"A Hog Thief in Trouble"
An August 12, 1868 Florence, AL Literary Index newspaper article reporting on the arrest of freedman Jack Bailey of Florence for stealing a hog belonging to fellow-freedmen Abraham Rice and Lewis Moore. After a hearing before Esq. Crow Bailey was bound over for the sum of $50 for his appearance a...
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| Summary: | An August 12, 1868 Florence, AL Literary Index newspaper article reporting on the arrest of freedman Jack Bailey of Florence for stealing a hog belonging to fellow-freedmen Abraham Rice and Lewis Moore.
After a hearing before Esq. Crow Bailey was bound over for the sum of $50 for his appearance at circuit court. Not being able to make bail Bailey was remanded to the county jail until his appearance at court. |
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