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The Daily Dispatch: June 23, 1864., [Electronic resource], Change in the Navy. (search)
n default of surely to be of good behavior in future. John, slave of Geo. Organ, was charged with stealing a watch from Geo. W. William John was the successful hidden for the watch at Willia's auction store, on Tuesday, whereupon Mr. W. handed it to him and directed that he should walk, up to the clerk and settle for it; but, instead of doing so, be took another direction and walked out of the store. He was soon after arrested, and gave as an excuse for his conduct that finding he hadn't money enough about him to pay for the time-piece, he was going to his master's to get some; which reason, in connection with the fact that no auctioneer has a right to sell anything to a slave without written authority to do so, induced the Mayor to discharge him. Adaline, slave of Dr. Jos. F. Dass, charged with stealing a black velvet dress, valued at $2000, the properly of M. Wood, was discharged. It was proved that Adaline was given the dress to sell — a practice very common nowadays.