Complex sentence: He summoned all the town and demanded that the court shorthand writer take down every word he said, among which he complained: "" I was charged before (the Magistrate of Reitz) for beating a native boy.
Split into simpler sentences: He summoned all the town and demanded that the court shorthand writer to take down every word he said. One of the things he complained that "" I was charged before (the Magistrate of Reitz) for beating a native boy.