Wake County NcArchives Obituaries.....King, Willie October 8, 1928 ************************************************ 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: Taneya Koonce taneya@gmail.com March 11, 2007, 11:47 am Kinston Daily Free Press - October 10, 1928, pg. 1 Raleigh, Oct. 10 - The death of Willie King, 20 , negro convict working in the Carolina Coal Company's mine near Sanford, was entirely accidental and due to his carelessness and disobedience, according to prison officials, following a thorough investigation. King was killed Monday night when he came in contact with a live wire. Investigation disclosed that he was riding on the wrong side of the coal cars, in express violation of instructions, and that this was what caused him to come in contact with a live wire. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/wake/obits/k/king495gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb