Henry C. Ross Falls to Death from Train (1905)

29 July 1905
Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
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HENRY C. ROSS FALLS TO DEATH FROM TRAIN

UNCONSCIOUS AND DYING MAN IS FOUND UNDER TRESTLE NEAR MILLEDGEVILLE, GA -- FIRST BELIEVED TO BE EMMETT J. MIMS OF REYNOLDS -- IT WAS LATER FOUND TO BE INSURANCE MAN OF MACON

The body of a dying man, in all probability Henry C. Ross of 210 First street, Macon, was found under a trestle on the Georgia railroad near Milledgeville yesterday morning. The unconscious man was taken to Milledgeville, where he died late yesterday afternoon. He never recovered consciousness.

The man had evidently fallen from the excursion train which was run from Macon to Charleston Thursday.

It was at first thought that the victim of the accident was Emmett J. Mims, a prominent citizen of Reynolds, Ga., but this was later found to be a mistake. The clothes of the man were examined and they were marked "H. C. Ross." In one of the pockets was a book of insurance statistics, bearing the imprint of the Provident Savings Company.

This fact was telephoned to The Telegraph last night, and after some investigation, evidence was secured which leads to the belief that the victim was Henry C. Ross, a life insurance solicitor connected with the Provident Savings Company. Henry C. Ross lived with his wife, formerly Miss Nettie Barnes, at 210 First street.

An effort was made last night to communicate with George Ross, the brother of Henry C. Ross, but the former was at the bedside of their father, Mr. Wash Ross, at Hillsboro, Ga.

Mistaken Identity.
A peculiar feature of the deplorable accident was the fact that the body was first identified at Milledgeville as that of Emmett J. Mims of Reynolds, Ga., one of the most prominent citizens of that town. The body was taken in charge by the Masons and Knights of Pythias at Milledgeville, and the relatives of Mr. Mims were notified. Mr. Mims' widowed mother was prostrated by the news.

A delegation of Masons and Knights of Pythias from Reynolds went over to Milledgeville, accompanied by Mr. Mims' grandfather, Capt. E. Aultman, but when they arrived in Milledgeville they found that the dead body was not that of Mr. Mims.

Mrs. Henry C. Ross was not in the city last night, being at the home of her father-in-law out in Jones county. Her father, Mr. Wiley J. Barnes, was notified of the death.

Man Who Shot Negro Woman Being Sought (1921)

30 December 1921
Columbus Ledger - Enquirer (Georgia)
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MAN WHO SHOT NEGRO WOMAN BEING SOUGHT
Willie B. Williams, Negress, Lies in Hospital, Wounded, Supposedly at Hands of Mell Bowman
Willie B. Williams, negro woman, just before 12 o'clock last night, was painfully shot in the left side, supposedly by Mell Bowman, negro, at her home near the intersection of Fourth street and Fifth avenue.

The woman was carried to the city hospital where the chances for her recovery and her demise are about equal, according to last reports. Mean while the police want Mell Bowman on a charge of assault with intent to murder, and are making efforts to apprehend him.

The victim of what is supposed to have been a quarrel between Bowman and Willie B. Williams was not able to give an account of the events leading up to the shot which found a place in her side, but others living in the neighborhood, which is settled largely with negroes, supplied some of the information.

Atrocious Murder In Macon (1854)

The New York Times
10 July 1854

ATROCIOUS MURDER IN MACON -- On Saturday morning last, our citizens were startled by the news of a most atrocious and unnatural murder, committed in our midst. An Irishman, by the name of CONNELLY, boarding in the house of D. GARAUGHTY, on Bridgerow, killed his own wife in open day, and then effected his escape to the woods. He was in the habit of maltreating his wife, and when the people of the house heard the noise of contention in his room, on Saturday morning, they supposed that it was only a repetition of his usual brawling. When he came down, he was observed to have changed his clothes, and to look back upon the house with a frightened expression as he was going away. Suspicion was excited, and upon examination the unfortunate woman was found stone dead in her apartments. Her neck was dislocated and her head severely bruised and cut -- apparently from a knife. It is supposed that he forced her head over a beam, and thus affected the dislocation of the neck. He had changed his clothes, and the bloody garments were found huddled together under a table. He had straightened the woman out upon the floor, and placed her baby across her breast. He was pursued on Saturday, but without avail. On Saturday night, impelled by that irresistible instinct, which brings murderers back to the scene of their crime, the man came to the Mansion House, (not a hundred yards from the dead body of his wife,) and asked a woman of his acquaintance to give him hiding place. She did so, but immediately sent for the Police, who took him without difficulty. He denies, as we understand, all knowledge of the crime, nor is it ascertained what his motive could have been. It is variously ascribed to jealousy, drunkenness and other causes. The testimony must be altogether circumstantial. The murdered woman was buried on Sunday. CONNELLY is in Jail, and the case awaits investigation. -- Macon, Ga. Telegraph, July 4.

