Part of the article regarding John Parker was missing from the previous post. The full article is included below: 06/12/1900. Charlotte Observer. MURDER IN CRAVEN Mr. John Manning Killed By His Nephew and Son. Greenville Reflector, 9th. A brutal murder occurred near Vanceboro Thursday night when John Manning was shot and killed by his nephew, Nile Manning, in company with John Manning, Jr., the son of the murdered man. Mr. John Manning was visiting near Vanceboro, and John Manning, Jr. and Nile Manning, who had previously had some family troubles, left Hanraha Thursday morning and after walking four miles below Vanceboro, they met Mr. John Manning in the road and got in a fight. Nile Manning shot Mr. John Manning three times and then both walked back to their home, leaving Mr. John Manning, as they supposed, dead in the road. The defendants were arrested Friday by Mr. Jos. McLawhorn, the Constable at Ayden, and brought here this morning and put in jail for safe keeping until the sheriff in Craven county can come and take them to Newbern. Nile Manning, who did the shooting, is a desparate character, having served one term in the Newbern jail on 1 or twice in the jail here. John Manning, Jr., who is a son of the murdered man, claims to have had nothing to with the killing, but walked to Vanceboro with and allowed Nile Manning to kill his father without trying to prevent it. All parties live in Pitt county, but the murder was committed in Craven. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/27/1900. Charlotte Observer. MURDER IN PITT Special Police Officer Parker Kills Alex Litte in Coold Blood Greenville Reflector, 24th. We do nor believe Pitt county has had a more cold-blooded and unprovoked murder than one that occurre at Falkland Saturday, when John Parker wilfully slew Alex Little, both parties being white. Saturday morning John Parker was sworn in as a special police officer at Falkland. During the day he heard a noise in Nicho's bar and went in to tell the parties inside to make less noise. Alex Little was there quitely getting some bills. Parker said to Little "You are the very man I have been looking for, I understand you said no Falkland policeman could arrest you." To this Little replied "I have made no such remark and had no occasion to make it, for I have done noting to be arrested for. :Come take a drink with me then," said Parker. Little agreed to take the drink with Parker. They went up to the counter and the drinks were poured out, when Parker stepped back and said "Before we take this I think I want to know if yoi take back what you said." Little agins replied, " I have said nothing to take back. What is the matter with you." Quick as a flash Parker drew his pistol and emptied it into Little killing him almost instantly. Parker made his escape. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------