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Date is exactly "1890-08-13"
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"Justice's Court."
An August 13, 1890 Florence Herald report of a garnishment suit involving African-Americans Abe Reynolds vs. Dave Wooten to recover wages from JP Witherow & Co., the contractors for the Philadelphia Furnace, for a "board bill."
"Sent to the Mines."
An August 13, 1890 Florence Herald report that African-American Henry Conner was sentenced to seven months in the mines at Coalburg by Justice Smith for "borrowing a pair of shoes and breeches from an intimate friend, Henry Alexander., and forgetting…
"Sold Bad Whiskey Without License."
An August 13, 1890 Florence Herald report that African-American Ike Weems, who had evaded arrest for some time, was arrested Friday, August 8 by Lauderdale County Sheriff George W. Porter for selling liquor without a license, "in the county, some…
"Crap Shooters Again In Trouble."
An August 1, 1890 Florence Herald article reporting the case of African-Americans John Wheedley and Raz Stewart, who were charged with crap shooting and Wm. Felton, proprietor of "the 'Magnolia House', a well known resort," for running a gambling…
"Did the 'Razor Act.'"
An August 13, 1890 Florence Herald report of an incident on Monday night, August 12, at the "Magnolia House," a "low dive" on College Street, in which African-American Eb Howell was badly cut on the neck and abdomen by a black character known as…
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