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woman complained to me and I sent an officer with a detachment of men to compel restitution or bring the parties before me. Rather than be brought here they compromised by paying the woman $30.00 specie

Cases tried by the Courts
I send you enclosed extracts from the dockets of the criminal courts also County and City recorder courts marked respectively "A" "B" "C" showing charges, findings and sentences in the cases that have been tried before those courts. 

At the Feby term of the crim court Jno A Hamilton was brought up for the murder of Alex Pierce fmc but the witnesses for the state not appearing the case was continued till the April term. I am now engaged in looking up these witnesses (all freedman) as I fear that they may have been threatened or tampered with. - By reference to the enclosed extracts you will perceive that the penalties inflicted upon freed-people are generally to the full extent of the law for all offences. This remark does not apply to the city recorder court in which the costs are fixed by city ordinance.