George Miles, a colored man, was knocked down on Main Street at the river hill Saturday night and relieved of $11 and a pair of new breeches.
It seems that Miles was great on telling about carrying large sums of money around with him, which proved of sufficient interest to some one to waylay him. He was knocked cold by a man with a lump of cement which was lying on the road side. He soon regained enough strength to go to Joe Gorham’s house, where aid was given him. Miles told local police officers that Henry Sherrod, another colored man who lives near him, and with whom he had been with up town during the night, did the assaulting and robbery.
The warrant was secured by policeman Daniel and Sherrod was arrested and held for trial today, charged with assault with a deadly weapon and highway robbery.
Sherrod was in a drunken condition when found on Sunday morning, but both parties are said to have been sober on Saturday night when the holdup too place.
From the front page of The Enterprise, Williamston, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1925
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