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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks), chapter 18 (search)
Stealing Cattle.
--Sylvanus T. Brown, a Charles City free negro, was arraigned before the Recorder last Saturday to answer the charge of stealing two calves from Nathaniel Lawrence, on Wednesday night last.
At an early hour on Thursday morning Mr. Lawrence missed his veals, and taking the tracks of the cart in which they were hauled away, came on to Richmond.
By inquiry at the first market last Friday morning, he ascertained that his two calves had been sold to Mr. Wm. Braner, a butcher,Mr. Lawrence missed his veals, and taking the tracks of the cart in which they were hauled away, came on to Richmond.
By inquiry at the first market last Friday morning, he ascertained that his two calves had been sold to Mr. Wm. Braner, a butcher, for $180. Mr. B., finding that he had unintentionally purchased stolen stock of a free negro, gave them up, and started in pursuit of the thief.
After riding some eight or nine miles he came up with Brown, recovered all his money but three dollars, brought him back to the city, and delivered him to the police.
Brown proved by two other free negroes that he purchased the calves of another negro, while on the road to Richmond, at night, and gave $50 for each of them; but neither the witnesses n