Jones County NcArchives Photo Document.....Sheriff O. R. Colgrove Murder Account 1869 
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Source:             The Daily Journal (Wilmington, NC)
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Wed. Jun 2, 1869

Charlotte Democrat

"Loyal" Militia - About twenty five of the Jones county "loyal" militia all 
negroes and under the command of a negro, marched our of the city, yesterday 
morning, on their return to Jones county. They had come here on Sunday for the 
purpose of bringing prisoners accused of the assassination of Colgrove. The 
"militia" was armed in all the paraphernalia of modern warfare, and looked every 
inch the villains they are.

Newbern Jour. 

Further from Jones County - The Newbern times says that besides the house of Mr. 
Haswell, those of Calvin Koonce and Shade Loftin were burned. Mr. John F. 
Wooten's was also fired, but a son of  Mr. Wooten's fired at the incendiaries 
and drove them away.

Mr. Haswell was arrested for the murder of Colgrove and the negro Jones, upon 
the dying declarations of Jones, which the Times says is very convincing 
evidence. The Journal of Commerce, on the other hand, says that the negro had 
previously stated that he saw no one. Mr. Haswell was visited in jail and says 
he will be able to prove an alibi. Several gentlemen had arrived in Newbern to 
procure a writ of habeas corpus in Mr. Haswell's case. The investigation will be 
held Friday.


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