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to  I was present I stated I would meet my night School as usual, and all of the School who were present cried out they would come and the meeting, finally broke up in [[?]]. Next morning he came into School and asked me in a very peresumptory manner if I intended to teach my night School and I replied come and see. He then went off and Counseled with the Freedmen of the Methodist Church Youth and he with his Trustees who holds the deed for their church, and they finally went from the Presiding Elder and it was finally determined to have me arrested for disturbing their meeting-Accordingly I was arrested but was permitted to report at the Recorders Office which I did and his honor permitted me to act as my own Counsel.

A Rebel Lawyer and Rebel Preacher had volunteered to aid Bowman, but after hearing the evidence they even got ashamed and deserted him. The Recorder listened Respectfully to my Pleas -and then decided I should not quietly- Requested me not to leave night School and Suggested to the