Complex sentence: According to the tale, the law had no recourse against Tatum, as he had tendered the value of his purchase and merely accepted the change as a gift, and could not have misrepresented the value of the coin as he was a deaf-mute.
Split into simpler sentences: According to the tale, the law had no recourse against Tatum, as he had tendered the value of his purchase and had merely accepted the change as a gift. By some accounts, Tatum could not have misrepresented the value of the coin as he was a deaf-mute.