Show SPANISH WAR VETERAN MuRDERED BY BIT THUGS Charlotte N C Aug 4 Last Friday a young man was found ly lying lying lying ing by it H roadside two miles from Charlotte in an unconscious condition He was bro bce to the city eft hospital where he be died an hour later The coroners inquest has developed a case of murder and robbery The dead body was identified as that of Newton Lanier of Fort Mill S C a volunteer in the Spanish war who went ent to Cuba in a company from this city Lanier was given Iven knockout drops at ata ata ata a questionable house here and was afterwards sandbagged and robbed of his watch and 80 in cash It is al alleged alleged alleged that he was lured to the house by three men one of or whom hom gave his name as Charles Lyle of Knoxville Tend The police pollee are looking for them |