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VOLUME XI
SI SMITH KILLED
Smith’s cell at the jail, Judge . E^tes
ordered the inquest adjourned until 4
o’clock that afternoon, to await
arrival «f Solicitor General Charters
and Mr. George P. Erwin, attorney for
Smith. The inquest was again ad
journed Saturday afternoon until Mon
day morning at which time, no new
evidence being brought out, the jury
agreed on a verdict to the effect that SL
Smith come to his death frOm^iStcA
wounds at the hands of parties un
known. ^ ~
Undertaker Dorsey embalmed the
body and it was sent to Clarksville on
the Belle ^ train Saturday afternoon*
It was carried to Smith’s late home at
Soque, Habersham county, Sunday and
interred.
There is not' the slightest evidence as
to who composed the mob. They were
all strangers to Sheriff Mundy and he'
has no idea who the men were who
went inside the corridor of the jail with
him.
He says only one of them was mask
ed and that was the man who repre
sented himself as Sheriff Pinson of
Gilmer county. The dim light wbuld
not allow him to see very well and he
doesn’t know whether he would recog
nize the men if he were to see them
again or not.
Governor Candler offered Thursday a
reward of $300 for the apprehension and
delivery, with proof to convict, the first
of the' unknown murderers of Smith.
A reward of $100 each is offered for the
arrest, with proof to convict, of the
others implicated in the deed. The
parties are to be delivered to the Sheriff
of Hall county at the jail in. Gaines
ville. ■ v. -
TO DEATH BY MOB IN HALL COUNTY JAIL LAST
FRIDAY NIGHT-
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Gamed Admittance to Jail By Clever Ruse—Sheriff Mundy
Was Overpowered—No Clue as to Perpetrators
—Reward Offered.
Si Smith was shot to death by a mob went on still to the drawer and was
in Hall county jail last Friday night . fixing to get the keys and I heard
shortly after 11 o’clock. J another—just a second—two or 3, or 3
The news of the killing came as a j or 4 more shots, I don’t know how many
great surprise to the people and ere- j shots were fired— 7or 8 or 8 or 10.
ated a great deal of excitement at the Finally the sheriff said “you are
time. It was done so quietly that but mighty slow " about getting the keys,’ 1
few people in the city knew anything and by that time I had pulled out a
of it until Saturday morning. whole lot of keys there, old ones and
It was by a clever ruse that an en- a u. j pulled out 40 or 50, and he said
trance to the jail was effected. A man, “you are too late about it,”, and I saw
the leader of the mob, represented him- them coming down and this fellow
salf as Sheriff Pinson of Gilmer county walked hurriedly to the door and this
with a prisoner whom he wanted to fellow that went down with ns to watch
leave in jail until the following morn- down stairs took the left, and I only
ing for safe keeping. The alleged saw a g.ii m p Se Q f them. I don’t think
Sheriff first called for the jailer and .f rom the time I turned them in that
upon being told that the jailer had gone they were there not exceeding three
up town then asked if the Sheriff was m i nu tes because I just had got down
there. Sheriff Mundy replied that he j n to the hallway and turned into my
was the Sheriff, and at the request of r0 om when the shooting began. Before
the man outside went to the door when r k d uid
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eczema, boils, scrofula, ulcers, blood poison, fever
•ores, catarrh, rheumatism, face covered with
banaea m » "““““l Mtmdy hastily went up-stairs with
fliis e oo e a an see.ng those who had arrived and saw that the
poper y filled out returned rt to the p risoners jail were ^ fe . An investi .
men with the pnsoner as he had no use showed that he
for it, saying to h.m to keep it until ^ been sbot by ^ mQb and was
next morning. lying dead. Coroner^ Dorsey was sum-
Shenff Mundy led the way np-stairs mODed and aW , 0 > clock ^ bod of
to the door which opens into the cor- c . , .. , x ,
ridorof the jail, the men following be- Smith was removed to the undertaker’*
hind. This door was unlocked by establishment.
