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By. Heathers. Copyr&ght 1956 by lee B, Weathers of site
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THE LIVING PAST OF CLEVELAND CO., N. C.; A History by Lee
. Weathers. Copyrkght 1956 by bee B, Weathers of Shelby,
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Seven persons legally hanged in Cleveland Co. (Shelby)NC,
Have information & large cards on denry Roberts & John
Morris (Roberts 1st, to be hanged in Co.) & small.eard én_
Ben Clark. The other |, were: (1) Bert Bllis when DD,
Suttle was Sheriff. (2) John Hambright hanged near. Locatio
of Hsther Mill, Hambright black; (3) Mit. Sadler;.and
(4) Charlie Armstrong, a half-brother of Van Kennedy tho
was lynched a short time before for brutally murdering
a prominent farmer of Cleveland Co, by the namesof James
Philbeck, Armstrong hanged for burglary. Had entered
a private home where two elderly wanen lived but who were
not at home at time of entry. People felt sentence unjust
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| Seven persons legally hanged in Cleveland Co. (Shelby) NC,
Have information & large cards on Henry Roberts & John
Morris (Roberts 1st, to be hanged in Co.) & small card-on
Ben Clark. The other ); were: (1) Bert Bllis when DewD,
Suttle was Sheriff. (2) John Hambright hanged near. locatia|
of Esther Mill, Hambright black; (3) Mit Sadler j-and
(4) Charlie Armstrong, a half-brother of Van Kennedy who
was lynched a short time before for brutally murdering
a prominent farmer of Cleveland Co, by the namexof James
Philbeck, Armstrong hanged for burglary. Had entered
a private home where two elderly women lived but who were
not at home at time of entry. People felt sentence unjust
and law changed so that punishment for burglary could
be given death for entering vacant house. Po es
Seven persons legally hanged in Cleveland pecan ee
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Morris (Roberts 1st, to he pene od in Go.) & smal
Sen Clark. The other + (1) Bert Sllis. whe;
Suttle was Sheriff, (2) ohn hn Hatibright hanged near.
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of Bsther Mill, Rambright black; (3) Mit Sadler; and
(4) Charlie Armstrong, a half-brother of Van ee ath
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