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Criminal Cases Continued.

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| Date | County & Town | Name of Criminal | Name of Person Attacked | Nature of the Offense | Statement of Circumstances | Action of Courts. | Action of Bureau | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

| Apr 29th. | McLennan | Peter Holbert F.M.C. | Hampton Ellis F.M.C | Killed Ellis by shooting him. | About the 10th of March Holbert reported to one that Ellis had killed some pigs for him + [[strikethrough/]] that [[/strikethrough]] Ellis had cut him very severely with a knife. Upon investigation I found that many hogs were dying in the country causes unknown & I told Holbert this & advised him to go to the Civil Courts if he was not satisfied At that time he threatened Ellis and both used knifes. This last affair is only a revival of the old dificulty. | Holbert came into town & gave himself up to the Officers. | No action by the Bureau. | 
| Apr 4th | McLennan | Scott Thompson  Wm Donahoe  Jerry Donahoe  Henry Donahoe  Charles Donahoe | Betsy Barnes  Frank Siggins  Betsy Siggins | Assault & Battery | Henry Donahue married Betsy Siggins' daughter & when the old lady undertook to [[?]] her daughter the Donahoes took revolvers hatchets & clubs & beat Siggins & his wife & betsy Barnes very severely | No action by the Courts, the case referred to me | I fined Scott Thompson $1.00 Wm Donahoe $1.00 Henry Donahoe $3.00 Charles Donahoe $8.00 Jerry Donahoe $5.00 |
| April 10th | McLennan | Seyburne Wylie | Amelia Wylie | Assault & Battery | These parties live on the same plantation & in some quarrel about a little gardening Seyborne Wylie has whipped Amelia quite severely several times lately | No action by the Civil Courts |I fined Seyburne Wylie $10.00 |