Statistics for occurrence #1 of “James Riley” in article pos=18 of The Daily Dispatch: July 17, 1862., [Electronic resource]:
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--A man named Charles P. Denny was arrested yesterday by the civil police, and placed in confinement, on the charge of stealing a horse valued at $150 from James Riley .
The species of amusement noticed above seems to have become very common of late, judging from the large number of advertisements in the papers, offering rewards for lost horses.
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