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no matter what the crime.
In Lynchburg Pleasant Meiller (cold) broke open and robbed Mr Pollard meat house On his way home with the meat he met Robert. ——— (cold) and hired him to help carry it. Pleasant proved himself a conservative and received sentence of (30) Thirty days in County jail. Robert a radical received a sentence of ninety days. It is rather singular that the principal is less guilty than the accessory after the fact.
At Campbell. C.H. Morton Roberts (cold) and others at a meeting of their Union League endeavored to frighten Nelson Rosser (cold) conservative for divulging League secrets by threats of punishment but did not assault maltreat or punish in any wise. On a trial in which every principle of Justice was ignored and outraged Roberts was fined five hundred dolls Bryant One hundred and fifty dollars and four others fifth dollars each.
During the present political excitement when every endeavor is 
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