Harnett County NcArchives Obituaries.....Campbell, John 1897 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Natasha Miles bittersweet3@yahoo.com June 9, 2020, 6:15 pm The Semi-Weekly Messenger (Wilmington NC) 28 December 1897 A Murder at Dunn (Correspondence of The Messenger) Dunn, NC, December 25 A man was murdered here last night. John Campbell, colored, an employee of Mr King's factory here was found dead this morning from a cut in the back. Tom Adkins, colored, was arrested for the crime, with strong evidence of foul play. The murdered man was well thought of by all classes while the accused does not bear a good character. It is supposed jealousy of a woman and whiskey was the cause. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/harnett/obits/c/campbell3841gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb