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Before me personally appeared the undersigned Adam Jones late a private in Co "K" 3 U.S.C.A. Hy. and being duly sworn deposes as follows:

My name is Adam Jones Today I started over in Arkansas to work for a man named Stillman there were several other colored men along for the same purpose; While waiting for a ferry boat to tak us over the river two Policeman came up and searched us all for arms. They then went away but returned in a short time. One of them said to me "havent you got some weapons and commenced searching me the second time Finally he saw my pocket book in my waist took me by the arm and said "come along with me" They cursed me and said I had been giving the police a great deal of trouble lately. They took me into a Saloon near the levee and took from me $160.00. They then took me to another Saloon on Front Row into the back room - I thought they were going to kill me. They asked me where I belonged - I told them I had belonged to Fort Pickering. They then told me to get back to the Fort. The money belonged to myself and two other boys.

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