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Before me personally appeared the undersigned Beckey Pleasant and being duly Sworn deposes as follows:

My name is Beckey Pleasant I live in the City of Memphis Tenn. on Shelby Street between Union & Gayosa Streets. On the 3" of May 1866. About 4 oclock P.M. three Policeman came to my house on a plea of hunting arms and ammunition  One Stood at the door and Said let no person come in or go out, the other two took some keys belonging to me and opened a trunk belonging to a John Cole. Left in my care. Out of the trunk they took a little bag which the said Cole says contained three watches $20.00 in Green backs and three dollars in Silver  I saw them take the pocket book out of the bag and saw money in it  I told them to leave these things alone  they said they knew their business and that was what they were looking for  I followed them to the door and wanted to send to the Steamboat that the said Cole was working on. they told me to go back and keep still that the whole house would be arrested for the Stolen Watches

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