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[[4 columned table]]
| No. of Case | On whom committed | By whom committed | Brief of case |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | 

| 11 | Murphy, Thos. G. (Teacher) (White) | Cheatham, John (white) | Attacked in in 1867. Case not tried till April/68 - Fined $8.00- |
| 12 | Freedman. (Col'd) | K.K.K's (white) | Abused & shot at - which he resented and was fined $3.00. K.K.K's fined $1.00. |
| 13 | Foster, John (Col'd) | Students of Emory and Henry College (white) | Students disguised as K.K.K's called Foster out of his house - rushed upon him Foster fired wounding one |
| 14 | Brown, Ruffin Powell, Philip (Col'd) } | - Nobles (white) | Ruffin and Philip shot by the Nobles - One killed, the other wounded. |
| 15 | Bland, Lovelace (Col'd) | Civil Authorities (white) | Failure to obtain justice in prosecuting claim for service. |
| 16 | Turner, Hiram (Col'd) | Civil Authorities | Failed to obtain justice in case of assault and Highway robbery - | 
| 17 | Freedman | Civil Authorities | Case of Freedman - put in Jail without legal examination, or proper documents. Released. |
| 18 | Freedman | Civil Authorities | Confined in jail 7 months, on charge of horse-stealing- Discharged because no case could be made out against him. |

[[4 columned table]]
| No of Case | On whom committed | By whom committed | Brief of case |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
 
| 19 | Freedman | Civil Authorities | Confined in Jail, as supposed fugitive from justice - discharg'd |
| 20 | Howard, York (Col'd) | Walker, Charles (Col'd) | Murdered - Murderer acquitted. Political quarrel |
| 21 | Griffin Carson (Col'd) | Civ. Authorities | Arrested for shooting a son of Judge Brockenborough. Confined in Jail - Bail for $600 required. Boy shot in perfect health. |
| 22 | Ewell, Melissa (Col'd) | Unknown | Shot - died soon after. |
| 23 | Freedman | Three Men (white) | Was proceeding along the road, & was met by 3 men, who drew a pistol; beat Col'd man over head; fled to Tenn. Political prejudice. |
| 24 | Barbour, Chas. W. (Col'd) | Charles Chamberlain, Frederick Boyer (white) | Shot in back by Boyer, on attempting to escape from Boyer & Chamberlain |
| 25 | Holden, Jim (Col'd) | John J. Joines (white) | Shot, having refused to leave kitchen of Joines when ordered to do so - Joines bound over to appear at March Court. |
| 26 | Freedman | Civ. Authorities | E.H. Earhart (white) charged with stabbing &c, a Col'd man - was not found guilty. |

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