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The Daily Dispatch: May 4, 1864., [Electronic resource], Licensed preachers. (search)
harged with using insolent language, on Monday morning, towards Benjamin Davis. The complainant testified that he had bought a bunch of fish more," Seeing Mr. Tyler, the clerk of the market, standing by, he (Davis) requested him to count the money, when that gentleman, as he thougstarting off with the fish in his possession, Staples accosted him (Davis) with the remark, "You have taken the advantage of me," at the samehe clerk of the market, testified that Staples had proclaimed it in Davis's presence that he could received nothing for his fish but the new issue. Davis took a bunch of fish from his (S.'s) cart and inquired the price. "Twenty dollars," was the reply, whereupon D. put down four $ S. remarked that he would be governed by what Mr. Tyler would say. Davis then asked Mr. T. to count it, and that gentleman decided that the face of the notes represented $20. Davis then took the notes and threw them towards Staples, whereupon he picked them up and tore them to pie