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Mecklenburg Co after the child of her daughter in this Co. I sent her, with an order to the man who had the child to give her up. He threatened to kill her & she came back. I sent a policeman with her, the man then came and saw me & promised to give her the child if I would send her back. I did so, and she has just returned. They knocked her down several times, put a rope around her neck, dragged her to the fence and choaked her, three men then to whips and whipped her on her bare back. This is chivalry. I will try to have them punished, but do not think it can be done in the civil courts. I can attribute this increase of outrages to the turning over to the civil courts & "the __ policy" - Unless I have power given to give these poor people protection, self respect will compel me to resign. I am Captain Very respectfully Your obt sevt, J. Arnold Yeckley Lt & Asst Supt Thro Capt Barnes
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