By the Associated Press
Wilmington, N.C., Jan. 28—The Wilmington light infantry, a unit of the North Carolina national guard, will leave here at 9 o’clock for Whiteville, having been ordered there by Assistant Adjutant General Gordon Smith of Raleigh because of threatening attitude of citizens of Columbus county toward Bob Williams, Wilmington negro captured there last night and held for the murder of Chief of Police Bradly Cribbs of Fair Bluff Thursday night.
Request for the troops was made by Solicitor Woodus Kellum of this city. The order was received for dispatching the troops about 7 o’clock and Captain R.L. McClennan, commander, immediately issued a call for the men and arranged for a special train to take the troopers to the Columbus capital.
Woodus Kellem at midnight informed the Morning Star that three officers and 40 members of the Wilmington light infantry had reached Whiteville and that they would be retained as long as necessary.
Mr. Kellum stated that conditions in Whiteville were very tense, and large crowds have surrounded the jail throughout the evening.
An attempt to remove Williams from the jail was made by the mob about 10 minutes before the arrival of the troops, but local officers succeeded in holding them off until the arrival of the soldiers.
From the Durham Morning Herald, Jan. 28, 1923
-=-
No Development in Peacock Case. . . It Is Not Known Whether Search Being Made for Him
Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 28—There were no developments today in the capture of Dr. J.W. Peacock whom Governor Hardee last week decided could be extradited to North Carolina, where he is wanted for escaping from the insane department of the state prison.
Dr. Peacock was heard from last at Lakeland more than a week ago. It is not known here whether search for Dr. Peacock is being made.
From the Durham Morning Herald, Jan. 28, 1923. If you're interested in reading more articles about the Peacock case, use the search engine for this blog.
No comments:
Post a Comment