John Gray Jailed Feb. 13, 1926, for Murder of "Dad" Watkins

John Gray Is Charged with Watkins Slaying. . . Arrested at Request of Albemarle Officers Who Say Robbery Was Cause of Crime

Albemarle, N.C., Feb. 13 (AP)—John Gray of Dillon, S.C., today was lodged in the Stanly County jail here, charged with the murder of “Dad” Watkins, whose charred body was found last October.

Robbery was held by investigating authorities as the motive for the slaying.

Officers have not given any indication of evidence against Gray. He lived here at the time Watkins’ body was found, but later moved to South Carolina. He is about 40 years of age.

From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Feb. 13, 1926

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