Saturday, September 16, 2023

Man Who Stole Car Burned Beyond Recognition Following Accident, Sept. 16, 1923

Man Burned to Death in Auto Accident

By the Associated Press

Raleigh, N.C., Sept. 15—An unidentified man was burned to death at Maxton this afternoon, according to reports received here, when an automobile which he had stolen turned turtle and caught fire, he being pinned underneath.

The car was the property of Lucius Brown. The man was so badly burned that it was said to be impossible to tell whether he was a white man or a negro.

From the front page of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday, Sept. 16, 1923

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