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VOL. XX. NO. 52.
In Jail on the Charged
Murdering His Wife*
The present term of Montgom
ery superior court promised to
furniah very little of sensation in
Its beginning, but the whole coun
ty has since been startled by a
tragedy that may occupy a consid
erable amount of the court’s time.
Mrs. Jake Connell, plaintiff in
a divorce case against her former
husband, Joe Connell, of the Big
Bend section near Lotbair was
killed Thursday night last about
8 o’clock on the head from Rock
ledge to her home.
Suspicion pointed so strongly
to Joe Connell that the coroner’s
jury empanelled by Judge J. H.
Montgomery brought charges of
murder against him and he was
brought to jail on Friday.
In the divorce proceedings be
tween Connell and his wife one
verdict had been reached, and at
this point he married another
woman named Molhe Love. COll
- was in Mt. Vernon on Tuesday
and learning that the divorce case
would require the presence of his
first wife in court as a witness
against him, he went home and,
evidence before the coroner’s in
quest developed that lie told sever
al parties that she would never
appear in court against him.
Armed with a warrant for big
Negro Pulls Rope for Grave Offense;
Eastman, Ga., / May 14, —
Will Wommack was lynched
about dark last evening four miles
from the city for committing an
assult on Mrs. Sibbie Pope. The
horrible details are as follows:
Friday night about 9 o’clock
yVomnlock came to the home of
Mrs. Pope, who is a midwife, to
attend the wife of a white man in
the neighborhood, when the door
was opened he choked Mrs. Pope
and accomplished liis purpose.
Before leaving lie warned her not
to tell anyone of the crime, threat
ning her with death ail'd saying
he would return Saturday night
for the same purpose. Mrs. Pope
feStffed to tell anyone and wrote to
the Ui.ited Stated Marshall at
Macon who notified Sheriff Rogers
here Sunday morning. While at
Plainfield to mail her letter, she
got a Smith and Wesson revolver
arid returned to her home.
When she arrived she set to
work and cut a hole in the door
and calmly waited for the brute
TO ENTERTAiN VISITORS.
The people of Ailey and Mt.
Vernon who can lodge the visitors
to the commencement of the Uu
ion Baptist Institute on June Ist
to June 4th, should make the rates
as reasonable as possible. The
occasion will be a big advertise
ment for this section, and every
effort should be made to make it
pleasant for all who attend.
IN SWEET REMEMBRANCE.
Everybody knows that Jimmie
Adams of Epping has a big and
generous heart, and The Monitor
force has cause to rejoice in the
fact. We were the recipients this
week of a big bucket of the finest
honey from his apiary.
NEW STORE IN MT. VERNON.
The Hughes store in Mt. Ver
non is being repaired and in a
few days will be occupied by Mr.
A. Segall with a general stock of
dry goods, clothing, etc. His
goods are already at the depot
here, and he is waiting on the re
pairs on the building.
Hon. Tom Eason of the State
Board of Prison Commissioners
dropped in on superior court one
day last week.
The Montgomery Monitor.
amy against Connell and the Love
woman, Deputy Sheriff Burch
went for them Friday, and found
that the people had gathered to
hold an inquest over the body of
the first wife.
Dr. O. B. Move made the exam
inations of the body, and found a
bruise oh the left knee and bruises
about the throat and other evi
dences that death resulted from
strangulation.
Connell had managed to get in
with the woman and took her to
Soperton Wednesday and to Rock
ledge 011 Thursday. Returning
from the latter place after night
he claims that the mule he was
driving to the wagon ran away,
throwing her out and breaking her
neck. The body lay in the road
with no sign of the wagon having
struck anything until the place
was passed where she lay, and the
wagon was found a little further
on hung behind a small tree with
none of the harness broken.
About three weeks ago the dead
woman was in Mt. Vernon trying
to institute habeas corpus proceed
ings 111 the court of ordinary to
recover from Connell her children,
saving she would willingly live in
an outhouse on the farm and work
for her little ones if allowed to do
so, regardless of the fact the Love
woman had taken her place.
to return which he did and as
soon as he came to the door she
shoved the pistol through the hole
ami shot negro through the
body. The negro crawled to his
home and went to bed.
Mrs. Pope waited until morn
ing and gave the alarm and about
100 men collected and guarded the
negro during the day. Sheriff
Rogers and his deputies went out
Sunday afternoon to bring" the
negro to town. In the meantime
the men had dispersed and some
of the deputies started with the
negro to Eastman. The sheriff
with his posse missed the deputies
with the prisoner and on arriving
at the scene of the crime were told
that they had just left and were
on the way back to the city. On
going through Gum swamp the
party'was told that the sheriff
would find the negro hanging to a
sweet gum tree across the swamps.
