Old Coggins Mine Re-opening as Rich-Cog Gold Mine, May 27, 1926

Rich-Cog Gold Mine May Start Operations Soon. . . Prospects Are Bright for Re-opening of This Mine—Owners Now Investigating. . . Will Use New Process

The indications are now that the Rich-Cog Gold Mine, better known to the people of Montgomery as the Coggins Mine in the Eldorado section, will start operations soon. The report is that the property has been leased by a strong company from one of the northern states and that work of draining the shaft has already begun. It is reported also that the leading company plans to install the cyanide process of working the ore, which is a more thorough and saving process than the one hitherto used on this property.

It is said by persons who know, that the machinery and equipment on the ground are of the best, and that it is one of the best equipped mining plants anywhere in their part of the country. Developments are anxiously awaited by those interested and if the leasing company finds the proposition a paying one, projects of vital interest to this part of the country are expected to be forthcoming.

Eldorado and the property above mentioned are in the heart of the Uwharrie Mountains, a section famed throughout the East for its mineral resources and perhaps admitted to be, along with its outlying ridges and plateaus, the greatest gold-producing area east of the Mississippi. It is ardently hoped that the above undertaking may prove to be an entering wedge for a wave of renewed and productive mining activity in the county, and that more detailed reports of the county’s operations may be given later.

From the front page of The Montgomery Herald, Troy, N.C., Thursday, May 27, 1926

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C.P. Nance Dies at Hands of Unlicensed Pharmacist Practicing as a Physician, May 27, 1926

Dies in Florida from Result of Quack’s Medicine. . . C.P. Nance Was Given an Overdose of a Powerful Medicine for a Disease Which Was Not Afflicted. . . Doctor Arrested on Murder Charge. . . Body Was Brought Back to Boardman and Buried in the Family Burial Ground Friday

C.P. Nance, formerly of near Cerro Gordo, died in Tampa, Vla., last Wednesday as the result of treatment by an unlicensed druggist of that place practicing as a physician. Nance’s death has been the cause of the arrest of the malpractioner who will be prosecuted by state authorities of Florida.

Nancy was born and raised in Columbus county near Cerro Gordo and had been in Florida since last September. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Nance. His brother, D.L. Nace of near Boardman, was in Tampa during the illness and death of the victim, whose body was brought back to this county and buried at Macedonia in the family burial ground Friday. He is survived by three brothers and sisters.

Following is the account of the affair as it appeared prominently in The Tampa Morning Telegraph:

C.P. Nance, 1535 ½ Franklin street, employe of the Atlantic Coast Line railway, is in Gordon Keller hospital, and T.C. Whitehurst, owner of a drug store at 1546 Franklin Street is confined in the county jail, alleged to have administered to Nance by injection an overdose of a powerful medicine. Nance is expected to die.

Attaches of the hospital stated last night Nance has been paralyzed and in an unconscious state for three days as result of the injection. They expressed belief he could not live through the night. His condition was steadily growing worse, they said.

Allege Maltreatment

Nance was “treated” for a serious social disease though he was suffering only from the effect of poison ivy and had neve had a disease of the kind for which the medicine is used, his relatives said last night.

Whitehurst was arrested yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Haston Taylor after a warrant had been issued for him, charging practice of medicine without license.

Sheriff L.M. Hiers said last night at Whitehurst will be held in the county jail without bond, pending the outcome of Nance’s condition. In the event of his death, charges of second degree murder or manslaughter will be preferred against the druggist, authorities stated.

No Medical License

Dr. W.M. Rowlett of Tampa, secretary of the state board of medical examiners, stated last night that Whitehurst has no license to practice in this state, and that he had personally warned him against any attempt to practice or prescribe medicine here. Other physicians stated that Whitehurst is not a licensed physician in any state, and doubt was expressed that he is a registered druggist.

Charges will be preferred against him by the Hillsborough County Medical Association, pending the outcome of Nance’s case and possibly of criminal action, it was stated last night.

