William R. HONEYCUTT Death Announced in Newspaper - 1918 |
MESSENGER- INTELLIGENCE
Wadesboro, N. C. Issue of Sept. 19, 1918 - page 1 |
WILL R. HONEYCUTT KILLED.
Was shot by Doll Little, Colored, This Afternoon - Both Lived in Morven Township. Will R. Honeycutt, a white man of Morven township, about 30 years old, was shot and killed this afternoon by Doll Little, colored, young negro, at Sullivan & Martins gin at Morven. The M. & I. owing to the lateness of the hour is unable to get full particulars, but it appears the men both had loads of cotton waiting to be ginned and quarreled over which one was to have his ginned first. After the shooting Little ran, and had not been captured at last reports. Honeycutt lived on Mr. Jeff Rhyne's place. He is survived by a wife and two children. Little is the stepson of Monroe Little, of Morven township. |
Issue of Sept. 26, 1918 |
MURDER OF W. R. HONEYCUTT
Doll Little Now in Jail and Will Have Preliminary Hearing Next Saturday - Special Term of Court to Try Him.
The murder of Mr. Will R. Honeycutt by Doll Little last Thursday afternoon happened so late that the M.& I. had only time to get the bare outlines of the tragedy for last week's issue. It appears that Mr. Honeycutt had gone to Sullivan & Martin's gin to have a bale of cotton ginned. After he had been there some time, and several others with cotton to be ginned had driven up, Doll Little drove up with a bale. He told Honeycutt to get out of his way and give him his place. Honeycutt of course refused to do this, and Little went away. He got a pistol and returned, approached Honeycutt, who was sitting on his wagon beside Mr. Kenny Pittman, from the rear and fired five shots into Honeycutt's back. One of the shots broke Honeycutt's neck, and one or two others would have been fatal. Honeycutt did not even know Little was there. After the shooting, Little escaped to the woods and remained hidden until about 9 o'clock at night, with a considerable part of the population of Morven, and officers and others from Wadesboro looking for him. Between 9 and 10 o'clock he went to the home of his mother, and she called Officer Autrey of Morven. Mr. Autrey and others took Little into custody, and he did not make any resistance, Little's mother had previously told Mr. Autrey that she would call him when her son came in, provided Mr. Autrey would see that he was not lynched. Little was immediately brought to Wadesboro and placed in jail. Little will have preliminary hearing next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and will no doubt be bound over without bond. The county commissioners have requested Governor Bickett to call a special term of court beginning Oct. 21 to try Little, and it is probable the term will be held. |
Issue of October 3, 1918 |
Doll Little, who killed Mr. Will Honeycutt at Morven two
weeks ago today, had a preliminary hearing last Saturday afternoon, and was bound over to, court without bail. A special term of court to try him has been asked for, to convene Oct. 21st. It is probable that the cases against Jim Reid and Tom Simons will also be disposed of at this term of court. |
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