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has made a complaint against him for brutal treatment &c, and that he had intended sending for him this morning, this Squire Head stated to me. I give it as I heard it from him. He further stated that Mr. Layton went to see the aunt of the boy, and settled the matter, and that the aunt had promised not to prosecute the case, after leaving Head's office, I called at the house of the Aunt, and enquired if she promised Jaylin that she would do nothing further in the case, as the magistrate head had told me to which she replied that she had made no such compromise with Mr. Layton I Immediately returned to Head's office, and informed him that the colored woman denied knowing made such an argument with Taylor and demanded a warrant for Taylor's arrest, which he promised to issue as soon as the boy made his appearance, I then


 

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