Theft of a Turkey
Item
- Title
- Theft of a Turkey
- Source
- Evening Star (DC)
- Date
- 1900-01-01
- page
- 3
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1900-01-01/ed-1/?sp=3&q=theft&r=0.378,1.17,0.46,0.167,0
- Crime
- Theft
- Subject
- Farmer; theft; turkey
- Race of alleged offender
- colored
- Gender of alleged offender
- Male alleged offender
- Gender of alleged victim
- Male alleged victim
- Stage of the Legal System
- $10 penalty or 30 days in jail
- Location
- In-state; DC
- Length of story
- 56
- Description
- Theft of a Turkey - George Lee, colored, was in Judge Kimball's court today on a charge of stealing a turkey from J. B. Crab, and he was asked what made him "crab" the fowl. He denied that he had taken it, but the proof was against him, and the penalty was $10 or thirty days.
- Site pages
- In-State Theft
