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their vindictive desires; while I was standing there a white man rushed in with a long club, "making" for the helpless prisoner, and were it not for the agility of the "Freedman", he would have received a blow (which struck the door) that would no doubt have ended his life; foiled in this attempt, this "brave ruffian" by the name of "Chapman" again "made for him" but the officers of the court laughingly interfered and concluded it had gone far enough, and took the said "Chapman" out of Court. No attention was paid to this interruption for some time but finally somebody stated that it would hardly answer to pass the affair over without notice: a lawyer however argued against any action being taken on this matter, that Mr. Chapman had but expressed in a positive manner, the deep feeling of indignation of every honorable man in the Court room, in thus endeavoring to strike the "Nigger." and he protested in most positive terms, that the Court should by its action condemn this act. It was however concluded best to fine said Chapman, and the smallest amount allowed for "contempt of court" was found to be two dollars: the vote of the "Justices"

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