A crowd of nearly 100 men had
overpowered the bailiff’s and
lynched the negro. Mrs. Pope is
about 50 years old.
TO MY FRIENDS.
To the 188 of my fellow citizens
who could not be swerved from
their purpose to vote for me in
the late primary I wisii to return
my sincere thanks. I appreciate
highly your support.
Combinations were formed
against me that I could not for
see, but unless I am called hence
I propose to be in the next race
and shall show myself morthy of
your support. L>. M. Currie.
Mr. John W. Adams of Scpertou
was in to see The Monitor yester
day. He is one of our oldest
readers, and came in on the 20th
anniversary of the paper.
Mr. Thomas Thompson, a prom
inent candidate for the legisla
ture from Toombs county, has
been meeting his Montgomery
friends here this week.
The magnificient new soda fount
in the Mount Vernon Drug Co’s,
new store is already causing the
boys to shell out their small
change.
Mr. \V\ E. Adams, who recent
ly moved from Ailey to Fitzgerald,
is at court shaking hands with old
friends.
MT, VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY. 17, 1906.
SECOND WEEK OF
SUPERIOR COURT.
After spending a busy week
witb-civil business and working
up until Saturday night, the su
perior court took up llie criminal
docket on Monday morning last.
Over two days were consumed in
the “Connell ease,” which has
been on the docket for live years
or more. 111 this case Win. Con
nell and others were charged with
! mayhem—putting out both the
j eyes of James Morris. Solicitor
, E. I). Graham was the only pros
-1 editing attorney arid W. B. Kent
I and P. W. Meldrin appeared for
the defense. The case was hot
ly contested, and resulted in a
verdict as follows: William Con
nell, guilty of mayhem; John
Connell, guilty of assault; Win
Cooper, not guilty.
THE NEW MUSIC STORE.
Mr. Chas. L. Hamilton, propri
etor of Mt. Vernon’s new musical
emporium, is getting in his stock,
and lias several fine instruments
opened up already. Mr. Hamil
ton is a musician himself, and
Jiis new store in the Beugnot
building will soon be a very popu
lar place.
Carl Scliura, the well known
publicist and former cabinet
member, died in New York on
Monday.
A preacher by the name of Ack
erman, his wife and seven children
were murdered and burned up in
their house near Pensacola, Fla.,
Sunday night. The citizens have
raised $ 1,000 to offer as a rewind.
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Col. C. W. Griffin, solicitor of
the city court of Eastman, was in
attendance at court here on Tues
day.
11011. Henry A. Calhoun of the
Lumber City section'was over at
court Tuesday,
Rev. J. B. Giiner went to Ef
fingham county Tuesday to visit
his father, and will also visit his
son Robert in Savannah.
The program of the first com
mencement of the Union Baptist
Institute appears in our columns.
All interesting time is in store for
all who attond.
“May it please the court and
gentlemen of the jury,” if you
don’t subscribe for The Montgom
ery Monitor you are not discharg
ing all the obligations of an in
telligent and progressive citizen.
The dainty braid hats are t bo
idea of the season. Miss McNutt
of Alley has the braid with which
to make them. See it.
Mr. R. B. Rockett of the Yi
dalia section was a pleasant caller
at our office Monday. Like many
others of the good old county of
Washington, Mr. Rockett has
been induced by this fine section
to become a citizen here.
Dr. Brewton and his able assist
ants are quite busy getting ready
for the commencement at the 0.
B. 1. June fst to 4th. J
Sir. A. C. Brantley has return
ed from a visit to Americus, bring
ing Mrs. Brantley and the little
ones with him.
Miss McNatt will please you in
style and price. The dress hats,
sailors, ready-to-wear hats, caps,
collars, belts can be found at her
store in Ailey. The ladies of this
section will find it pleasant and
profitable to visit her.
Col. W. B. Kent took Mrs. Kent
to Athens on Saturday night,
hoping the change will benefit
her. She stood the trip very well,
considering that she has been
sick so long.
MRS. EDWARDS DEAD.
At noon on Thursday of last
week, Mrs. Annie Edwards died
at the home of Mr. Priest in the
Longpond sect ion. She was about
70 years of age, and tho aunt of
Mr. J. M. D. McGregor of Ailey.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. J. I>. Grilieron Friday,
the interment taking place in tho
McGregor family cemetery.
