Bob Bowden, 45, Loses Arm but Injection of Artificial Blood Saves His Life, Nov. 7, 1926

Seriously Hurt When Car Leaves Embankment. . . Injection of Artificial Blood Probably Saved Life of Bob Bowden; Loses Arm. . . Dodge Coupe a Mass of Wreckage After Turning Over Several Times in Plunging Down 15-Foot Embankment Near Hospital for Colored Insane. . . Aided by Passing Motorists

Bob Bowden, 45, of North William street, lost an arm and for a time his life was dispared of as the result of his automobile somersaulting over the 15-foot embankment near the State Hospital for the colored insane, about 7:30 lat evening. It is thought that Bowden will recover, barring complications.

The car, a Dodge coupe, turned over several times, struck a large stump as it rolled down the embankment and righted itself at the bottom, a complete mass of wreckage. Hundreds of Goldsboro people visited the scene last evening and the opinion was generally expressed that a more completely wrecked car was seldom seen.

It seemed a miracle that Bowden was not instantly killed. In the crash his left arm was practically severed from his body, and doctors found it necessary to amputate the member in order to save his life.

Bowden’s cries attracted two colored men, one of whom is said to be an employee of the State Hospital, to the scene, and they stopped a passing automobile in which several young white men were riding. The latter extricated the wounded man from the wreckage and rushed him to the Spicer Sanatorium here.

Before aid reached him and before he reached the hospital, Bowden had lot a great deal of blood and doctors who first examined him held very little hope for his recovery. An injection of artificial blood was resorted to after the operation, and it was said later that he had responded favorably to the treatment.

The first words which Bowden said in regaining consciousness were to tell the doctors that they would find $50 in his breast pocket—it had been necessary to cut his clothes from his body. An examination of the pocket showed only $3 and a small amount of change.

Later Mrs. Bowden arrived at the hospital and she confirmed the statement of Mr. Bowden that he had had $50 when he left home. Mr. Bowden seemed to have no recollection of having spent any sums.

The young men who brought the wounded man to the hospital here were quoted as saying that there had been a quantity of whiskey in the wrecked automobile.

Shortly before the Boden accident, another Dodge coupe had struck [word unreadable] not far from the spot where the more serious accident occurred, demolishing the wagon, turned over, caught fire and burned.

From the front page of the Goldsboro News, Sunday morning, November 7, 1926

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Clarence Cross, Ev Bowden, Wilbur Drawnorn Accused of Shooting at Cars, Nov. 7, 1926

Held in Connection with Shooting At and Rocking Cars

Clarence Cross, 17, Ev Bowden, 27, and Wilbur Drawnorn, 14, all colored, were arrested yesterday afternoon in connection with the shooting at and rocking of automobiles on the Kinston highway at 10 o’clock Thursday evening. John Bowden, 25, and Taft Bowden, 18, also colored, were being sought.

The three negroes under arrest confessed to Sheriff Grant that they had rocked automobiles passing the highway at the hour mentioned, but denied that they had used a pistol.

One of the negroes said that they had started rocking cars when the driver of a couple attempted to run them down as they sat beside the road.

Sheriff Grant expected that the two other negroes would be arrested sometime during last night, and that evidence as to the pistol would be secured.

At least eight cars were rocked or shot at on the Kinston highway Thursday night during the occurrence with which the negroes are charged. The windshield of the car in which Mr. and Mrs. Charley Adams of Goldsboro were riding was shattered, and the car of Ross Giddens was rocked.

Five cars belonging to LaGrange people were molested, it was said. Two LaGrange people reported to have notified officers of the incident were Carl Fields and V. V. Hunter.

The damage to the Adams’ car was the most serious, but the motormeter of one car was knocked off.

When Sheriff Grant rode to the spot in an effort to put an end to the disturbance, someone from beside the road hurled a rock against his car and fired a pistol. Bloodhounds and officers in an hour search failed to locate the guilty parties on the night of the occurrence, but clever work on the part of Grant’s deputies yesterday led to the arrest.

From the front page of the Goldsboro News, Sunday morning, November 7, 1926

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Baby Dies Instantly When Thrown from Car in Auto Accident, Nov. 7, 1926

Baby Killed in Auto Accident

Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 6 (AP)—The 8-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Powell was instantly killed today when it was thrown from a car in an automobile collision. F. L. Godwin, prominent Charlotte cotton broker, tonight was being held pending an investigation under a $2,000 bond as the driver of the car which collided with the Powell machine.

