Salisbury, Feb. 18—While his case was being argued before a jury yesterday, Captain R.E. Crawford, Southern railway conductor, through his attorneys, submitted a plea of manslaughter.
Captain Crawford was being tried under a warrant charging second degree murder for the slaying of Engineer D.S. Hinton at Spencer December 5. The homicide was the result of remarks about Mrs. Crawford made by Hinton and heard by Crawford, who struck Hinton over the head with a catsup bottle, making a wound that caused death several hours later.
Sentence has not been passed, but it is confidently expected to be the minimum of four months. Crawford was allowed to go under his old bond of $7,500. A hurriedly written petition to the governor to pardon Captain Crawford was signed by every member of the jury.
From The Greensboro Patriot, Monday, February 20, 1922. Published every Monday and Thursday.
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