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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1880
Page
5
Clayton Hillsman an eleven year old colored boy was tried for the murder of Dr Hillsman’s three year old son at Culloden Georgia. He was found guilty despite his youth and the jurors showed no mercy in their verdict and potential sentence.
Judge Lawson ordered Clayton Hillsman hanged on Friday October 29 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in a private place. Attorney Hunt indicated a motion for a new trial, delaying the execution until the Supreme Court rules on the case.
Two Black men Dabbs and Carter open a store in Little Rock. Dabbs, the active partner, declares Carter the silent partner while outlining a plan to hide debts and exploit legal loopholes. The dialogue highlights racial stereotypes and financial manipulation under a biased law.
Dabbs and Carter sign a paper in a store with witnesses. Dabbs proclaims sole ownership and binds Carter to silence. Carter, silenced, seeks relief. the fallout ends with Carter losing his stake and becoming a legislative candidate pledging to repeal the law.
The passage compiles brief, anecdotal items including a Baltimore colonel’s wife ill in Newport, a Georgia lady named Nancy Gamage dying at ninety, and Nancy Gamage’s protégés. It mentions a Chicago cabinet maker, a female farm worker pursuing wages, a Boston high school quip, and various gossip about wealth, jewelry, and social expectations among Washington and Galveston women. It also notes Mary Welch’s death at 107 in Seymour and Nellie Wubard’s life with her husband’s coachman.
A Commercial travelers Car Company will be organized in Detroit to build a car with restaurant and sleeping accommodations and spacious compartments for displaying samples. In Richmond the congregation of Rev. John Jasper has grown so large that a division is made. Jasper argues that the sun moves.
The report notes cool weather while politics run hot and tempera ture remains similar. George Dyer praises his newborn son. Mr. Clemens is seriously ill with some hope of recovery. Dr. Stevenson of Greencastle visits friends. Democratic and Republican guards have received their uniforms. Mr. John R. Gordon is bedridden with fever. The Gillespeys of Greencastle are visiting. Tet sale at Corwin's features cheap Cashmeres.
Curenco markets show hog receipts 14 000 head and cattle 5 000. prime hogs top 5.60 and a small 6.00 bid. Cattle export grades firm 4.90 5.75 per 100 lbs, but butcher calves and feeders mixed. Sheep and lambs vary 2.75 4.50 per head or per 1000 lbs. Wheat and corn prices in Txapraxapolis steady. Local dress goods advertisement appears at end.
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