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Sunday, January 23, 2022

O.G. Thomas Murder Trial Nearing Close, Jan. 23, 1922

Thomas Case Is Now Nearing Close

By the Associated Press

Concord, N.C., Jan. 23—The state today continued to present rebuttal testimony in the trial of O.G. Thomas, charged with the murder of Arthur J. Allen in Kannapolis n the night of October 25 last.

After the introduction of a few character witnesses, Clifford Rogers of Kannapolis was called. He testified that on the night of the shooting he saw the Ford sedan pass Bunch & Davis’ store about five minutes before the shooting. He also stated that the night was fairly light, although no moon was observable that night.

L.B. Suther of Concord and F.S. Loftin of Salisbury testified that after the tragedy that they heard L.M. Shinn, one of the defense witnesses, tell of the affair. Shinn had told them, they said, that Thomas’ car had stopped in front of the Setzer home, where he was at the time probably as much as five minutes before the shooting occurred.

Chas. Thomas, Kannapolis barber, said that on the morning of the tragedy he saw Allen and Thomas both in his barber shop. He stated that he saw Allen again at 7:30 o’clock the evening of the shooting.

It is thought that Mrs. Allen, wife of the slain man, will take the stand this afternoon.

From The Hickory Daily Record, Jan. 23, 1922

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