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penitentiary, he (Blanton,) could not as a single Justice admit him to Bail.  The defence claimed that he could do it, by reason of the fact that only a slight suspicion of guilt rested upon him.  see Par VI, Page 824, Code of Va. for 1860 I received notice on the 27 May (on which day I was at Cumberland Court) that (Blanton) had committed Green & I at once called upon him (Blanton) for a synopsis of the evidence, upon examination of which, I satisfied myself that injustice had been done Green, in this case, and that through prejudice upon the part of the above named Justice.  After addressing a communication to him, requesting a reconsideration of his refusal to admit Green to bail, and after receiving from Mr. Blanton a line, in which he very respectfully declined, I ordered a re-hearing of the case, giving my reasons therefor which was granted by John  E Crowder a J.P. of same district, and county, who after a patient and impartial examination of the facts, decided that inasmuch as only a (slight suspicion of guilt) fell upon Green, he was entitled to release upon bail, which was promptly given, and he was sent on for trial.  The case came up at the last term of the court and Green was acquitted.

The previous good character of Green and the questionable character of the boy Hatcher, his contradictory statements