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shot him in the back. I saw no beating or blows by the horsemen.
Matthius Ward
Am a policeman. At 11 o'clock on the 16th of April was in the vicinity of the Negro celebration at 230 North Church St. Saw a rush of the crowd and afterwards two negroes on horseback on Calvert St. with Whitehurst between them. I went toward them. A Negro with a musket aimed it at
Whitehurst. I struck it down. I went to the horsemen and said "Give him to me and if he has done anything I will lock him up". They said "No, God damn him we'll take care of him". That is the substance of it. The had him by the shoulders, hair, or collar or thereabouts. I went off home, mad and disgusted. Heard the cautions from the horsemen. Cannot identify Long as one. Do not know whether they were black or yellow men. They had no arms. I did not feel safe, was frightened. Whitehurst, while in their
custody, was beaten by men who went in behind and between the horses.
John West
I do not know the prisoner. On the 16th April 12 hr. I saw a man running
across the old field, where the negroes had

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