sentences:  It was the only local newspaper to condemn the unjust treatment.Alarmed by reports of the mishandling by the police force and mistreatment by the army, Wallace put Colonel William M. Dickson in charge, who let the seized men return to their homes and announced a new call for black volunteers to report the next day.In the meantime, the police were relieved of provost guard duty and promised not to arrest any more black men, except for criminal activity.