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0327

Report of W.F. White - S.A.C. in compliance with Circular Letter dated February 24th 1868

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| Names | Injuries Inflicted | Cause | Date and Place | Action of the Civil Authorities | Present Whereabouts | Remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

| Nelson Leach cold Murdered his Brother | Shot and Stabed | Quarrel about the meat house | October 1867 Thomas County | Gave himself up was tried and acquitted as it was shown he did it in self defence | Thomas County | The brother having shot at him four times before he (Nelson) shot |

| Thomas Ragan white assaulted Maggy Williams cold | W.L. Clark Agent at Bainbridge reports.  Badly cut. injuries inflicted with a knife bought for the purpose | Jealousy | March 24/67 Bainbridge | Ragan was arrested by the civil authorities laid in jail some weeks. The woman would not appear and he was discharged | Bainbridge clerk with one L H Bryant | The woman was badly injured & for a while it was thought she would die. She was a Woman of the town. Ragans Paramore |

| Saml Bishop cold Assaulted Isom Shuler | Attacked with a knife and an ax. nearly killed | About money Bishop owed Shuler | October 12 - 1867. | Civil officers arrested him same day, was taken to jail & soon after released thro prisoners friends | Whereabouts unknown Having soon after a committed trial for burglary, sent to jail. Broke jail | Bishop was a bad man |

| Wm Harrell white assaulted Eldred Bruton Cold | Shot in the breast not badly, | Was attempting to enter a Store to procure liquor was ordered away and not leaving was fired upon. | October or November/67 Bainbridge | Civil officers carried Harrell to the guard House & after some few hours was released "Settled" some way. | Bainbridge | This case illustrates the way of administering justice in "these latitudes" |

| Peter Adams Cold murdered Paul. | Struck with a piece of cotton light wood & killed. | Quarrel | 
January/67 Bainbridge | Securities was compelled to pay lawyers $400. Mess Schmose & Scott became security for the lawyers for "2 suppers" and he was released. | Bainbridge | This man Paul was drunk & in an altercation Peter Adams his brother-in-law struck him the blow caused his death |

O.T. Lyon an Agent at Quitman reports he can learn of no murders or assaults.

Respectfully submitted
W.F. White
Sub Asst Comr B.R.F. & A.L.

Transcription Notes:
"cold" an abbrev. for "colored"