John Leak Confesses to Murder of Taxi Driver, Aug. 16, 1924

Murderer Captured, Makes Confession

Lexington, N.C., Aug. 16—John Leak, charged with murdering Charles Carwood, taxi driver, last week, was captured near Lanrens, South Carolina, yesterday and confessed the crime.

From the front page of the Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, N.C., Saturday evening, Aug. 16, 1924

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