From the front page of the Goldsboro News, Sunday morning, November 7, 1926

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Maloney's Dying Statement Says Sheriff Julian Walton Justified in Shooting Him, Nov. 6, 1926

Burke Sheriff Kills in Defense of Life. . . First When Greeted with Gun by Person Whom He Sought to Arrest

Morganton, Nov. 4—A preliminary hearing was held tonight for Sheriff Julian Walton at the sheriff’s request, and he was bound over to court in order to obtain complete legal exoneration in connection with the death of Billy Maloney of Glen Alpine. Solicitor Huffman, who returned from Shelby to conduct the hearing, required $5,000 bond.

On Wednesday night several citizens of Glen Alpine reported to Sheriff Walton that a condition at the Mahoney home needed investigation, that Maloney, a man of 65 years or more, whose wife had left him, was living with a 16-year-old girl.

The sheriff, accompanied by Ernest Hardison, knocked on the door of Maloney’s house, told him who he was and asked to be admitted. Refused admission, he pushed open the door, which had been barricaded by a bed. As he did so, a load of shot greeted him.

His flashlight showed that Maloney had loaded his gun and was taking second aim when his own pistol was brought into play.

Malone was shot in the abdomen, but he did not die instantly. Hardison went for Dr. Long at Glen Alpine, and the injured man was brought to Grace Hospital. Sheriff Walton stayed with him during the operation that was performed in an effort to save his life, but he died early this morning.

In a dying statement made to Dr. Riddle, he declared that the sheriff was not to blame. The girl who was with him is in jail, and it is said that her story corroborates the other evidence.

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Nov. 6, 1926

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More than 100 Students Have Been Exposed to TB, Nov. 6, 1926

Students React to Tuberculosis Test More than 100 children of the Corbin street and Central schools have reacted to the tuberculosis test given them during the week, it was stated this morning by officials of the county health department. These children will be given special examination.

Man of the children showing a reaction are described as contact cases, some member of their immediate family having been a sufferer of the tuberculosis.

The tests will be continued in the schools here and in Kannapolis for several weeks.

Editor's Note: The tuberculin skin test used in 1926, which I believe was called the Mantoux Method, indicated the children had been exposed to TB, not that they had active cases. The followup medical examinations were to identify any children with active cases of tuberculosis.

From page 5 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Nov. 6, 1926

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Mrs. Tolbert Follows Husband to Philadelphia, Shoots at Him and Mrs. Jerrell, Nov. 5, 1926

Shot Shatters a Love Triangle. . . Tar Heels Jailed in Philadelphia—Mrs. Tolbert Shoots Husband

Philadelphia, Nov. 5—An alleged North Carolina love triangle was precipitated into local police court by a pistol shot at the Broad Street station of the Pennsylvania railroad this morning.

Mrs. Bettie Tolbert, 23, alleged to be the mother of three children in Leaksville, N.C., was said by police to have fired the shot in an attempt to injur Mrs. Laura Jerrell, 28, of Greensboro, whom she found accompanying her husband, William Tolbert, 23.

The irate wife, it was said, had overtaken the couple in an automobile and had taken the pistol from her husband’s car. The bullet narrowly missed Mrs. Jerrell.

All three were arrested and taken to a police station where a police matron found the pistol concealed beneath Mrs. Tolbert’s corset.

Mrs. Tolbert charged that her husband was wanted in Leaksville for non-support, and that Mrs. Jerrell was wanted for deserting her family in North Carolina.

Tolbert, who has been living here, denied the charge. He said that he had accidentally met Mrs. Jerrell on her way to the station.

From page 6 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Nov. 6, 1926

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Cabarrus Ball Park, Home of Towel Makers, Destroyed by Fire, Nov. 6, 1926

Destroyed by Fire

The Cabarrus ball park, home of the famous Towel Makers, was destroyed Thursday night by a fire of unknown origin.

The dugouts and grandstand were burned but, save for some 20 feet, the fence that encloses the field was untouched.

The park is owned by the Cannon textile interests, being under charge of the Cabarrus Mills. The loss could not be learned, but it is thought that insurance fully covers the impairment.

From page 7 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, Nov. 6, 1926

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