Craven County NcArchives News.....John S. Clements 1821
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Carolina Centeniel 1821
Date: 1821-10-20; Paper: Carolina Centeniel

Newbern, Saturday, October 20, 1821

On Thursday night last, one of the centinels on guard at the jail in this town 
observed some unknown person passing, as he thought, in a suspicious manner; 
after hailing three times and having received no other answer than "who are 
you?" he discharged his piece in the air.

A second centinel seeing him approach, also hailed him, but receiving no 
answer, he inconsiderately fired his piece - simultaneous with the report of 
which was heard the cries of the wounded, which, in the next moment, were 
found to proceed from Mr. John S. Clements, of this town, who lay badly 
wounded, several buck shot having entered his body. 

He died this morning at 1 o'clock and has left a family and many 
acquaintenances to lament his untimely death.


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