding them to adequate bail. I would further state that I was at the time said indictment was found [[strikethrough]] I was [[/strikethrough]] a member of the court and was acting as atty Pro Tem for the State and know that prompt action was taken in the matter by the civil authorities to bring said parties to justice, and further that the people of the county are desirous, for the common good of the whites and blacks that they should be delivered back to the civil court of Trigg County for Trial and punishment. All of which I respectfully submit on behalf of the people of Trigg County whom I represent.

Fenton Sims