Aug. 2,  1826  North Carolina Journal August 2, 1826

 -- JOSEPH SOLLIS, for whose apprehension a reward of $300 was offered, as the 
murderer of ABRAHAM KORNEGAY of Duplin County, was arrested in Cumberland 
County on Friday last, and committed to the jail in Fayetteville for safe-
keeping. Since the death of KORNEGAY, SOLLIS has been llurking about his 
former residence in Duplin, until lately, he made the attempt to get off, with 
his wife and child, to the Western Country, but in this attempt was discovered 
and taken. SOLLIS had called at a house near the road to get water, and was 
recognized by the occupant, who gave information to an officer, and the 
neighbors, by whom he was taken.





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