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| No of case | On whom committed | White or colored | By whom committed | White or colored | Where | When | By whom reported | Character of outrage and action in the case. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | received in this case owing to the absence of a Bureau office from Lexington - It has however been learnt, thro. unofficial sources, that Griffin has been sentenced to two years imprisonment in the Penitentiary at the September term of the Court - Oct: 20th 1868. Petition for a writ of habeas corpus has been executed, and will be duly presented to Judge of U.S. Dist. Court - It is based upon the disqualification, under the Constitutional Amendment, of the Judge before whom the case was tried, and is intended as a test case. |
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   | Douglas Frazar A.S.A.C. | Report under Cir: 6, for mo: ending Aug 31st, 1868. Remarks on the Caesar Griffin case. {See cases 61 & 62 in this book, for other cases in this report. | 

| 22 | Ewell, Melissa | colored | Unknown |   | Accomac C: Va | 1867 25th Decr | G.P. Sherwood Lt & A.S.A.C. | Report under Cir: 6, for mo: ending Jany 31st, 1868. Reports that Melissa was shot by some person unknown, and died soon after. One colored man had been arrested upon suspicion, but released as no evidence could be found against him. |  

| 23 | Freedman |   | Three men | white | Washington C: Va | 1868 January | F.J. Dunn Lt & A.S.A.C. | Report under Circular 6, for mo: ending Jan:31st/68. Reports that a colored man was proceeding along the road and was met by three men, one shouted "there comes a radical lets go for him," whereupon one of them drew a pistol & beat the colored man over the head with the butt, hurting him badly. The Sheriff after delay proceeded to arrest them but they had fled to Tennessee. |  

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