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a villanous Bowie Knife - & by great good luck the Knife was wrested from the Assassin (A Captn of Volunteers) or by exposulation for this act - [[sshind?] that he had been informed that ?? that he took for his opponent had said he 'would shoot him" Some of the Southerners took much of Chivalry &c then if they feel themselves insulted let them act as Southerners? by sending a Second - & not turn assassin.

 In the trial related today - There was a vey? gentleman ?as as Judge - Morris - the District attorney has Presented for this Republic - offered by half a dozen Lawyers - ready at speech & loads of expenses or references? - from Magna Charta openands? - The Court was over a Crockery those used on Sunday for Methodist Chapel - the Judge - chewing his qud? thrown back in his Chair - his legs thrown up on his desk - The District Attorney - Chewing & Smoking.  the Council for the Prisoner - Do- Do - & a small quantity of whittling - ?dred I jam the weed in his Mouth of some symbol of circle with dot in it

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was called in, & gave him two hours to [?] patient it may be observed had been partial to his tipple - At the [?] of two, or three hours the patient appeared dead - the barber was sent for, shaved him - he was laid out on a long bench, his shroud