Robert Steele, 35, Dies of Wounds When He Tried to Defend His Wife, June 8, 1926

Brute’s Victim Dies of Wounds

Durham, June 5—Robert Steele, 35, hosiery mill worker who was brutally beaten in the face with a baseball bat nearly three weeks ago when he attempted to defend his wife form the assault of three drunken men, died in a hospital here early tonight.

Police are holding Everett Hardey of Hillsboro and his brother, Joe, in connection with the affair. With the bones of his nose, cheeks and forehead shattered by blows from the heavy club, Steele was near death since the crime on Sunday, May 23.

From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Tuesday, June 8, 1926

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Jury Selection in Trial of Sweat, Gra, Lawrence, June 8, 1926

Special Venire Called for Stanly County Court. . . Will be Used to Furnish Jury in the Case Against Sweat, Gray and Lawrence

Albemarle, June 8 (AP)—A special venire of 100 men has been called for the hearing of murder charges against Carl Sweat, Theodore Gray and Mack Lawrence, set for tomorrow in Stanly County Superior Court. Superior Court Judge Webb has ordered the venire to report tomorrow morning.

The men are charged with complicity in the murder of “Dad” Watkins, aged man, who was killed ad his body burned some time ago. John Gray, now under death sentence at state prison, Raleigh, for the crime, is being returned to testify against Sweat, it was announced.

From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Tuesday, June 8, 1926

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Midland School Fire Likely Caused By Cigarette, June 8, 1926

No New Developments in the Midland Fire. . . No One Seems to Know Just How Fire Started, But Cigarette Is Given the Credit

No new developments have been reported in the Midland School fire case. Apparently the blazé was started by a dropped cigarette during or just after the play, “Clubbing Her Husband,” had been presented Saturday night.

The play was given by a number of persons from Locust and was witnessed by a large crowd representing various sections of Cabarrus, Union and Stanly counties. The play had been concluded about 2 or 30 minutes and everyone had left the school structure when the blaze was seen.

It is reported that a number of persons who had started home returned when they saw the blaze. They were on hand to fight the fire as best they could but with no real equipment and insufficient water, they were unable to cope with the blaze which destroyed the school building and practically its entire equipment. Plans for replacing the building have not been made, although they have been discussed by members of the county board of education and the school committeemen.

From page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Tuesday, June 8, 1926

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Tom Mingo, Viola Bullard Killed When Car Collides with Train, June 8, 1926

Two Negroes Killed

Dunn, June 7 (AP)—Tom Mingo and Viola Bullard, both negroes, were killed and Bessie Manning, negress, was crucially injured when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by an Atlantic Coast Line train on a grade crossing near Dunn early today.

Mingo was killed instantly, and Bullard died in the Atlantic Coast Line hospital at Rocky Mount. The second woman, Bessie Manning, is in the same hospital.

From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Tuesday, June 8, 1926

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Zeb Alley Killed When Car Forced Off Road, June 8, 1926

Alley Killed

Zeb B. Alley of Cashiers Valley was killed about 4 miles from here early Sunday morning on the Cullowhee Road when the car he was riding in was forced off the road by a passing truck going in the direction of Cullowhee, it is said. Mr. Alley was riding in a car with Mr. H.C. Moss and Mr. Moss was painfully injured but it is stated that his injuries are not serious.

Mr. D.D. Alley, son of Mr. Alley in company with Mr. Kay Bumgarner, had left Cashiers about the same time, and when Mr. Alley’s father failed to arrive in town after some time Doyle became uneasy about his father and started back to see what had gone wrong, finding him dead near the Silas Davis place.

Mr. Alley is a brother of Hon. F.E. Alley of Waynesville, John Alley of Cullowhee and Mr. Jim Alley, a merchant of South Carolina.

He is survived by his wife and five children, one son, Doyle D. Alley of this city, and four daughters, Mrs. Smithton of Ashville, Mrs. Dunn and Mrs. Frank Morrison, both of whom are in Washington, and Mrs. Chanchee of Hyattsville, Md.

Mr. Alley was one of the best known citizens of the county. He will be buried in Whiteside Cove this afternoon, funeral being conducted by Rev. Mr. Medford, assisted by Rev. Tom Hawkins and Rev. Frank Bumgarner.

From the front page of The Ruralite, Sylva, NC., Tuesday, June 8, 1926

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Mr. Biddix and Boy Struck by Car, June 8, 1926

Run Down by Automobile

Mr. Jas. Biddix and a small boy were knocked down by an automobile Saturday morning near the Early Filling Station. It is said that Mr. Biddix received several bruises and cuts on his head and body, but that the boy was not seriously hurt.

From the front page of The Ruralite, Sylva, NC., Tuesday, June 8, 1926

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B.C. Wilson Wins in Debate, June 8, 1926

Sunday morning’s Asheville Citizen carried a picture of Mr. B.C. Wilson of Glenville and his college and opponents Mr. Wilson is a member of the Dialectic Literary Society of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Representing the Dialectic society, Bennett and Wilson won a unanimous decision over Matthews and Chappell in upholding the negative side of the query: “Resolved: That the present jury system in North Carolina should be abolished and a court of three judges substituted in its place.”

Mr. Wilson is the son of Mr. G.C. Wilson of Glenville and has been making a good record at the university this year.

From the front page of The Ruralite, Sylva, NC., Tuesday, June 8, 1926

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