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Charles Wight Found Guilty

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Parent Issue
Day
7
Month
December
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
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Detiioit, Mioh.j Dec. 8- Cliarle3 Wight was asaistunt uperintenlem of mails in tlie Detroit, postofliue tor six years prior to last Biimnier, wbt-n be was caught Blealing a decoy letter. He tried to escape from Inspector Angus Smith, who arrested bira, inade a wriileo confession of his crime, pieailed guilty, and tben witbdrew tbis plea, denied bisguilt, mul bired a lawyer wbo sougbt to get bim OÍT on tbn ground tbata deroy letter was not mail. Fuilge Brown overruled tbis Friday and the case went to tbe j'.iry, who brougbt in a ver liet, Bnding Wight guiity. SentencB wo 8 taM and an attempt will bO made toget üi:u off.

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Subjects
Ann Arbor Argus
Old News