Coroner’s Jury Reaches Decision on Train Death
Shortly after 2 pm the coroner's jury investigating the death of Benjamin Frazier found the mangled body on the Atlantic Coast Line tracks near Castle Haynes crossing after an early Sunday morning incident.
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Benjamin Frazier
Slaying by Blows On Tracks Reports Unclear Victim’s Last Move
The deceased died from blows by unknown assailants and was placed on railroad tracks. Witnesses Charlie Wiley and Dave Fredericks, released after no incriminating evidence appeared, described the night and a possible visits to a nearby colored woman near the oil mill. Train crew noted the body’s position and time on the tracks. George Knight faces trial for the January slaying of Dan McDonald at a dance.
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Dave Fredericks
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Frazier
J. D. Rivenbark
Castle Haynes Crossing
J. D. Chadwick
Hammet
George Knight
Dan McDonald
Knight
Looting of Post Office by Yeggmen Leaves Clues
Doorham January report states three men entered the post office last Friday night and looted stamps merchandise and a gun. Police found empty lemon extract bottles with 15 percent alcohol as the sole clue, with no arrests yet.
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Doorham
Woman Dies in Accidental Gunshot in Pitt County
Wilson North Carolina January 1 An accidental discharge in a house killed Mrs J H Buck of Chicod township Pitt County as several boys prepared to leave for a hunting trip. A gun bumped against a door and fired fatally.
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Wilson, N. C
J. H. Buck
Chicod Township
Pitt County
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