Hickory, March 30—McCoy Smith, 18 years old, is dead, and Sidney Joplin, 21, and Terril Joplin, 19, all of Sawmills near here, are both badly injured as a result of a school house brawl occurring last Saturday night at about 9:30 o’clock at Pearland school, a short distance from here.
Young Smith was clubbed by the crowd and died at a local hospital last night. Sidney Joplin, who was cut in the affray, is not expected to live, according to reports today. His brother, Terrel Joplin, is cut rather badly but is expected to recover.
The trouble started when Oscar Smith, brother of the slain youth, issued a broad challenge to fight anybody in the crowd that had gathered at a box supper at the school house. Immediately knives were flashed and clubs began swinging Oscar Smith was only slightly injured. The exact manner that McCoy Smith was murdered in not known. After the fighters had been parted, he was found with numerous club wounds on his head and body.
Authorities have started an investigation of the affray, it is said. Men here declared that the Smiths and Joplins had never evidenced any ill will against each other.
From the front page the Concord Daily Tribune, March 31,1925
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