Richard Wesley on his oath says. I was in Charleston on Monday March 28, 1864, the day of the riot, was in the Court House yard at the commencement of the firing when I run out at the East gate and run across the street towards Wm. Johnsons confectionary store, My hat blew off when turned around. I saw Wesley Daugherty run to a wagon and take a gun out and run into the yard and behind Judge Edwards office, and saw him putting a cap or caps on his gun, just after this saw John Frazier on a large sorrel horse with a Navy Revolver in his hand, calling out "Rally Boys," "Rally Boys". When they seemed to collect at the South East corner of the Square and went East.

(His mark) Richard Wesley

Subscribed and sworn to
before me this April 1st 1864
W. A. Whittemore M.P.

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