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High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina

15 Nov 1964

Page 13

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High Point Enterprise

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High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1964

Page

13

Murder Story in Randolph County Inspires Ballad

A tale of a drowning in Naomi Falls near Naomi Street bridge in Randallman inspired a ballad. Martha Elliott allegedly killed by drowning. suspect arrested, later acquitted due to vanished witnesses. The piece notes local landmarks and a 1769 Providence Friends Meeting nearby.

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Naomi Street Naomi Falls Randleman Adamses Salem Naomi Providence Friends Meeting Naomi Wise
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Omie Wise Lewis Murder Summary Found in North American Folk

The song narrates Omie Wise and John Lewis, a fatal drowning after a dispute at a mill dam. Omie pleads for life but is drowned after he murders her. John Lewis is arrested and admits the crime, calling himself the killer of his true love. The verse appears in Lomax collection.

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Little Omie
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Randolph County Page Martha Montgomery Art Richardson Jonathan Lewis Deep River William Adamses Jonathan Centre Meeting Asheboro Hettie Elliott Miss Elliott Martha Huzza Huzza Martha Posse High Point Enterprise Adelaide Wendler Omie John Lewis Adamses’ Springs John Lewis North America Alan Lomax
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