Murder (1854)

The New York Times
16 November 1854

MURDER -- On Saturday, the 30th ult., PETER CURRY, a son of one of our oldest citizens, received twenty-four stabs from the hands of one LUKE NOWELL, from the effects of which he died on the following Tuesday. The affair occurred at night, in the Warrior district of this county, and as far as we can learn, in the following manner: NOWELL, CURRY, and other, were attending at a "corn shucking," at the house of one of their neighbors, when one of the party proposed to go to the corner of a fence where a bottle of liquor was secreted, and there take a drink. While there, NOWELL became excited, and for some cause or other drew a knife upon CURRY, but was compelled to desist. Shortly afterwards, CURRY becoming great intoxicated, drew off into a corner and fell asleep. The party soon broke up, leaving CURRY behind them. NOWELL and one other went down the road -- the balance of the party in another direction. These last soon heard cries, and returning, observed NOWELL striking repeatedly at CURRY, who was on the ground. On pursuit, NOWELL, it is said, threw away his knife, which was afterwards found and identified. It was very bloody. Upon examining CURRY, it was found that twenty-four stabs had been inflicted on his body. NOWELL was arrested and committed to jail on Sunday, and now awaits his trial at the next term of the Superior Court -- Macon Telegraph, 10th inst.

Horrible Tragedy (1856)

The New York Times
4 January 1856

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. -- One of the most horrible and distressing tragedies which it has ever been our lot to record, or which perhaps, has ever met the public ear, occurred in our city on the night of the 24th, or morning of the 24th inst. When the 4 o'clock train on the Macon and Western Railroad arrived at East Point, on Christmas morning, the body of a person was found in the cow-catcher, having been dragged the entire distance from Atlanta - six miles - in this manner. The body was so mutilated, -- in fact, literally torn to pieces, -- the fragments scattered along the whole distance, -- as to defy identification. From the fragments of clothing, however, found attached to the body, it is rendered almost certain that the deceased was a son of Col. Amos W. Hammond, of this city. The young man was seen on the night of the 24th, in company with others of the same age, in the vicinity of the Macon and Western Railroad, and has not since been heard of. There is suspicion afloat that he was murdered in an affray by his companions, and afterwards laid upon the track. We have not heard the evidence to this point. The matter is now undergoing investigation before the Coroner. [Atlanta (Ga) Intelligencer, Dec. 27.]

A Judge In An Insane Asylum (1885)

The New York Times
21 January 1885

A JUDGE IN AN INSANE ASYLUM.
JUDGE M'KAY, OF GEORGIA, WANTS TO BE SET FREE.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20 -- United States District Attorney Valentine was visited this morning by two gentlemen, one of whom was a man of medium height, rather slender, apparently about 60 years of age, whose face unmistakable showed evidence of recent great mental distress. He introduced himself as United States Judge Henry K. McKay, of the Northern District of Georgia. His companion was Dr. Brush, attending physician at the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane, in West Philadelphia. Judge McKay stated that he had been confined in the Pennsylvania Hospital at the instigation of some members of his family as an insane man, and that he had more sense than those who had sent him there. He exhibited a petition which he desired Mr. Valentine to present to the Judges of the United States Court. It set out that he was a citizen of the State of Georgia, and was unjustly confined by Dr. John B. Chapin, a citizen of the State of Pennsylvania, in the hospital in West Philadelphia. It ended with a prayer for a writ of habeas corpus and a hearing before the court. The visitors were conducted before Judges Butler and McKennan. Mr. Valentine presented the petition to the court, remarking that the petitioner had been United States Judge of Georgia. Judge McKay quickly interposed, "I am now United States Judge of Georgia." The court examined the petition, and Judge Butler remarked that all that was wanted was that the court would look into the matter. Judge McKay replied that all he desired was his liberty, and he thought as a citizen of a foreign State he could properly bring the matter before the United States Court and claim its protection. He asked that the physicians who had examined him, and upon whose certificate he had been committed to the asylum, be subpoenaed, and that the hearing be given as privately as possible, as he did not wish to give publicity to the proceedings.

