Greensboro, Jan. 3—The Southern railway today settled with the estate of J.D. Powell of Ahoskie, who was killed in a crossing accident here Christmas day, paying his father $6,000. It was a compromise. Mr. Powell was killed when his automobile was struck by a Southern passenger train. The crossing watchman, W.H. Andrews, was given a hearing on a charge of manslaughter, but was able to prove that the gates were let down upon approach of the train.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Monday, Jan. 5, 1925
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