Governor Asked for Extra Term for Cole Trial, Aug. 21, 1925

Governor Asked for Extra Court Term. . . Formal Request for Special Session of Court to Try W.B. Cole Reaches Governor McLean

Raleigh, Aug. 21 (AP)—Governor McLean has been asked to order a special term of Superior Court for Richmond County for the trial of W.B. Cole, millionaire cotton mill man charged with the murder of W.W. Ormond. This announcement was made from the Governor’s office last night.

The petition for a special term was made by Solicitor Don Phillips and Judge P.A. McElroy, and it [is] said to be opposed by counsel representing Cole. An announcement from the Governor’s office stated that no decision on granting the special term will be made until Governor McLean returns to the state.

From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Friday, August 21, 1925

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