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Negro Will Not Die for Slaying Slain in Raleigh
Raleigh dispatch reports George Goss a Lee County negro sentenced to life in prison instead of the electric chair for the murder of his wife Sallie Goss. Warden H H Honeycutt said Governor aid commutation was approved after recommendations from doctors and Judge E H Cranmer. The note follows broader High Point business history including chairs makers and building and loan associations.
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Raleigh
Geo. Goss
Lee County
State’s Prison
H. H. Honeycutt
Mr. Honeycutt
Tyre C. Taylor
C. Max Gardner
Goss
Alma
High Point
High Point Mantel and Table Company
O. EB. Kearns
Kearns
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Peoples Building and Loan Association
Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
EB. M. Armfield
John A. Lindsay