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| DATE.  | TOWN. | COUNTY. | NAME OF CRIMINAL. [[Note]] State white or colored. [[/Note]] | NAME OF PERSON AT'KED. [[Note]] State white or colored. [[/Note]]| NATURE OF THE OFFENCE. | STATEMENT OF CIRCUMSTANCES. | ACTION OF COURTS. | ACTION OF BUREAU. |
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| 1867 | 
| Jany 12 | Austin | Travis | Dick Miller colored | George Hill colored | Murder | Gambling affray | Sentenced to 10 years imprisonment New Trial granted. Prisoner broke out of Jail |   |

| Jany 18 |   | Travis | A.F. Boyce white | Colored man | Assault with intent to kill | Freedman refused to work | Held in $500 Bail |   |

| Jany 16 | Austin | Travis | Chas McLaughlan white | White man | Aggravated assault | Row at a Ball | Held in $500 bail |   |

| Feby 9 | Austin | Travis | {Charles Dewey W. William Sherwood W} | Michael O Callaghan Sol 6th U.S. Cavly | Murder | Said to be throwing stones at Dewey's house | Charles Dewey acquited by Willian Sherwood's evidence | {Arrested and held in confinement by military | 

| Feby 21 | Webberville | Travis | Thomas K. Miller white | Thomas F Glascock white | Murder | Miller also died from wounds | Held in $5000 bail |   |

| Feby 23 | Austin | Travis | Dave Richer colored | William Washington colored | Aggravated assault with knife | Drunk. Plead guilty fined $1 and costs $50.00 | Held over in $200 bail - fined in District court. $1.00 |   |

| March 2nd | Round Rock | Williamson | James Moore, W. | Gilbert Blair colored | Assault & Battery | Arising out of quarrell with Gilbers Brother | Indited by Grand Jury, & ran away | Brought before civil authorities |

| March 3rd | Austin | Travis | Tenuchile W. | Collored man | Shooting | Tenuchile states that Freedman was trying to escape from custody – no witnesses | None |   |

| Apl 15 | Webberville | Travis | Unknown | Solider q and Colored U.S. Cavlry | Murder | Found shot with his arms taken away | None |   |

| Apl 27 | Brooksville | Williamson | Sam Haynes white | Meredith Haynes colored | Assault with stones| Dispute about a Turkey which had been plucked alive | None | {Arrested, tried, and fined $35 and to make good the value of crop from which deft. was driven off|

| May 29 | Austin | Travis | Wesley Henry colored | Young Houston colored | Threatening to Shoot | Mutual Quarrell | Bound to keep the peace |   |

| May 29 | Austin | Travis | Young Houston colored | Wesley Henry colored | Shooting | Cross action to above | {Bound to appear before District Court and to keep the peace |   |

| June 2 | Austin | Travis | Perry white | Colored woman Mary | Assault & Battery | Mary had too many visitors to suit her landlord | Fined $12 | Brought before Civil Authorities | 

| June 2 | Austin | Travis | [[Ozani?]] Wilcox white | Henry Frayes Pvt. 6. US. Cavry | Murder | No reason except he was a United States Soldier | None | Arrested and held in confinement by Military authority |

| June 16 | Austin | Travis | Mrs. Campbell white | Colored woman Mary | Assault & Battery | Refused to work | Fined $6 | Brought before Civil Authorities | 

| June 17 | Austin | Travis | Townsend white | Maggie Williamson colored | Assault & Battery | Advised a man not to work for him | Fined $8.50 | Brought before Civil Authorities |

| June 27 | Austin | Travis | Ernest Carrington white | Henry Brown colored | Assault & Battery | Brown was drunk and would not leave the store when ordered to | Paid $2 per day for lost time & court | Brought before Civil Authorities |
 
| July 1st | Austin | Travis | Edward Gray white | Abram Turner colored | Threatening to shoot | Abram had a dispute with Grays brother | Dismissed for want of proof |   |

| July 6 | Austin | Travis | Rutledge white | Dave Richer colored | Drawing a pistol & threatening to shoot | Rutledge was drunk. Dave took the pistol away and gave him a beating | Fined $11 |   |

James Oakes
Col. Comdg & Bvt. Brig. Genl USA
S.A.C.

 

Transcription Notes:
---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-06-20 08:26:02 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-06-20 11:44:17 Chas. = Charles Hold s/b Held Many of the months were abbreviated rather than written fully out. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-06-20 22:15:37