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CRIMINAL OFFENSES.

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| DATE. | NAME AND RACE OF CRIMINAL. | NAME AND RACE OF PERSON INJURED. | Nature of offense; Statement of circumstances; Action taken by Courts and Bureau, &c., &c., |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

| July about the 10th | I have not been able to ascertain White Men | Freedman of Dodson's Plantation Falls County | Strangers came into this cabin and robbed him of about $150 specie and then murdered him. |

| 14th July | Warren Sanders Nat Walters -- Walters , brother to Nat | Thomas Wilson freedman |  
The murders came to Waco, got drunk went out of town to a Spring and camped went to Wilson's broke the dishes turned over the tables and insulted or tried to commit a rape on Wilson's wife.  She sent to Church for her husband. Wilson left church in company with others and met these men running after Wilson's wife who had let the house and started for the church.  When they had passed Wilson they fired at him several times Tis not known which of the three killed Wilson. Sawles says he did the shooting. They ran off and left on the ground one hat, one horse two saddles &c &c |