JUDGE RUSSELL COMES AGAIN
Judge K. I!. Russell, candidate
for governor, addressed Mont
gomery citizens hero on Monday.
This is his second speech here. It
was almost an exact roprodut'tion
of his first Speech, of which an ac
count has already been published.
Judge Russell presents some
very practical propositions, and
he had a large audience on Mon
day to present his claims to. Ilis
address was well received;
CONTRACTOR ADAMS BUSY.
Cont ractor Geo. L. Adams has
quite a lot of work on his hands
now. His force has commenced
on the now Toombs Co. Bank
building at Lyons. The structure
is to cost $7,500 and will be push
ed to completion.
K. OF P, TOMORROW EVENING.
At the regular convention of
Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 157 K. of
P.,on tomorrow evening (Friday)
the rank work will be a prominent
feature. Members requested to
attend, and visiting brethren cor
dially invited to attend.
The man who complains of the
law’s delay docs not always know
just how swift the law is. Ben
Copeland got a divorce in Super
ior court here on Wednesday of
1 last week and was married again
the same evening. The second
wife being Miss Jane Smith.
The style and grace of the lin
gerie, duck and Java hats is far
ahead of anything seen this sea
son. I should he glad to show
them to you at once. Miss Mc-
Natt, Ailey.
Our esteemed friend M. J. A.
Rivers is a practical joker, and
when not busy with his jury du
i ties, practices on newspaper men.
He made the statement that “there
had been frost in Mt. Vernon
t
every day this week,” and then
pointed out to us Ben Frost of
j the Soperton section.
Mr. ,\f. C. Adams, who lias been
spending some time with his
daughter in Cordele, is in attend
ance at court this week.
Judge Martin remained -*fver
Sunday, arid put (he court in
motion on time Monday mprning.
Mrs. John YV. Morrison and
daughter, Miss Tink, are shopping
j in Savannah this week.
To meet the demands of my
patronage I am constantly receiv
ing new goods in the millinery
line. Do not wait till the new
lot is picked over. This is the
season of springtime festivity,
and nothing is more lovely than
a beautiful has. Ladies are ask
ed to call now. Miss McNatt,
Alley.
The noted “Connell case” was
the first tiling taken up Monday
morning. Connell and others are
prosecuted for gouging out both
the eyes of James Morris several
years ago.
The candidates have slacked up
on the announcement business,
but the young folks continue to
tell about copartnerships that
are beirig formed.
News Paragraphs From
The Week of F vent si
John F. Sapp of Waycmss sec
tion forimin of the Atlantic Coast
Line, was run over and killed by
a wrecking train in Savannah on
Monday morning.
Four powder magazines of the
Union Met filic Cartridge Co., near
Bridgeport, Conn., containing
100,(XX) pounds of powder explod
ed Mondoy, and great damage was
done by the shock. Most of the
window panes m tho city being
shattered.
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At Hoseland farm Hear Bain
bridge tho owner found an alliga
tor ton feet and four melius long
in his pasture trying to catch his
cows and killed him.
A Chattanooga Southern t rain
entering Chattanooga FruhO;
morning struck a street car, nnd(
two men were killed and one fat
ally hurt.
.
Mrs. Davis, wife of Jefferson
Davis, who has been very ill with
pneumonia at Hotel Girard in
New York, where she resides, is
reported ns improving.
Tho big plant of the New Or
leans Xavaj Stores Co., and the
S. I*. Shelter Co. at Gulfport,
Miss., were destroyed by lire Sun
day, about six acres of rosin and
buildings being burned at a loss
ot $400,000!
Tho Ilawkinsville dispensary
has not been opened since the
election last week which gave a
good majority against it.
Mayor Schmitz ,of San Fran
cisco lias ordered that ail saloons
in that city remain closed for an
indefinite time
Tho post, office at YVadlejr, Git.,
was robbed one night last week.
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It is estimated that the products
of 800,000 hales of cotton were
destroyed in the San Francisco
earthquake and tire. |
ECHOES FROM THE PAST,
We publish in this issue “The
Night Funeral of a Slave,” cred
ited to Morris atul Willis’s Home
Journal, and reproduced from a
copy of The Southern Recorder,
dated Dec. 18th, 1855.
This old paper, kindly lonoil
The Monitor by Mr. J. M. D. Mc-
Gregor of Ailey, is a very inter
esting relic. At tho time rt. was
printed, 50 years ago, inert of
the legal advertising of the state
came out in its columns. John
T. Duncan was sheriff of Laurens
county and F. 11. Rowe ordinary.
