Police Still Searching for Latham Hunter, Who Killed Man at Road Camp Aug. 25, 1925

Negro Murdered Near Randleman. . . Latham Hunter Murdered Negro from Virginia, Was Result of Argument

Latham Hunter, negro, killed another negro at a road camp about two miles north of Randleman at 9 o’clock Tuesday night.

According to the story of witnesses at the camp, an argument was started between Hunter and the other negro, who was from Bluefield, W. Va., when Hunter picked up a piece of timber, striking the other over the head, who died within 30 minutes. Before local officers arrived at the camp, Hunter, together with his wife, another negro and his wife, had fled. Bloodhounds were put on the trail and one of the negro men and one of the women have been apprehended and placed in jail here. Search is continued for the assailant.

From the front page of The Randolph Tribune, Thursday, Aug. 27, 1925

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