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The Daily Dispatch: August 3, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Yankees in North Carolina. (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, 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
The Daily Dispatch: August 3, 1863., [Electronic resource], The situation in Mississippi--Grant gone back to Vicksburg. (search)
Good characters. --But a few days since the City Council, in order to prevent communication between our lines and those of the Yankees, through free negro mediums, passed an ordinance authorizing the arrest of all persons of that character trading to Richmond from other counties, who did not have certificates of good character and loyalty from Justices of the Peace of their counties. On Saturday last a Charles City free negro, with a certificate of character, and a regular trader, was before the Recorder, charged with having stolen two calves while on his way to market, which he sold in this city for $180. So much for the character of this race of beings, and for the policy of allowing them to trade here under any circumstances.