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Bennett, Serving Time for Kidnapping, Seduction, Escapes Honor Camp, Feb. 9, 1926

Floyd Herman Bennett Leave Camp of Honors. . . Was Serving Sentence for Kidnapping and Seduction in Mecklenburg County

Raleigh, Feb. 9 (AP)—Floyd Herman Bennett, white man serving a sentence from Mecklenburg County for kidnapping and seduction, escaped from the Honor Camp of the State Prison at Tarboro on Sunday afternoon, it was learned at the State Prison here today. He was one of the prisoners serving a the camp without guard and was not required to wear stripes.

Bennett, who was sentenced in August, 1924, had about a year more to serve.

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Tuesday, Feb.9, 1926

newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073201/1926-02-09/ed-1/seq-1/

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