1949, December 1 - Cleveland County Early Days

Authors

Mamie Jones

Files

Description

This article recounts notable events in Cleveland County, including stagecoach travel through Shelby in the 1860s, a robbery in which a driver was murdered and mail stolen, and the 1891 Motz murder trial. The trial involved four brothers attempting to kill a man accused of dishonoring their sister but mistakenly killing their cousin instead.

Publication Date

12-1-1949

City

Shelby, NC

Keywords

Martin Roberts, Drusilla Roberts, Ansel Hardin, Maggie Motz, Sam Motz, John Motz, Will Motz, Harry Motz, Caleb Motz, Robert Michael, stagecoach, murder trial, robbery

Contributors

Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archives

Recommended Citation

Jones, Mamie, "1949, December 1 - Cleveland County Early Days" (1949). Cleveland County Early Days Newspaper Column. 19.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-cleveland-county-early-days-newspaper-column/19