Milton Railway Depot Theft: 1906

Milton Railway Depot Theft: 1906

In 1906 two men "broke into and robbed" the Southern Railway freight depot at Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina. Special Detective White of the Southern Railway tracked the men for a year, finally apprehending them in Florida. After extradition proceedings, as of July 27, 1907, the two men were in the Caswell County Jail in Yanceyville, North Carolina, awaiting trial.

Source: The Charlotte News (Charlotte, North Carolina), 27 July 1907.

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Trial Results

"Caswell Superior Court has been in session at Yanceyville during the past week with Judge Moore, of Buncombe County, presiding, and Solicitor Graves [Stephen Porter Graves (1865-1937)] representing the State. Suitor and Gregory, two men charged with breaking into and robbing the Southern Railway depot at Milton, were sentenced to two years each in the State prison [at Raleigh]."

The Reidsville Review (Reidsville, North Carolina), 22 October 1907.