Wayne County NcArchives News.....Elisha Herring August 27, 1859
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Newbern Daily Progress n/a April 20, 2015, 2:00 pm

Goldsboro, Aug. 17th, 1859
A man by the name of Elisha Herring was killed on the W. & W. R. R. last night
near Dudley Station in this county. He had been in Goldsboro during the day,
left on the 3 o'clock train for home. Being somewhat intoxicated he refused to
settle his fare when called on by the conductor who promptly discharged his duty
by putting him off the train at the first convenient place which was Everettsville
a village distant 8 miles from this place. From thence Herring pursued his way
homeward on foot until overcome with intoxication he fell upon the track. In this
situation he was discovered by the engineer of the 8 o'clock train but not in 
time to stop the locomotive, the cow catcher of which struck him upon the side
of the head knocking him off of the track and inflicting a terrible wound from
which he died before reaching Goldsboro.


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