John McDearmid was ordinary of
Telfair and John P. Rustin was
sheriff of Tattnall,
The Jasper County Aead< my
and the Fort Gains Academy
were running lotteries “on the
Improved Havana plan lottery”
style, “by authority of the State
of Georgia.”
Montgomery county’s ordinary,
James G. Conner, has several
notices in the otil sheet. Thos.-
JL Calhoun was applying for
guardianship of Duncan McAr
thur, Missouri McArthur and
Ann A. McArthur, under 14 years
of age. John B. Ryals was seek
ing appointment as guardian of
Wm. McArthur, and Florida Mc-
Arthur, minors of John McArthur.
Sheldon P. Smith and Farquhnr
Mcßae were advertising for sale
the property of A. Mcßae deceas
ed, among other goods and chat
tels, “one negro woman named
Berry, about 28 years old, a good 1
cook and washer”, etc.
Cuylex T. Mosley and Win. J. j
Mosley were offering for sale as [
administrators “the lands and j
negroes” of Cuyler P. Moseley.
Hon. \Y r m. YV. Holt was Judge
and A. T. McLeod was clerk of
the superior court, and F. Mcßae,
deputy ordinary. Numbers of
“likely” negroes were advertised
for sale.
One Y very amusing thing we
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Two. girls about. IS years old.
wore drowned on Sunday in the
Muilia river, N. J. by the upset,-
ting of n sail boat.
The annual l'eutiioli of tlio Mid
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way Society at old Midway church
in Liberty county will take place
on May 28rd.
Nathan Newman, one of thq
oldest white men in Georgia, died
at his home near Washington,
(la., on Saturday night at the age
of 90 years.
A collision between an incom
ing freight train and one standing
in the yards at Fitzgerald on Sat
urday, resulted in the destruction
of eight cars, but no one was
hurt.
The executive committee of the
Populist party has been called to
meet in Atlanta on the 21st, insf.
to take action as to whether the
party will vote in tlio Democratic
primary on August, 22nd.
At Cliamolee in Dekalb enmity
on Monday night, J. 11. Clark tlio
telegraph operator at that place,
became cruzed from drink and
shot, down foui men. W.J. Cheek
was killed instantly, and 4 posse
followed Clark and ; hot him to
death.
In the general conference of
tlic Methodist Church, South, in
session at Birmingham, a plan
lias been rocomond'd that, will
allow preachers to remain six
years in ohe charge.
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It instated oti good authority
that !)r. (t. J. Willingham will
not, accept the chancellor"': Place
in the State l lnivereity
Report,ri slidw that most, of the
cotton up and growing was dam
aged by the frost last week in
Alabama, M ississippi and Indian
Territory.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
Whereas an all-wise Providence
has seen (it to remove from our
midst out 'I ndent, and co-worker,
Pasco Johnson, wo, the faculty of
the 11. B. E and students of same,
while bowing to the will of our
heavenly Father, wish to give ex
pression to our deep sense of loss
and sorrow ovt*r ho! departure.
Wo would commend his jovial
manner, his amiable disposition,
his amicable dealings with his
playmates to the students as ex
amples worthy of emulation*.
We realize that the Sixth Grade
has lost one of its brightest, most
cheerful and promising students;
that the students have lost a be
loved companion, and the school
a loyal friend.
To the bereaved family we ex
tend our sincere sympathy, and
011 them wo pray God’s richest
blessings in tins sore Joss.
We resolve:—
To inscribe this tribute on the
pages of our minutes, to furnish,
the family with a copy, and to.
have same published in the Mont
gomery Monitor and Lyons Prog
ress.
Committee,
M. McLanrine
Inez Mcßae
f I. D. Johnson
Mamie Page.
Year’s Support.
Wherras, Mrs. Maggie Abt has ap
plied lo mo fora year’s support for
a year’s support for herself and minor
children out of the estate of T. B
Abt, late of said county deceased,
and appraisers appointed haviijgflled
their return, this is to cite ull parties
concerned that said application will
be heard on the first Monday in June
1906. This May 7, 1906.
Alex McArthur, Ordinary.
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culled from the ragged and aged
sheet was that in the advertise
ment of up-country’ schools, peo
ple “in the low country” were ad
vised to send their children up
there “during the sickly season.”
A vessel had . just arrived in
New York with “news up to the
lst-*-just thirteen days old’
