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under the command of Chief of Police Bu. G. Garrett - proceeded by 4 or 5 men on horseback and followed by a crowd of excited citizens going in the direction of South Memphis.

I followed them down and watched their motions closely.

I saw a policeman pick up a stone and order a black woman to go in the house. She was standing quietly in her own door, saying nothing and doing nothing.

They arrived at South Memphis and crossed to the opposite side among some shanties occupied by the colored people. I rode immediately to where I could have a full view. There was no disturbance at all. 

The police pointed out two or three negroes and started after them pistols in hand. The blacks seeing this force, attempted to get away, when the whole force Police & citizens began an indiscriminating shooting of inoffensive blacks, I saw one shot and killed, as he was moving towards the police with an evident intention of giving himself up. I saw another who had

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