The Daily Dispatch: September 23, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confession.

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Confession.

--At the last term of the Hustings Court a negro named Ben, slave of John H. Gentry, was convicted of burglary and sentenced to be hung on the 21st of October. Since his trial, he has made a full confession of his guilt, giving the manner by which he entered the store, what he obtained, the disposition he made of the goods, &c. Ben's exploits were not confined entirely to the robbery of Mr. Butler's store; but he has been engaged so extensively in the business that it is said he has accumulated a considerable fortune thereby. The police who arrested him say that his house is stocked with the finest furniture and the most sumptuous collection of groceries, composed in part of the choicest liquors and cigars. Himself and wife both sported a gold watch and other jewelry.

The Daily Dispatch: September 23, 1864. Richmond Dispatch. 2 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. September 23, 1864. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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