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Ragged Ben in Court and Motley’s Death Noted
In a court scene Bennie laments a life wrecked by crime while Ragged Ben fears a hellish past. The column praises Motley, noting his unfinished Thirty Years War work and prior Dutch histories as a lasting contribution to literature. A Shelby County Democratic convention drew a drunken, pandemonium court-house scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motley
Europe
Alva
Tilly
Wallenstein
William of Orange
Gustavus
Crabbed
John of
Court of Common Pleas of
Athens
Ohio
Harper’s Addition
Nelsonville
York Township
Athens County
Ohio Company
Harper's Addition
Ephraim Spencer Lot
Parker Carpenter
W. A. Reot
Desteiguer & Jewett, Pl
Waterloo Township
W.A. Root
Desteiguer & Jewrtt
Puff's Atty’s
Court of Common Pleas
Towit
W. A. Root
Sherif
Grosvenor & Dana