MILITARY COMMISSION. PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST DUNCAN G. McRAE, WILLIAM J. TOLAR, DAVID WATKINS, SAMUEL PHILLIPS AND THOMAS POWERS, FOR THE MURDER OF ARCHIBALD BEEBEE AT FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, ON THE 11th DAY OF FEBRUARY , 1867, TOGETHER WITH THE ARGUMENT OF ED. GRAHAM HAYWOOD, SPECIAL JUDGE ADVOCATE, IN REPLY TO THE SEVERAL ARGUMENTS OF THE COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENCE
Raleigh, NC: Robert Avery, 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, publisher's black cloth; [iv], 398 pages. "It appears, from Mr Haywood's argument, that one Archibald Beebee, a colored man, accused of having attempted to commit the crime of rape upon one Elvira Massey, was arrested, and carried to the town hall.....