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| Date of Report | Subject | County | Dist | Folio |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1866 |   |   |   |   |
| + | Copy of Verdict of Jury in above case - they find that the man was shot by some person unknown, | Norfolk | 1st | 10 |
| May 23 | I. N. Croft reports assault of Virginius Harvey (white) on Joseph Jeffrey (col'd) with a brick - knocking him senseless - Harvey bound over to keep the peace - also reports shooting of a colored man named Tony Baker while on his way to Jail - charged with furnishing a prisoner with a file to help him make his escape - Tony ran away and was shot - also reports that two negroes were almost clubbed to death by two night watch men - Mayor dismissed the men from the night watch | Norfolk | 1st | 11 |
| June 8th | Capt Austin reports trial and evidence in case of the State vs Edward Long (col'd) charged with the murder of R.B Whitehurst (white) on April 16th- The Jury after a short Consultation returned a verdict of guilty of murder in 2nd degree - he was sentenced to eighteen years imprisonment - Thinks from the evidence that Long is innocent and that an unprejudiced and impartial Jury would have acquitted him | Norfolk |  1st | 12 | 
| June 30 | Asst. Supt. at Suffolk Va reports that outrages are of constant occurrence a party |   |   |   |
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