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Pacific Press Publishing Company · New York · July 16, 1896

From the town of Lego, North Carolina, comes word of the arrest and trial of Robert Morehead, colored, an observer of the seventh-day Sabbath, for working in his garden on Sunday. He was convicted and sentenced to pay $7—fine and costs. Fortunately, he was not without friends among the most prominent white people of the vicinity, some of whom were very indignant over the action of the justice (formerly a Methodist preacher) who procured Mr. Morehead's arrest. These friends advised him to appeal his case to the superior court, and furnished his bond, which was $50. The case will probably not be reached for trial before September.