62:. Benecke was admitted to the Missouri bar and practiced law in Brunswick, Missouri. Due to obstacles created to deter African American Civil War widows from filing pension claims, many of these former slaves sought the legal help of Louis Benecke. Unable to read or write, filing for Civil War pensions was all but impossible without a lawyer. Unfortunately, these vulnerable women who sought support for their orphaned children were robbed by lawyers, including Louis Benecke. The Department of the Treasury would not send pension payments directly to formerly enslaved widows. Payments were sent to their lawyers. Roseann Wright Outlaw was one such widow. After her husband Daniel Outlaw (United States Colored Infantry Reg 65, Company K) died of small pox will on duty in Baton Rouge, LA., Roseanne sought the legal services of Louis Beneke. Like many other USCI widows, Beneke stole most of her pension. So vast was Benecke’s thievery that a case went all the to the Supreme Court. The African American widows lost due to a post reconstruction Supreme Court. He was also involved in the banking, telephone, and manufacturing businesses. Benecke served on the Brunswick City Council and served as mayor of Brunswick. He also served on the Brunswick Board of Education and was the vice-president of the school board. Benecke was involved in the
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