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Fugitive slashes stranger at a Hickory train station in 1880; blamed alcohol for bringing him to the gallows

Charley Pearson was a fugitive hiding in Hickory in 1880. While he was drinking, he stabbed a stranger in the arm. The stranger died from his injury days later, and Pearson found himself in trouble again, blaming liquor for ruining…

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The McDowell News broke the news in on Saturday, November 1, 2025.
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