Ronah Baity Says He Accidentally Shot Sheriff Raiding Whiskey Still, Feb. 21, 1920

From The Daily Times, Wilson, N.C., Feb. 21, 1920

Ronah Baity Pleads Accident in the Shooting of Sheriff Zachary of Yadkinville Who Was Raiding a Whiskey Distillery

Winston-Salem, N.C., Feb. 21—Ronah Baity, who was arrested recently with two accomplices charged with the murder of Sheriff J.E. Zachary of Yadkinville, confessed today according to the police. The sheriff was killed by the accidental discharge of Baity’s pistol in a struggle, according to his statement. Baity exonerated his companions, the officer said. The sheriff was killed after a raid on the moonshine still on February 13^th.