Evidence that on a previous occasion Whitehurst prescribed medicine for a man named Cohen had been obtained by the local medical society, it was stated last night.

From the front page of The News Reporter, Whiteville, N.C., Thursday, May 27, 1926

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Court Rules Against Mansel, Sets Date for Electrocution, May 27, 1926

Supreme Court Rules Against Mansel

Raleigh, May 27 (AP)—Alvin Mansel, Buncombe county negro convicted of attacking a white woman, must die in the electric chair at State Prison, the State Supreme Court decided today. No error sufficient to order a new trial was found by the court. June 11th, the third Friday after the certification of the opinion, is automatically set as the date for the electrocution.

From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, May 27, 1926

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Honeycutt Looking for Owner of Abandoned Ford Roadster, May 27, 1926

Ford Roadster Selected by Deputy Sheriff

Deputy Sheriff Honeycutt seized a Ford roadster near Concord yesterday afternoon after its occupants had deserted it. The seizure was made after Mr. Honeycutt had chased the roadster for several miles.

While driving on the Poplar Tent road, Mr. Honeycutt stated, he saw the Ford standing in the road with one man in it and another standing behind it. He slowed down to see if he could help and as he did so, the man jumped in the car and the driver whirled and started back to town.

Mr. Honeycutt’s car was almost across the road, but the driver ran his roadster on a bank and opened up with all the Ford had. When Harris street was reached the driver turned in with Mr. Honeycutt only a short distance behind.

The road struck at the end of Harris street was not so smooth and after traveling it for about half a mile the Ford occupants decided to trust their feet rather than the car. They left the car in the road and took to Raleigh in an effort to locate its owner.

Why the men ran, Mr. Honeycutt does not know, for he found no liquor in the car. He says he suspects the car had been stolen.

From page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, May 27, 1926

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Police Seeking Chain Gang Escapee Who Recently Stole Two Pistols, May 27, 1926

Seek Negro Who Left Chain Gang in County. . . Officers in Charlotte on Watch for Negro Who Is Alleged to Have Robbed Store

Local officers as well as those in Charlotte are on watch now for a “bad” negro who escaped from the Cabarrus chain gang several months ago and is believed to have stolen two pistols recently from a Landis store.

The negro, whose name is not divulged by officers, was one of several who overpowered a local chain gang guard on the Gold Hill road several months ago, making their escape after cutting their shackles and chains.

It is reported that the negro was seen here this week and that he intimated to another man who knew him when both were on the chain gang, that he was going to Charlotte.

From page 5 of The Concord Daily Tribune, May 27, 1926

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Thurmon Hicks, 26, Killed Instantly in Fall from Power Pole, May 25, 1926

Winston Young Man Is Killed Instantly. . . Thurman Hicks Falls from Electric Power Pole and His Head Is Fearfully Crushed

Winston-Salem, May 25—Thurmon Hicks, aged 26 years, was instantly killed late this afternoon at West Forsyth and Broad streets when he fell from the top of a pole where he was aiding in the stringing of high voltage wires. He laned on his head, which was fearfully crushed by the fall.

Another man was at the top of the 30-foot pole with Hicks but he was unable to account for what caused his companion to fall. Employees of the company were not positive wherever Hicks came in contact with a life wire or just lost his balance.

He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hicks and in addition to his parents is survived by his wife and two children.

From page 4 of The Concord Daily Tribune, May 27, 1926

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Lee Dunton, 65, Former State Legislator, Kills Self, May 25, 1926

Lee Dunton Kills Self in Currituck. . . Fires Fatal Shot While Standing in His Front Yard—Former Member of Legislature

Elizabeth City, May 26—Lee Dunton, 65, formerly Currituck county representative in the general assembly and long active in the business and political affairs of the county, took his own life at his home on Pine Island, Currituck county, yesterday afternoon, it was learned her today.

Mr. Dunton is said to have been despondent as a result of ill health He is reported to have arisen from the dinner table, walked into his front yard without hinting at his intention, and shot himself through the head, death resulting immediately.

From page 4 of The Concord Daily Tribune, May 27, 1926

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