M.H. Byrum, Captain of Chain Gang, Resigned June 9, 1925

Captain of Chain Gang Guard Has Resigned. . . No Reason Given by M.H. Byrum, Whose Resignation Has Been Accepted

By the Associated Press

Tarboro, June 9—M.H. Byrum, for six years captain of guards at the Rocky Mount road district prison camp, today submitted his resignation which was promptly accepted by the county commissioners of Edgecombe County. No reason was given for his action. The camp is being thoroughly investigated by the grand jury following the flogging to death of a negro prisoner last week, for which two guards were yesterday given prison sentences.

From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, June 9, 1925

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