Wesley Preston was charged with a felony in the Justices Certificate of Commitment for violently raping a free girl named Lydia Steptoe on September 7, 1867. His trial was deferred to the next term, and he was remanded to jail. Robert Finch, Josiah Rayford, Caesar Steptoe, and Laura Steptoe were all to testify against him.
Caty registered three times, and her age was recorded twice in 1843 and 1857: at 38 years old and at 52 years old. She was listed as being "mulatto" and 5 feet 2 inches with a "thick set." In Common Law Book B, Caty proved via witness that she freeborn at 38 years old, and her appearance was described in the same manner.
As stated in the Common Law book, it was ordered that the Overseers of the Poor bind out Henry Saunders. His father, Hercules Cuff, asked that Stephen Henry appear in court to prove why Henry's indenture should not be cancelled. The indenture was later cancelled and quashed.