The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-22
WAS HE MURDEREDf
Pink white, Colored, Meets norri-
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Pink white, Colored, Meets a norri
bic Death.
Pink White d peaceable and res
pectable colored man, and somewhat
OF a musician, was out with party
OF darkies serenading, and, from the
best information we have, was out
until between ! and ? o'clock this a.
m.
lis body was found about daylight
this morning. on the ~ G. railroad,
between Roxboro and Church streets,
in terribly mangled condition.
Various and conflicting reports are
iii circulation concerning him and his
death We have it from very re.
liable authority that he was not in
the habit of drinking and the theory
that ne was drunk will hardly hold
coed as he was seen to pass the
electric light house about o'clock,
perfectly sober.
But he was run over by the early
morning freight and his body terribly
mangled. His fiddle and bow was
found near him.
There is strong evidence OF foul
play, and the supposition is that he
was murdered and placed on the
track.
Pink White was a darkey who al
ways had more of less money. Last
night, it is said, he had on his per-
son about SIG. This morning, when
his body was found, his pockets had
been rifled.
The town was thrown into a con-.
siderable excitement this morning
over the affair. especially so when
blood was found tracked from the
rear Of the square on Parrish street,
where the restaurants are located,
along that street, by Parrish's stable
to the residence of Mr.. Clark, on
Roxboro street. a considerable mum
Der Of people we're seen early this
morning following these tracks. This
was easily explained, however, when
il became known that a little son of
Mr.. Clark, late yesterday afternoon,
cut his foot on 1 glass bottle and went
home.
Mr.. Sims, acting as Coroner, this
morning summoned the following
jury and proceeded TO investigate the
ease j w Virgins, VIM. Vickers,
w. y. Carter, r.. X. Terrell, w Il.
Wood and Jas. Christian.
DR.. I. l.. Douglas made the post
norton examination OF the body OF
Pink White. The heart showed two
deep incisions On the right side, made
by some sharp instrument like a
knife.
Tie Coroner postponed his inyesti-
CATION until this afternoon, and il Is
In progress a. we 70 TO press.
Prince Allen, John Barbee, COiey
Jordan, Henry Geer and John Coley,
we're held as prisonefs during the
pending Of the investigation. a large
number III witnesses are summoned
ind the indications are that 1t will be
j lengthy case.
50 far as they have gone, DIR.
Douglas has testified upon the posi-
Isortcm. II Ii his belief that Pink
White was murdered and then placed
81 the track.
One 81 the witnesses, acolored We.
man, saws White was at her house
about half past one O'Clock, very
drunk, in fact V much 10 he could
hardly walk staggered very much.
The case is proceeding very slow
and as we close our columns this Is
about all that has been drawn out, 50
lar.
The latest theory advanced is that
Pink White was murdered aud then
chunked under the freight train af-
ter the engine had passed a given
point.
II il 4 most horrible thing, any.
way it occurred, and il foul play was
practiced II is the wish of every law.
.Diding citizen that the guilty ones
may BE- brought to speedy justice.
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