Miss Edwards Is
Returned Home
Miss Edna Edwards has returned to her mother, Mrs. J.M.
Edwards, Hickory Route 4, late last night by Mr. George R. Wootten, after Chief
of Police Lentz had with Mr. Wootten brought her from Salisbury on No. 35.
Since leaving here five weeks ago last Tuesday she had been in Salisbury, where
she was employed in the Kress 5 and 10 Cent Store. Chief of Police Steele of
Salisbury, who located the missing girl, will receive a reward of $100 offered
by Hickory citizens and will put in a claim for the $50 offered by the county
board of commissioners.
On leaving here on No. 12 over five weeks ago, Miss Edwards
went to Spencer, where she spent the night and ran over to Salisbury and
obtained a position in the Kress store. She said she saw a number of Hickory
people she knew, but hid until they had passed.
The Salisbury chief located the girl by a picture which Mr.
Wootten, who was in Charlotte yesterday, left with him Thursday night.
Hickory people had become intensely interested in her case
and several citizens offered a reward of $100 for her return home. The county commissioners
offered a reward of $50, provided she had met with foul play. The Salisbury
chief, however, was not advised of this provision and he informed Mr. Lentz
that he would collect the $50 if the county was worth it.
To read a previous
article about Edna Edwards’ disappearance, see https://ruralnchistory.blogspot.com/search?q=Edna+Edwards+
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