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fine of one hundred dollars assessed by me for contempt of my court, and the government I represented, against J O Stevens while acting as Bureau agent of Polk Co Co and also to give up a bond against B F Pior made payable to the United States for the appearance of said Pior to appear within 3 months if called on by the military authorities for 400 dollars on assest of complicity in the murder of Ben Edmond Freedman about the 27th the less costs.

They exhibited no authority whatever in justification of this violent proceeding, which in fact was nothing but an assault with intent to kill. I protested against accompanying them when one of them leveled his gun. My daughter who had plead with them to desist left the room in a fainting condition, and when she reached an adjoining apartment fell frantic and overawed here remarks unbecoming were made