Dan Battle, Durham negro, is being held by the Richmond, Va., authorities on the charge of the larceny of two watches, according to a letter received by Chief Walter F. Doby. He will be tried on September 5th.
Battle is an old offender in Durham, having been tried for a number of offenses in recorder’s court, including larceny on several counts, assault and battery, retailing whiskey, boisterous cursing, gambling, and fornication and adultery.
From page 2 of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday, Aug. 31, 1924
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