Sunday, March 28, 2021

Lester Johnson Shoots Henry Morgan in Gambling Dispute, March 27, 1921

Negro Shoots Pal in Gambling Game

J. Henry Morgan, negro, was shot and seriously wounded by Lester Johnson, another negro, as the outcome of a reported gambling game near the Seaboard roundhouse Saturday evening about 7 o’clock. Johnson ran after firing one bullet and had not been located by policemen Saturday night late.

Morgan was taken to the Good Samaritan hospital where an operation was performed in a search for the bullet. The ball entered the chest. It was not known if the lungs had been penetrated.

From The Charlotte News, Sunday morning, March 27, 1921

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