Much excitement exists in the vicinity of Wilmington, N.C., caused by the murder of a well-known fisherman named Nathan FAIL by highwaymen while on his way home from the city. The county commissioners have offered a reward of $250 for the criminals and the governor received a communication from the mayor of Wilmington asking that a reward by offered by the state. It is said that a band of outlaws is spreading terror throughout all that section of country.
Source: Roanoke Beacon, 1 August 1890, page 1. Available online at DigitalNC.org.