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Update on Dawson Following Sentencing
The paragraph, which appears in the third column of the page, reads:
"Peter Dawson. --The Sunday papers say that Peter Dawson, who was lately sentenced to State Prison for nine years and six months for stabbing Mr. Potts, of Brooklyn, has been…
"Peter Dawson. --The Sunday papers say that Peter Dawson, who was lately sentenced to State Prison for nine years and six months for stabbing Mr. Potts, of Brooklyn, has been…
Peter Dawson Sent to Prison
New York Daily Tribune update on the case against Peter Dawson. See column 6. Dawson was sent to prison for two months and fined $50 for keeping a "disorderly house."
Peter Dawson Convicted of Assault
The New York Times article details the conviction of Peter Dawson, an EISB customer and Fourth Ward resident, for the September 1857 assault and battery of Mr. Potts.