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eat the common diet of the jail.  A U.S. Sergeant, and some privates called at the jail one day for the purpose of giving said George Smith, disceased, some clothing, Mr F. Hall refused to allow them to go in, or to ake in the clothing, saying "no d–d yankee shall come in here".

On another occasion when George Smith, disceased, was sick, some nutritious food that he could eat, was sent him, and said Hall refused to allow him to have it saying, "the jail food is good enough for a d–d yankee".
Mr Brooks slapped a deranged Colered woman to the floor one day for asking him to allow her to go after her clothes.
Mr Kelly and Jenkins Captains of the Richmond Police force which on a visit to the City jail learned from the prisoners the treatment they received at the hands of said F. Hall and J. Brooks, whereupon the Captains told Mr Hall and Brooks that the prisoners should not be maltreated as they were, or the first thing that would happen the military authorities would take