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Theft in the Daily Dispatch & Richmond Dispatch, 1900 & 1920

A Singular Criminal Case

Item

Title
A Singular Criminal Case
Source
Daily Dispatch {VA}
Date
1880-10-21
page
4
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024738/1880-10-21/ed-1/?sp=4
Crime
Theft
Subject
Machine; Injury; Anti-Theft Mechanism; Theft
Gender of alleged offender
Male alleged offender
Gender of alleged victim
Male alleged victim
Stage of the Legal System
Sentencing
Location
Out-Of-State; Philidelphia; PA
Length of story
66 words
Description
Philadelphia, October 10. In the case of Robert Parrish, the lawyer charged with concealing an infernal machine in his office draw with the Intention of putting an end to petty thefts, and by which a small boy was badly injured, the jury to-day rendered a verdict of guilty. A motion was made for a new trial, and pending the argument Mr. Parrish was released on bail.