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Friday, May 6, 2022

Convicted to Selling Whiskey and Sentenced to Jail, Arthur Coleman Says He Will Sue for Recovery of His Ship and the Whiskey, May 6, 1922

Captain Coleman Seeks Relief

New Bern—At the jail here Arthur Coleman, captain and owner of the British schooner “Message of Peace,” convicted of selling whiskey and sentenced to six months in jail by Judge H.G. Connor, said he expected to be released on bail. His counsel, John D. and Emmett Bellamy, went to Wilmington to attend to securing the bond which was fixed at $2,500.

Captain Coleman declared that he was far from being through with the case. He expects to sue for the recovery of his ship and its cargo.

From The Progress, Enfield, N.C., May 6, 1922

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