Jury Says Cato and Turner Not Guilty of Robbing Safe of Indian Refining Company, June 18, 1921

Alleged Safe Crackers Ed Cato and James Turner Not Guilty, Says Jury

Ed. Cato and James Turner, two negroes who have been in jail some time following their arrest several months ago on a charge of safe-cracking were found not guilty by a jury in Superior Court that reported at 6 o’clock Friday afternoon. The case on which they were tried Friday was that of cracking and robbing the safe of the Indian Refining Company. They are to be tried this afternoon for robbing the safe of the Sanitary Steam Laundry on South Tryon Street.

From The Charlotte News, Saturday evening, June 18, 1921