Wilson County NcArchives News.....A Horrible Murder August 31, 1897
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The Semi-Weekly Messenger (Wilmington NC) August 31, 1897
A Horrible Murder
(Special to The Messenger)
Wilson, NC, August 27 - A horrible murder was committed here tonight at 8
o'clock. Full particulars cannot yet be ascertained. It is only known that
Wilkes Jones, a colored shoemaker, cut his wife's throat from ear to ear,
causing almost instant death. Immediately after the killing Jones shot and
wounded another woman named Annie Williams, the ball taking effect in the lower
jaw. Jones has for years been a leader in political circles in this county. His
wife was a sister of S H Vick, ex-postmaster of this place. Up to a late hour
Jones had not been arrested. Great excitement prevails in the negro quarters of
the town and there is a chance that Vick's friends may attempt to lynch Jones if
he is caught.

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