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Thursday, February 26, 2026

Monday Hearing Against J.A. Harris, Alleged Assailant of Wayne County Woman, Feb. 27, 1926

Harris to Get Early Hearing. . . Alleged Assailant of Waye County Woman to Face Judge Bland on Monday

J.A. Harris, former resident of this county and who was placed under arrest at Coca, Fla., several days ago on a warrant charging him with having committed an assault upon a married woman residing in a rural section near this city and who was brought back to Goldsboro Thursday night and placed in the county jail, will e given a preliminary hearing before Judge Bland on Monday morning.

It is understood that Harris asserts his innocence in connection with the alleged assault, which is said to have taken place last November and that he will put up a determined fight to gain his freedom and exoneration from the charges against him.

From the front page of The Goldsboro News, Saturday morning, Feb. 27, 1926

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