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Being me personally appeared the undersigned James Camon Mitchell who upon being duly sworn deposes and says:

My name is James Camon Mitchell. I saw a discharged soldier and live in the City of Memphis, State of Tenn.  on Rover Street near South. I have been a slave and previous to my enlistment in the Federal Army was a servant in the employ of two officers in the rebel army. On the 1st day of May 1866 I was standing in my yard in front of my residence when I saw John Pendergrass (white) with two Derringers in his hand and with them he shot a man on Rayburn Avenue. He was a white man and a fireman of the Engine near the "Gayoso House."  He (Pendergrass) said "God damn it I am sorry I shot this man I thought he was a God damn yellow nigger."  Immediately after Pendergrass turned and called a soldier who was running away to come back that he would not hurt him. The soldier came back and Pendergrass shot him dead. On the 2nd of May while near my house I saw Roach (a Policeman) hit a colored soldier with his revolver, the soldier warded off the blow and Roach then shot him. He (the soldier)

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