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

"For He is an Englishman"

Item

Title
"For He is an Englishman"
Source
Richmond Dispatch {VA}
Date
1900-01-27
page
3
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85038614/1900-01-27/ed-1/?sp=3
Crime
Theft
Subject
Theft; Large Quantity Theft; Sugar
Gender of alleged offender
Male alleged offender
Gender of alleged victim
Male alleged victim
Law enforcement involved
Colonel
Stage of the Legal System
Crime
Location
In-State; VA
Length of story
54 words
Description
Veteran John Cunningham, an Englishman, who served in the Confederate navy, testified to having seen Veteran Foster remove about 214 or 215 pounds of sugar from the home in two months, witness reported the theft, and Colonel Bigger changed the quarters of the accused that being the only punishment meted out to the man.