By the Associated Press
Winston-Salem, April 22—John Weslew (Wesley?) Dawkins, originally from Union, S.C., and Ernest Key, formerly of Lancaster, S.C., negroes, are in jail here charged with the murder of Jos. H. Vaughn, a local merchant on Saturday night, August 2, 1924. At the time the crime was committed both men lived in colored tenement flats on Wheeler street near the scene of the murder. Vaughn was shot and killed in his back yard just after he had closed his store about 10 o’clock. Despite the search by officers, the crime had been a mystery since committed.
Deputy Sheriff Guy Scott is credited with working up the case and making the arrest. The officer feels confident his information is sufficient to convict. Deputy Scott states he secured his first evidence last February and has been working on the case since that time. The two defendants are expected to be given a preliminary hearing in the next few days.
From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Wednesday, April 22, 1925
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