Charlotte, Aug. 23--A. E. Gibson, 38-year-old Gibson man, was shot and wounded at the speedway today and was reported late tonight by physicians as slightly improved.
He has a chance to recover, despite internal abdominal injuries, according to Dr. T. C. Bost, who performed an operation after rushing Gibson to Charlotte in an ambulance.
C. O. Chapman, a man believed to be of Mooresboro, Cleveland county, was held in the county jail without bond tonight. He is charged with intoxication and with assault with a deadly weapon.
No reason for the shooting has been given. Gibson denies having ever seen Chapman prior to the time Chapman fired point blank at him.
Editor's Note: Shooter's name was spelled "C.O. Champion" in a subsequent article.
From page 8 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1926
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