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The Daily Dispatch: September 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], Receiver's sale of negroes. (search)
ed by Allison against paying the rent to any person but himself. On Thursday last, Boyd entered Whitlock's store and presented an account for four months house rent, with the same signature appended to it, which was immediately recognized by Whitlock as in the same handwriting as the one which he had previously received through the hands of the negro boy; and he therefore deferred settling for the rent till eleven o'clock the next day, at which hour Boyd had agreed to be on hand. Officers Seal and Davis were in the meantime informed of the facts of the case, and a description of this appearance was furnished them, in order that he might be identified as soon as he came to the store. According to appointment, Boyd called at eleven o'clock last Friday for his money. Whitlock professed not to have the whole amount on hand, and suggested to Boyd that he should take a part of the money and wait for the balance till some other time. To this he demurred upon the ground that he wis