Ed Pickerel Escapes Rowan Chain Gang, Dec. 24, 1925

Ed Pickerel of Lexington, serving a sentence on the Rowan county roads for car theft, has escaped and no trace of him has been found.

From page 5 of The Courier, Asheboro, N.C., Thursday, Dec. 24, 1925

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