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The Daily Dispatch: April 19, 1862., [Electronic resource], The late Gen. A. H. Gladden. (search)
Mayor's Court. --The following cases were disposed of yesterday: John Latigan, the individual who created so much excitement in the streets on Thursday evening, by his propensity to give the officers leg bail, was committed for further examination, on the charge of stealing garments from W. H. Benson. John H. Welsh, arrested by officer Pleasants for making use of the sidewalk as a bed while drunk, proving to be a soldier, was committed to the tender mercies of General Winder for a term in the guard-house. Jane Jones, is a white person, and proprietor of an ill-governed and disorderly house. Jane lives on Second street, between Duval and Jackson streets, in the big yellow house called "Noah's Ark." The Commonwealth succeeded in establishing the fact that Jane was given to drunkenness, the use of vulgar language in the street "in a loud voice, " and that her tenement was used as a place of resort by lewd characters. Security in $150 for her good behavior was required o
The Daily Dispatch: December 20, 1865., [Electronic resource], Daring Outrages. (search)
Daring Outrages. --On last Friday evening, between the hours of five and six o'clock, a son of Mr. W. H. Benson, of this city, and a negro servant, who had been sent with him, were attacked on the River road, near Manchester, whilst on their way from mill, by five armed negro men, clothed in the uniform of the United States army. The servant pleaded very hard for young Benson; but, so far from listening to his entreaties, they took several articles of his own clothing from him. Young Benson was relieved of his money and overcoat. Not an half-hour afterwards a servant of Mrs. Archer was robbed of his meal; and a man in the service of Mr. Tinsley PatBenson was relieved of his money and overcoat. Not an half-hour afterwards a servant of Mrs. Archer was robbed of his meal; and a man in the service of Mr. Tinsley Pate, of this city, was fired at — all by the same parties. These are a few of many instances which have taken place on the same spot by the same gang. Scarcely a day passes that we have not to record some highway robbery committed by freedmen, who are beginning to appreciate their privileges of "equality and liberty." These matter