Record #:

22964

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

Kammerer presents two unusual stories from the Courthouse. In March 1884, a black man named John Handy owed $26.00 in debt and offered himself for lease on the Court house steps for cash or credit to pay his debts. The other story from March 1883, concerns the theft of meat. The trail of dragged meat lead to finding it buried. A trap was set up to catch the thief if he returned for the meat. The next day, a dog was found in the trap and the man had the dog arrested for allegedly stealing the meat. The Court found the dog innocent. Even though he was found in the trap doesn’t mean he stole the meat.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Jan 9-22 1985, p1, il

Subject(s):

Pitt County--Courthouses--History