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Old Leather Trunk Robbery and Benson's Tale in Georgia
A lengthy reminiscence recounts Tom Benson and black laborer Dick accused of stealing a king’s ransom from Montague family near an old hair trunk. After brutal whipping, a confession by a brigand doctor, and trials in state court, Benson is imprisoned and later pardoned through a compensation settlement. the tale blends local gossip, racial tension, vigilante justice, and reformist redemption.
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