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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,

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stoop shoulders, Samuel J. Bell
aged about 35 years about 5 feet 10 in-
ches 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 made-
Highlett 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