Complex sentence: He accused the Charleston City Council of usurping its authority by setting up the Court of Magistrates and Freeholders, and said they violated law by holding their proceedings in secret, with no protections for the defendants.
Split into simpler sentences: He accused the Charleston City Council of usurping its authority by setting up the Court of Magistrates and Freeholders. He further said that the court violated law by holding their proceedings in secret, with no protections for the defendants.