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of these same men that I would bring up the case again on the following Thursday.

On Thursday June 4th Court met at 2 P.M. and Mr. McGuinness one of the prosecuting came into court and asked a postponement of the case because of important business in which he was engaged, whereupon Joseph C. Sayers Atty for the defense got up and demanded a discharge of the prisoners. I declined to discharge them before an investigation was had whereupon he commenced to abuse the Court as an appointee of the Military authorities - I told him not to use such language - that the Court must be respected and fined him $10.00 hoping that would stop his abusive and insulting language to me. after I fined him he continued in the same strain and said he would say what he pleased. I told him it was not John M. Beavers he was insulting but the Courts of the country and I intended the Court should be respected and fined him $50.00 for contempt and ordered the Sheriff to take him into custody until it was paid,  when I assessed the fine ($50.) he in a loud voice defied the Sheriff or any other damned man to arrest him; the confusion 

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