$25 Reward
Ranaway from the subscriber on the 1st of April last, a negro man named Rand, about six feet high, about 30 years of age, and black. Said negro is supposed to be lurking in the neighborhood of John BELL or James McKETHAN. The above reward will be paid to any person delivering said negro to me at Locksville, CHATHAM Co., N.C., or confining him in any Jail in the State where I can get him. — Nathan KING, June 25.
Source: Fayetteville Observer, February 5, 1857
A negro woman aged about thirty or thirty-five years, good house servant, cook, washer and ironer, honest and industrious. A girl about nine, and a boy about four years — children of the woman. Persons in want of this species of property will do well to call on the undersigned at his Law Office on Anderson Street, when further particulars will be given. — Barth’W FULLER.
Source: Fayetteville Observer, February 5, 1857
$50 Reward
Ranaway from the subscriber, in Pittsborough, Chatham county, N.C., on the 8th inst., a negro boy named Jim, about 18 years of age, of dark brown color, about five feet high, heavy built and weighs from 140 to 150 lbs. He is smart and quick spoken, and rocks when he walks. The only notable mark recollected is a scar on the middle of the forehead, near where the hair joins. He had on, when last seen, a brown Tweeds coat, with flaps on the pocket. A reward of Fifty Dollars will be paid for him, if taken out of the county of Chatham, or Twenty-five Dollars if taken in it. — Joseph THOMPSON – Pittsborough, Jan’y 15, 1857.
Source: Fayetteville Observer, February 2, 1857
$50 Reward
Ranaway from the Subscriber, on the 9th of December 1856, his negro man Andrew. Andrew is of a dark copper color.
Source: Fayetteville Observer, February 2, 1857
Oxford, Oct. 27. – June DANIEL, a colored man, of Henderson, while working on the telephone wires here, was killed this afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. He attempted to arrange the telephone wire when it came in contact with the electric wire, the shock killing him instantly. The accident occurred in front of Oxford Female Seminary. A white operator named W.G. FINCH, was also at work on the wires, but having on heavy rubber shoes, his life was saved.
Source: Kinston Free Press, October 28, 1905
Wilson, Oct. 25. – The hearing in the case of Amos BATTS, the negro who was robbed and beaten to death with brick-bats, will take place tomorrow. Two negroes have been arrested charged with the crime, but what evidence there is against them will be withheld until the trial. The murder occurred about nine miles from this city. BATTS was a good negro highly thought of and the authorities are active after evidence to convict the murderers.
Source: Kinston Free Press, October 26, 1905
Warsaw, Oct. 23 — Will CARTER, a negro 16 years old, attempted to commit an unspeakable crime on a 6-year-old girl of Mr. Howard JAMES, one of our best citizens who lives near Wallace. This was on yesterday while the family were at church. The children were left in the care of a negro woman who went a short distance from the house for some purpose, but hearing the screams of the child, she hurried back and foiled the brute in his dastardly attempt. Excitement ran high, and it looked very much like a lynching would occur, but Sheriff L. MIDDLETON appeared and hurried the prisoner away from the scene of the crime. Deputy Sheriffs J.D. HERRING and D.S. KENNEDY carried the negro to Goldsboro and placed him in the Wayne county jail for safe keeping until the time arrives for a hearing before the lawful authorities.
Source: Kinston Free Press, October 24, 1905
Durham, Oct. 23 — A negro woman by the name of Della JENKINS, aged about fifty years, met a horrible death in the western part of the city yesterday afternoon. She was burned in a fearful manner at 1 o’clock in the afternoon and death resulted at 5:15 o’clock last night. Her burns were such that a great deal of the skin on her body slipped off before death. The woman was using gasoline in a stove, when there was a loud explosion and she was covered in flames. She ran to a bed, jumped upon it, and covered up. The bed clothes caught fire, this firing the bed, and the house was saved with trouble.
Source: Kinston Free Press, October 24, 1905
A discharged negro servant in the family of Constantine SELLERS, of Alamance county, sought to take revenge by putting rough on rats in the coffee. The poison was detected before any of the family drank the coffee. The negro woman was arrested and sent to jail.
Source: Kinston Free Press, October 24, 1905
Louisburg, Oct. 16. – A daughter of Robt. DENHAM, colored, about 14 years old, was shot through the temple Saturday with a pistol in the hands of the son of Reddick ALSTON, also colored, the boy being about the same age as the girl. The ball entered the left temple of the girl and came out of the right temple, but, strange to say, she is still living although she will be totally blind. It cannot be definitely ascertained as yet whether the boy did the shooting maliciously or whether it was an accident, as accounts conflict. It is stated by some, however, that the boy snapped one pistol at her and the weapon failing to fire picked up another which went off. The father of the girl will have the boy arrested and brought to trial today.
Source: Kinston Free Press, October 17, 1905