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action taken will be reported.

An affray occured in Wythe County in which a Freedman named Wesly Evans was charged with assault & Battery by a White Man named Myers. The Freedman charging Myers with assault with intent to kill. The cases went before the Grand Jury who found a true Bill in each case.

The cases are to be tried at the April term of County Court.

A case is reported where a Freedwoman went before the Presiding Magistrate of the County to make Oath to the Father of a Bastard Child whom she alledges is a White man. The Magistrate refused to Act upon the Oath. He was conferred with and stated that he refused on the ground of incredibility of the party, and that he made this rule general in such cases to both colores holding that both parties are equally guilty and that the testimony of neither would be

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Could use a good thorough review. Some words are questionable. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-11 10:20:05