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(KXl.iks-ordIheNeil Bryant AircstedThe famous negro mmstrel brother of the late Dan Bryarmg 1 satlaveingler'siblydora prisoner in the Erie county not charged with any crime,ceration is due to the fact thal he is unableor Sebt.Neil Bryant,t, is just now jail. He is ut his incar-Shoanto pay a debt, which, he clams, be is not justly responsible for. The jtory is a long one, and the details are scarely of sufficient public interest to warrant their relation in full.Which I wil are sold iu tLook at theMen's BootBriefly, howjver, the mainMen's Hub)lt;vneriflncert, a, t -r. , Men's Cor'jfacts are that the mmstrel, Lew Benedict, r, ._ , Boy 8 Cumhad a claim against pryant for salary as a ; ^member of a troupe which he manag 'd, i T , ‘, ! Ladies hilt;amounting with three years interest, etc., j ., f ,0 I AjpO U illlto about $1,000. Lew assigned his claim j bers at eorrto his brother, Mr. A. B. Benedict, and theot a judgmentlatter prosecuted it, andExecutiTomit.andllin-aginst Bryantbut were returned unsatiwere issued,and pro-ai.d l)r\ G'*be unders 1ceoding8 were begun to colleet the money from Bryant's bondsmen, the Messrs. Meech.andveryFor this purpose a body execution was issued, on learning of which, Mr Bryant pre-Remeiiisen ted himself, and was duly committed toreer,ed infrome asome. )n as etter need.jail. This he did in order to tyve his bondsmen from the litigation which was threatened against them on his account, and his conduct, under the circunlstances, is certainly very commendable.Lew Benedict’s claim for valid one. Benedict was aHe assens thatsalary is not a ember of thetroupe managed bj Bryant] i 1875, and the venture was not jueceisful. The re-FlrstlargeTract with Bryant' for aie re-le 3d ived,i and• *ceipts were accordingly divided, and Benedict was awarded' a fair ’ The latter, however, claims that he wu under con-Radius 1 Shoe Blaci Polish, be8 90c per gal tlsli, Macklt; ub you will above I ha Faucv LauSpools of 1 yards. It ’goods,« s4 *sum, andthat in the division of the funds he did not get as mu^a|Thex»n^Ct called for. Unless somethinjfjfartber^ hi the case, Hr. Bryant stajr in jail untilCalk
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Branford Gleaner
Branford, Connecticut, US
Wed, Dec 04, 1878
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