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cruelty can be seen in the way of scars and bruises, now on the persons of the prisoners that received them several months ago, at the hands of said F. Hall and J. Brooks.  I am informed that, females (white & colored) to the number of eighteen are placed at night in a cell 16 x 16 feet with but one iron barred window to give a circulation of air, when there were a number of unoccupied cells.

From the effects of this close confinement there has as many as four females fainted and had fits in one night.

When they told Mr Hall that the could not live in such a small room, he would reply "he could not make the room any larger, and did not care a damn if they did die".

I, am informed that said F. Hall, would, on knocking female prisoners to the floor, stamp them in the stomach, and strike them about the face and head, with a large prison lock, or a bunch of heavy jail keys, which weighed some three pounds.  A number of deranged (colored) male and female prisoners were confined in the City jail, three of whom died from being 

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