Newton, May 14—M. Hollar, 24-year-old white man, was found dead today at noon at Salem Church in the Catfish section of Clines township. The young man, it is learned, was carried to the church in a car this morning driven by Paul Pope and put out near the church. He was in a drunken condition when Pope left him. The body was found about half way between the church and the cemetery. Sheriff Bost was notified and left at once for the scene. He ordered a coroner’s inquest and County Physician Dr. George W. Shipp of Newton was sent for. Dr. Shipp had the stomach removed and will send it to the state chemist at Raleigh for analysis.
The spot where Holler was found is only a quarter of a mile from where Alf Sigmon was found drowned Wednesday morning. Sigmon and Pope were members of a drinking party on Saturday night and four days later the body of Sigmon was found in Catawba River. It was reported that Hollar was also at Saturday night’s drinking frolic but this has not been confirmed.
The sheriff found a large quantity of beer and a 60-gallon still, cap and worm Sunday in the Catfish section a quarter of a mile from Salem Church.
Holler is survived by his wife and two small children.
From page 3 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, May 15, 1926
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