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No. 308. Chatooga Co. May 18th Badger Hawkins was hung up three times by the neck by Bill McWhorter (wh.) to make him confess he had found some lost money, arrested at instance of Bureau fined $10 & costs

No. 309. Cass Co. May 18th Charles Wooley was called from his house by BL Griffin & others whites, and taken into the woods & shot in both legs seriously, cause unknown, arrested at the instance of the Agent of the Bureau & Bound over to court

No. 310. Whitfield Co. June 3d Alfred Wilkey had a pistol drawn upon him by Robt. Shears White, no cause, arrested & bound over to court.

No. 311. Cass Co. June 8th Samuel Milan was beaten severely by James Joly because he voted a Republican ticket, arrested & bound over to court.

No. 312. Pickens Co. June 26th Harriet Blackwell was beaten at her own house & then fired at as she was escaping by Nelson Ladford (white) because she accused him of being the father of her child arrested and bound over to court.

No. 313. Cass Co. June 28th Emma Miller badly beaten by David Vaughn, white, accused of striking his child, arrested & bound over to court & to keep the peace.

No. 314. Cass Co. June 28th Sam. Miller the husband of Emma, was assaulted by David Vaughn who tried to shoot him for trying to protect his wife arrest as above.

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Transcription Notes:
11.27.2022 - Corresponding report with details of these incidents is located on Pages 90 and 91 of this project 11.21.2022 - Transcribed per guidelines and marking for review