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John produced his revolver, and upon two white men sworn to the fact at the trial, he put his revolver up and breaking from the crowd of white men, who had collected, he and his colored friends went home.
Upon these facts, the two magistrates Walter Brockenbrough and R.S. Shackleford, decided that John Corbin must appear at the April term and bailed him for $100. 
Since then, Veney the negro who broke loose from Bryant's arrest, has been brought forward for examination before Magistrate Shackleford with John Corbin, Thomas Braxton, all colored. They had their examination on the 17th inst., and all bound over to appear before the April term. Corbin and Bradford got bail for $100, Veney failing, was sent to jail. This was on the charge of riotous conduct. 

The day the warrants were issued for these three latter negroes, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Hamilton Dudley, the white man who cut the negro named Palmer. But he has not been arrested as yet. I have heard it said [[strikethrough]] Dudley the co [[/strikethrough]] Bryant the constable, who received the warrant for his arrest, did not want to execute it until he was married to a relative of Dudley's. I heard the magistrate who issued the warrant say Bryant hesitated to take the warrant 

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