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Report of Criminal Cases (in which Colored persons were parties) tried before the County & Circuit Courts of Cumberland Co. Va during the month of August 1866. [[7 columned table]] | No | Names of Offenders, Freedmen. | Offences Charged | Trial before Magistrate | Trial before County C. | Trial before Circuit C. | Result of Trial. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Tim Brown | Horse Stealing | May 28th 1866 | June 25th 1866 | Aug 5th 1866 | Convicted and sentenced to 5 years Imprisonment in State Penitentiary | | 2 | Beverly Deane. | Housebreaking & Larceny. | June 24th 1866 | July 23rd 1866 | Aug 5th 1866 | Convicted and sentenced to 1 year's Imprisonment in State Penitentiary. | | 3 | Ben Jackson. | Housebreaking & Larceny. | June 26th 1866 | July 23rd 1866 | Aug 6th 1866 | Convicted and sentenced to 5 years Imprisonment in State Penitentiary. | | 4 | Archer Johnson. | Larceny. | July 23rd 1866 | Aug 27th 1866. | - | Sent on for trial before March Term Circuit Court | | 5 | James Price | Assault & Battery | Aug 3rd 1866 | held to Answer Sept Term. | | | I hereby certify that the foregoing statement is correct. Jno W. Jordan, Capt VRC & Bvt Lieut Col U.S.V. Pro Marshal & Asst Supt B.R.F & A.L. Prince Edward, Cumberland & Buckingham Co's Va Farmville Va. Aug 31st 1866.