Ed Yarborough, negro, was shot and probably fatally wounded by members of a posse led by Sheriff Will McArtan near Lillington a few nights ago, according to reports reaching Dunn. Yarborough was one of a gang wanted for moonshining. When the sheriff appeared, he and his companions showed fight. No others were hurt, despite the fact that several shots were fired.
It is alleged that the negroes were the operators of a distillery which was taken several nights previously when the operatives escaped. Three other negroes were taken into custody by the sheriff. One of them is believed to be wanted in Carthage for wife murder.
(From the front page of The Dunn Dispatch, Jan. 25, 1921)
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