The court stated that it would dispose of the matter to-morrow in Chambers. With this understanding, after a pleasant chat with the two Judges at the side bar, Judge McKay left the court room under the protection of Dr. Brush. Judge McKay was confined in the asylum during the latter part of last December. His eccentric conduct and peculiar actions while sitting as a Judge which led to his incarceration have all been published. His mental distress, it is stated by the physicians of the institution, has been brought about by overwork.

Georgia Asylum On Fire (1897)

The New York Times
10 November 1897

GEORGIA ASYLUM ON FIRE.
Negro Section of the Milledgeville Institution Destroyed -- No Lives Lost Owing to Excellent Discipline.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., Nov. 9 -- The negro section of the Georgia Insane Asylum burned to-day. There were within the walls at the time the fire broke out inmates and all over 700 persons, but the efficiency of administration was such that no lives were lost.

The group of buildings constituting the section covered about four acres. The firs started in the attic above one of the wards on the east side, and was discovered by Dr. Oetall, who was attending one of the patients. The fire walls of the building did not extend to the roof, and as a consequence the fire traveled under the roof and dropped the sparks below. The tiers being divided by solid brick walls, the progress of the fire was slow, but very steady, about ten hours elapsing before it was checked. Portions of the section were saved, but the major part was gutted. The asylum water service was excellent, and was reinforced by engines from the Fire Department of Macon, thirty miles away, which were brought here upon a special train.

Dr. Powell, Superintendent of the Asylum, estimates the loss at about $100,000, including the buildings and furniture, upon which there is insurance of about 50 per cent. There was room enough in the other buildings temporarily to care for those who were dislodged by the fire. The Legislature of Georgia is now in session, and prompt relief will be granted the asylum.

Deaths And Funerals: Mrs. Maud Avant Wheeler (1913)

20 February 1913
The Macon Daily Telegraph, Georgia
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS
MRS. MAUD AVANT WHEELER.
Following an illness of several weeks, Mrs. Maud Avant Wheeler, wife of Joe W. Wheeler Jr., died yesterday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock at the family residence on Elizabeth street, Western Heights. She was 27 years of age and had been married only one year. So came to Macon one year ago from her old home, Deepstep, Washington county.

Besides her husband, Mrs. Avant is survived by her father, Rev. A. S. Avant, pastor of the Baptist church of Deepstep; three sisters, Mrs. Ella Andrews, Mrs. Mattie Haygood and Miss Lou Avant, all of Deepstep; three brothers, J. H., C. A. and W. H. Avant, all of Deepstep. The body will be taken this morning at 11:40 o'clock over the Central of Georgia railway to Sandersville and from there to Deepstep, where the funeral and interment will occur.

Among the cousins of Mrs. Wheeler in Macon are: Mrs. Ella Avant Wood, Mrs. Kate Avant, Miss Nellie Avant, Mrs. Bess Avant. Her father, Rev. A. S. Avant, is the only brother of Judge John S. Avant, of Macon.

Deaths & Funerals: ROSS (1908)

8 Aug 1908
Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
Deaths and Funerals
ROSS
The remains of Miss Martha Ross, who died in Atlanta yesterday, will reach Macon over the Southern Railway this morning at 10:45, and the funeral service will follow at Rose Hill.

Miss Ross is survived by Mrs. J. C. Peters, of Atlanta, and Miss Emma Ross, of Macon. She was the sister of the late Floyd Ross, and the daughter of the late B. F. Ross.

The news of her death will be read with sincere sorrow by many loving friends in Macon.

Former Macon Man Dies in Florida (1906)

19 January 1906
Macon Weekly Telegraph, Georgia
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FORMER MACON MAN DIES IN FLORIDA
A telegram was received last night by Mr. Leon S. Dure, announcing the death at Green Cove Springs, Florida, of Col. Jasper F. Greer. Col. Greer formerly resided in Macon, and at one time conducted one of the largest grocery businesses in the city. He left for Florida about fifteen years ago.