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Assault in the Evening Journal, 1900 & 1920

City Won Its Case

Item

Title
City Won Its Case
Source
Richmond Dispatch {VA}
Date
1900-02-06
page
8
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85038614/1900-02-06/ed-1/?sp=8
Crime
Theft
Subject
Theft; Imprisonment
Gender of alleged victim
Male alleged victim
Stage of the Legal System
Warrant
Location
In-State; VA
Length of story
47 words
Description
In the same court suit for false imprisonment was instituted by Edward Carter against Philip C. Woodson, a merchant. The plaintiff’s declaration recites that on January 20th 1900, he was arrested
on a warrant sworn out by Woodson, charging him with theft of certain articles of value.