Staff Pick: Trial of the Rev. George Carawan, Baptist Preacher for the Murder of Clement H. Lassiter, Schoolmaster

Published Apr 18, 2023 by

Fred Harrison

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Local History
N.C.
North Carolina Collection
Staff Pick

Staff Person: Fred Harrison
Print Collection: North Carolina Rare KF223.C366 C366 1854

Sensational 1853 Beaufort County Superior Court Trial Recalled in 1854 Book

Immediately after being found guilty for the murder of Clement Lassiter, Baptist minister George W. Carawan shot and killed the prosecutor and then himself inside a Beaufort County Superior courtroom. Though not charged, he was suspected as well to have murdered others, including his first wife, illegitimate infant and his lover’s husband.

See images from “Trial of Rev. Geo. W. Carawan, Baptist Preacher for the Murder of Clement H. Lassiter, Schoolmaster”. (NoCar Rare KF223 .C366 C366 1854)