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Presiding Justice. After some delay, he said he would bind the principal aggressor at least, over to keep the peace, if Plaintiff insisted on it, but he did not himself think there was cause for fear of any further violence, he promised, though, to bring the affair before the Grand Jury in March, and this it rests at present. It is but fair to add here that James Carper denied striking the Freedman & he and Cabell Turnbull both declare they were merely endeavoring to get him out of reach of Beverly C.

"James Smith" - Freedman - made a contract at the beginning of the year, to work the farm of "Mr Ward" - white- with four hands, for half the crop made. On the second of the month, in dividing the crop, Ward gave the freedman only a third & on his quietly protesting, Defendant set to beating him with a pitchfork; here his two Daughters tried to rescue him, when Defendant struck both of them on the head with brick bats, cutting one so badly that the blood ran down her clothes to her feet. This case was also brought to the notice of Mr. Bernard. The freedman having with his Daughter, however, left Defendants premises entertained no fear of future injury, so he by Mr. B's advice engaged a Lawyer to bring suit for redress.

On the 7th "Wm Lumpkins" freed Boy - fourteen years old who had been hired by his mother "Julia Kinsley" about two weeks before to work for "J Starkie" White, for food & 20 cents a day, temporarily, was beaten by the latter because the Boy remarked, in a pleasant way, that he thought Defendant being the strongest ought to carry the largest of two packs of grain they were in the act of taking away, and on the mother interfering - she also being at work for the same man