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three Justices, two lawyers volunteed their services. one to prosecute, the other to defend with a view to bringing out all the evidence. and learn the real facts as they were. I saw one of the Justices who tried this case, and both lawyers, and if their statements be true, which I have no reason to doubt, the colored man had a fair trial and Capt. Blackburn of the Guards expressed himself in the presence of the Court, as being satisfied with the trial. he having been invited to be present. The white man was bound over [[strikethrough]] to be [[/strikethrough]] until the convening of the Circuit Court. The colored man was ordered to be bound over. but the order was not enforced. This was the "several colored men tho have come covered with blood" &c&c. at least was all I could hear of. The most of these rumors I am confident have originated with Mr Medlin the Comr of Registration for Madison County- who was the [[strikethrough]] person [[/strikethrough]] author of the letter written to Capt. Kirk. Mr. M is in great fear whether from real or imaginary causes I am not fully prepared to state but am of the opinion that he is a great coward: I saw and conversed with him in Jackson and afterwards on the train. While in J. Mr Medlin did not go anywhere without an escort of one or more soldiers. I asked him for a list of the No. of outrages that had been committed in his "end of the County". who the perpetrators were &c, he only remarked "Just come down and spend a day or two and see. and hear for yourself" This I hope to have permission to do, at no distant day. for I want to be thoroughly