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Domestic News
August 22, 1900
The Manning Times
Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
In Columbia, Magistrate Smith ruled that tenant Laurence Spigener committed larceny by cutting and selling wood from rented land owned by Capt. H. W. Dixon, fining him $15 or 30 days labor.
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The Columbia Record says: "Magistrate Smith was called upon to decide a point of law this morning. Capt. H. W. Dixon, of lower township, rented a piece of land to a negro named Laurence Spigener and forbade him cutting the trees upon the land. Captain Dixon caught the negro in the act of cutting the trees and selling the wood and had him locked up. He was tried this morning, and magistrate Smith decided that he was guilty of larceny. The magistrate ruled that Spigener had no right to use the wood even if he did rent the land. The negro was fined $15 or thirty days on the gang."
The Columbia Record says: "Magistrate Smith was called upon to decide a point of law this morning. Capt. H. W. Dixon, of lower township, rented a piece of land to a negro named Laurence Spigener and forbade him cutting the trees upon the land. Captain Dixon caught the negro in the act of cutting the trees and selling the wood and had him locked up. He was tried this morning, and magistrate Smith decided that he was guilty of larceny. The magistrate ruled that Spigener had no right to use the wood even if he did rent the land. The negro was fined $15 or thirty days on the gang."
What sub-type of article is it?
Legal Or Court
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Larceny
Tree Cutting
Tenant Land
Magistrate Ruling
What entities or persons were involved?
Magistrate Smith
Capt. H. W. Dixon
Laurence Spigener
Where did it happen?
Columbia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Columbia
Event Date
This Morning
Key Persons
Magistrate Smith
Capt. H. W. Dixon
Laurence Spigener
Outcome
the negro was fined $15 or thirty days on the gang.
Event Details
Capt. H. W. Dixon rented land to Laurence Spigener and forbade cutting trees. Dixon caught Spigener cutting and selling wood, had him arrested. Magistrate Smith ruled it larceny, as tenant had no right to use the wood.