Early Governors' Papers

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" States warrant was issued on the information on oath of siad Johnson and a constant with unwarned posse wnet to the river and Island but the murderers made this escape into Arkan sas - A Coroner inquest was held on the body of [Songers?] and the verdict [was?] "murder"- said not also took said Henry Jones and two men by the [river?] of [Hanach?] ^who were at the hands of sd. Johnson and beat the said Jones until they left him for dead, they struck one of the [Hands?] on the back of the head with a Rifle gun inflicting a severe wound on the back part of his head thereby- and took him to Arkansas when they fled - The whole circumstances of this [?] considered, The [hope?] your excellency will [exicise?] the dis cretionary power vested in you by [laws?], by offering a reverend for each of siad Murderers, so far as they have ascertained - They are as follows, to wit: John Boothe aged about thirty five years, about 5 feet 10 or ^11 inches high, [?] made,

[Right Page] stoop shoulders, Samuel J. Bell aged about 35 years about 5 feet 10 inches high, fair haired & of sundy complexion & blue eyes William Biven, aged about 36 years is about 5 feet 11 inches high, black hair and eyes of a very dark complexion, very thin [?] Martin Normand, about 31 years of age, about 5 feet 10 inches high, ^four [?] with fiar hair and blue eyes, with very thick lips - Thomas Pullerton, aged about 40 years, red haired, inclined to be bald headed, blue eyes, about 5 feet 11 inches, high - Robert M^cGines aged about 30 yeras dark complicted [sic], black hair and eyes, about 5 feet 9 inches high, rather heavy madeHighlett White, aged about 30 years about 5 feet 10 inches high, [spand?] made, black hair & eyes - John Hutchison aged about 18 years, about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high rather [spare?] made, black hair and eyes Alexander Wilson aged about 33 or 34 years, about 6, feet 1 inch high