Gastonia, Jan. 18—Solicitor John G. Carpenter announced today that he would ask Governor McLean for a special term of Superior Court here either in February or March to try Jesse VanDyke, 28, alleged murderer of A.L. Painter, Cherryville chief of police.
Van Dyke will face five charges Tuesday afternoon here in connection with his wild drunken spree on the streets of Cherryville Thursday night, when he fatally shot the officer and injured a pedestrian.
From page 5 of The Goldsboro News, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1926
newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn93064755/1926-01-19/ed-1/seq-5/
No comments:
Post a Comment