Benjamin Rippleton
Cincinnati Daily Star, Saturday, 13 March 1880, page 6
Ben Rippleton and Wash Calloway, both black, had a lively set to down on Front street, Newport, opposite the pipe foundry last last night. Ben used a knife but only in succeeded in cutting through his antagonist's coat several times. Wash retaliated by using a poker over Ben's head, which brought the blood freely. No arrests.
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Cincinnati Daily Star, Tuesday, 18 May 1880, page 6
Ben Rippleton, colored, was fined $5 and costs in the Mayor's Court of Newport, this morning for disorderly conduct. The fine was remitted on condition he stay away from the colored church on Sundays. This looks mighty rough for Ben.
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Cincinnati Daily Star, Wednesday, 26 May 1880, page 6
Ben Rippleton (colored) was fined costs for abusing an old colored woman.
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Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Friday, 6 May 1881, page 3
In Mayor's Court Newport, Ben Rippleton was fined 45 and costs on the charge of raising a row at the colored church on Robert street. The warrant was sworn out for his arrest by several sisters of the church and Ben was arrested last evening in Covington. Immediately after his trial yesterday morning, he swore out a warrant for the arrest of Laura Carter, one of the sisters for calling him a foul name. The acts charged in each of the warrants were committed in the church.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 November 1881, page 7
Ben Rippleton was fined $25 and costs by the Newport Mayor yesterday for
raising a disturbance in James alley Sunday night.