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The Daily Dispatch: September 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], For sale privately (search)
A Queer way of Recovering a debt. --A stumpy little specimen of the genus , named Robert S. Brown, made his appearance before the Mayor yesterday to answer the charge of practicing an unlawful and cruel mode of obtaining a debt. It appears that Brown met in the market a negro who owed him some money, and asked him for pay. Failing of success, B. conceived the idea of avenging himself uponthe trial till Wednesday, and asked him if he could give security in the sum of $100 to appear. Brown, although manifesting great surprise at the injustice, as he thought, of His Honor's decision, seading from the Court-room. This avenue of escape being guarded by one of the Mayor's officers, Brown was immediately grabbed and forced back, which convinced him that his popularity among the "limbr, and called for the enforcement of his decision. After the adjournment of the Court, however, Brown not having succeeded in getting bail, he was permitted to go free by the payment of a fine of $1