Benson person
also known as: Benson
Summary: One of two men arrested for burglarizing the Commercial Saloon.
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acknowledged_guilt
burglary of the Commercial saloon
cited from On the same night the Commercial saloon… (1891)On the same night the Commercial saloon
was entered and an overcoat and five or six
bottles of whiskey taken. Two darkies by the
name of Montgomery and Benson were imme-
diately arrested for the crime, and acknowl-
edged that they were guilty.
arrested_for
burglary of Commercial Saloon
cited from On the same night the Commercial saloon… (1891)it not been for this,
doubtless the entire block would have burned
down, as the many barrels of whiskey would
soon have been in flames, making it almost im-
possible to put out the fire. It was a fortunate
escape from what might have been…
burglary of the Commercial saloon
cited from On the same night the Commercial saloon… (1891)On the same night the Commercial saloon
was entered and an overcoat and five or six
bottles of whiskey taken. Two darkies by the
name of Montgomery and Benson were imme-
diately arrested for the crime, and acknowl-
edged that they were guilty.
charged_with
burglary and theft of overcoat and whiskey
cited from On the same night the Commercial saloon… (1891)it not been for this,
doubtless the entire block would have burned
down, as the many barrels of whiskey would
soon have been in flames, making it almost im-
possible to put out the fire. It was a fortunate
escape from what might have been…
Sources (2)
On the same night the Commercial saloon…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
On the same night the Commercial saloon… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details