Charley Batts, colored, is in a serious condition as a result of a drunken brawl in which he was shot by Charlie Griffin, another black, in Toisnot Township late Saturday afternoon. The local authorities were notified of the incident and before the officers arrived at the scene of the shooting, Griffin had departed for parts unknown.
The shooting took place on the old Sharpe Farm. The negroes got into an argument which was followed by the shooting.
From the front page of the Wilson Times, Tuesday, December 30, 1924. Last name was spelled “Baits” in headline and “Batts” in article.
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