Sheriff Mundy and they all stepped in- ; Not a great .many people knew of the
side. As they did so two of the men laUm £» consequently but few gathered
grabbed Sheriff Mundy, one by each a h° u t the jail and the undertaker’s,
arm, and drawing their pistols told him mob as mysteriously disappeared
they did not have a prisoner but that as ^ came an ^ * n a little while all was
they had come for Si Smith and were as quiet around the jail as before the
going to have him. Sheriff Mundy hilling occurre J-
noticed then that several more men had The ruse by which the mob effected
followed them np-stairs and that he an entrance to the jail was exceedingly
was completely surrounded. He told clever. No plan Whs ever better con-
them Smith was not there as he had cocted and more effectively executed,
sent him off. They said they knew There was not the least suspicion
better thaD that and if he wanted to among the people that such an affair
save his life he had better unlock the wa s on foot and no one was prepared
cell door in about a minute; that they * or such a great surprise,
intended to have Smith and they didn’t - It is so often thd ease that prisoners
want anything said about it or any are carried'to' the jail after night by
alarm raised. Sheriff Mundy told them officers from all the counties around
he could not unlbck the doors as the Here that Sheriff Mundy could not have
keys were down stairs. They again possibly suspected that any mischief
told him to unlock the doors and he was up on this particular occasion. It
again replied that he couldn’t do so. had only been thirty minutes before
Sheriff Mnndy made the following when a prisoner was locked up under
statement at the Coroner’s inquest as to c l rc dmstanees similar to .hundreds be-
what was then done: for© and which any man would have
‘ ‘ w hen they told me to unlock the cage bought this to be.
the second time I then told them the After the mob was . once inside the
second time that I didn’t have the keys, corridor of the jail they made quick
that I would go down stairs and get work of Smith. They had a bulls-eye
the keys for them, and they said “I lantern and with this threw a light into
guess not;” and I finally turned around his cell, • where
and showed them t.hp. 1 r»r».k—T nnlv h&ri Once their
Another Killing.
Milton Parks, a negro boy, nineteen
years of age, was shot and killed by
another negro boy about the same age
named Joe Lott, near Bellmont on the
farm of Mr. E. F. Chandler last Tues
day afternoon. The wound was m-
Tax Receiver Oonipletes Rep
, ^Yith Above Result.
Tax Receiver W. R. Robertson ]
just completed his work of taking 1
returns and forwarded his report
upon,! him
they opened fire through the lattice
work and in less time than it takes to
tell it they had shot him to death
with pistols and had gone. Smith was
hit nine times, as follows: One wound
in the left breast one inch straight
above the nipple ranging straight
Hope-Moteniy|lMipa
Mr. Robert A. Hope and Miss Annie
Moten were united in marriage last
Sunday evening at 7 o’clock at the
Methodist parsonage, Rev. J. M. White
officiating. The groom is well known
and operates a successful bus line. The
bride is a young woman highly esteem
ed by all who know her.
in the back; .one wound in the back of
the neck coming out in axilary. space,
under right arm.
The wound m the left breast ap
parently passed directly through the
-heart. Judging from the wounds and
the ball found on, the floor of Smith’s
cell the pistols used were 38 and 42
calibre.
Coroner Dorsey summoned a jury and
held an inquest Saturday morning at
•9 o’clock. The jury was composed of
Dr. R. E. Green, W. N. Dyer, Geo. E.
Sims, John H. Martin, P. A. Lathem
and H. E. Headen. Sheriff Mundy, C.
C. Dunbar and Irby Boyd were the
only witnesses examined. After hear
ing their testimony and viewing
*ve win go down with you,” and two of
them went with me and that left three,
a ad I looked oyer the banisters and
there was.two down, there, arid.! looked
around the Corner and there was two at
he corner ot the house, and the man
hat suggested that we get the keys
®aid, “I will stdyhere and guard this
an d you go down and get the keys,”
and one of them stopped when we got
0wn into the hallway. The other
nne went on with me towards the
drawer where the keys were, and just
as We turned into' my room I heard the
shooting—I heard 4 or 5 shots and we
Mrs. J. T. Telford is at Porter Springs
to spend awhile. _ ;
Prof. Pearce, G. S. Webb, Dr. C. H.
Winbum, Mrs. T. M. Bell, Miss Effie
Shewmake and a party from Yonah
Hall have just returned from a delight
ful trip to the mountains.
Mr. T. C. Candler made a visit to the
Governor’s family in Atlanta Sunday"
and Monday*
Store Burgalized.
Mr. Allen Carter’s store at Bellton
was burgalized last Saturday night and
about $100 worth of goods were stolen.
An entraDce to the store was effected
by prizing open the front door with an
iron bar. No clue has been obtained
as to who are the guilty parties.
Miss Annie Mae*Wilson, a very char
ming young lady of Atlanta, returned
home Monday after a very pleasant
visit in Gainesville a guest of the fam
ily of Mi. G. W. Walker. While here
she received many very-pleasant social
attentions. ‘ \ * / y
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