The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-07
THREE DEAD BODIES
Weltering in Their Blood and
Badly Manslsd.
THE MURDERER COMMITS SUICIDE.

ALBANY, Ga, February S.-[Special Par
ucuiars of horrible butchery and suicide in
Baker county, Were brought to this city last
night by drummer, Harry c. Kendall, Of
Macon.
yesterday afternoon % negro, Henry Phipps,
went TO call upon Amos Grant, neighhor Of
ms 1t was thought that Grant was alone in
the hoyse, and his family gone to Columbus.
tpon entering the kitchen, which is de-
tached nom the main part of the house, he
| found the body of Grant hanging by a rope.
lie was cold. and had apparently been dead
some time Phipps went to Newton and re-
ported to Sheriff Galloway. Captain j. j.
Grant and others went to the place which is
four miles from Newton. They found Amos
Grant as stated. lie had probably thrown the
end of the rope over the rafter, fastened the
other around his neck and sprang from it into
eternity
The house was securely closed. 1t had but
one room. Forcing open the door, a horrible
sight met their gaze. The entire family of
Amos Grant were discovered lying dead and
terribly mutilated, showing that horrible
butchery had been committed.
On the bed was the mangled remains of his
Wife, Re6ecca Grant 81.
In the center OF the room. upon the floor,
lay the body of his sister-in-law, Emma lEar-
riS The head and face were crushed and
Back of the bed on the floor in a pool of his
own blood lay his thirteen-yoarold son,
Thomas Grant,
The stencil arising from the bodies, which
were in q state of decomposition, was sicken-
ing and CHASTITY. A further search revealed
the weapon with which the dreadful deed
was committed. Under the house they found
an ak smeared with the blood of the three
victims.
Amos Grant was wel-to-do negro farmer.
lived
stock, and was in good standing and well
thought of.
There was some i'll feeling between himself
and wife. 1t had increased so much of late,
in the house, that his wife had avowed
her intention of quitting him,
with her family, feeling unable to live with
him any longer. She INTENDED to leave for
Columbus on Monday.
On that morning Grant was met between his
place and Sarag's store, and he told all the
persons he saw that his family had left him
that day.
1t is supposed that on Sunday night, moved
by a tit OF desperation at their leaving him the
next day, he killed them all. The next morn
ing he went out to throw persons off the scent
by telling them of their departure. Upon re-
turning no realized the enormity of his crime
and conscience stricken, put an end to his own
life
A coroner's jury was empannelled with Cap
tain j. j. Grant as foreman They rendered a
verdict in accordance with the above facts.
SAVANNAH, Ca. February Especial Ia
report reached this city tonight of a triple
murder in Dodge county Georgia. on yester-
day, by negro boy, ten years of age, mamie
Hubbard Harrell, who lives at Longview, a
hamlet not far from Eastman.
1t appears that the negro population in the
vicinity of Longview, gathered at hog killing
Whisky was freely drank, and high old time
of debauchery ensued. Some drunken negroes
took possession of the boy Harrell, and loaded
him up with vile liquor In an intoxicated
and maddened state of mind, he went to the
home Of his brother-in-law, James Pope. No
grown people were found at home, but three
little children were there.
The boy deliberately set about his fendish
work lie set caldron filed with water in
the broad chimney place until it boiled. En-
ticing the eldest child near TO the fire, he
threw it into the caldron, and it was scalded
to death.
a second child, about five years Of age, met
the same fate.
Grasping third he endeavored to topQt It
the same death that only ogres in horrid fiction
were supposed to deal out. The child resisted,
and made terrible cutlery. Taking it out of
the log house he beat its head against a tree
Its screams were heard by the returning par
ents, but its terrible punishment resulted IA
tally.