The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-08-18
KILLED RY 8. B. HuNTlEY.
Maria Adair, 9 Negro Prostitute,
Fonily Mnrderea ID Her House
Friday Mornlne

shortly after one o'clock Friday morn
ling g w Huntley shot and killed Maria /
Adair a negro prostitute in her hoase
ton tho leYee in this city
II was a oowardly cola blaoaad niaF
der
The woman did not know Hautley (
She was asleepin her bed when there
came q knock at the door that awaken
led her There wasa demand for admit /
tance, and 4 refusal just he reach /
"a it the door was kicked from its bin I
gas, and as size threw up her hands to
prevent being struck, The flash from
pistol Illuminated Tile room anda bullet
made frightful wound in the womans
neck ranging downward and lodging in
fhe stomach a white man had oecu
pied the room with the woman and they
were the only persons il the honso. and
al Che man jumped from Tie bed he was
confronted BY the muzzle of pistol and
the command t8lie down Subsequent
" he was ordered to place the dying
woman on the bed after which, with
the pistol at bis head he was forced ta
swear that he would never mention
what he had seen Then for two hours
themnrderer satin the room with drawn
pistol refusing to allow any ono to on
tot, nr to permit q messenger t1 80 fora
doctor, finally Going to deep 7n d sofa,
when the frightened whli1 i4aR afole ont
and gave the alarm. At7ocloeb Friday
morning Capt Quinn and two police
men placed the murderer under arrest
and carried hiln to jail
The woman died at 0pglock Friday
night
Iantlpy has been u towaseveFAi days
tli5 tiile was pagsei in gambling rooms,
saloons and houses of prostitution Tues
DAY night he was iiourishing his pistols
ii saloons and intimilating pegple
Wednesday ni5 Die struck an inoa3a
1--WE old man On the head witll llispiat5h
8nocsiag blH seRsaas tha oII DAN
g0t out Of town As quigklg as possible
,efusing to make eh9Ige Of assault
with intent to murder through Ieaf
hat ha would be killed as soon as Hunt
ey came clear Huntley was not Al
.asted for this, but as soon as he heard
hat there was warrant out for his ar-
.fst Ae sent word that he would answer
. TIE charge aHd pay tha faa
Thursday night Ae fillea up % A49oF
TIA went nn tho wag path IN deQd aa4l
81 Tie bad one round in i Hqlaaa an
Walnut street and murdorw0s narrowly
verted Then ho went on hunt for q
lau who had offended him, and was
eeking him when he kicked ID tic door
{ tile Adair woman house Themur
III Followed
This Is HantIey4 record fiji ane vaall
4 dreenYille
HuHtIey has used Ais pistol faF tha
ist tina aaab q wave af Indignation
as been mised BY this laat eowarlY
iurdar That Il Che law does not speedily
Ike up Bis case convict and hang him
le people win take the m9tter III hand
q w Huntley is 4pecAiagens t9g The
lnois Central Railroad He is aIso
a cheap gambler and mall
round desperate
IIe Is one of the worst characters tbat
q ever infested tAe delta a eoWar
hg9Ft be hag always sought To s9t
ia dTop" ou bis Victims TIa Ii known
ia bad man and goes about with his
lger on the trigger When he selects
victim he goads him to madness 70
me overtaet chen there isa lightning
IL movement the fash of 8 gun
nerll, and Huntley shows up with d
ea of SELF defense.
IIn killed one man iR WinQlil q eQld
CODED murder Hg killed 9iblaF Ht
sland ii January ot this year another
urder He killed Farley at Leland in
sbF9ary murder no 8, and BE was al
city responsible Tor tho killing of poor
sard at Leland 10 tile spring f9r which
lriey set only Cen years IL Che peni
ltiaFY b tbs hands qf ap old man
bose pFaFimitT ta ths grave pFaRptsl
5fgy
Ho should he hung promptly and tie
lte IT'D 0f one q the meanest towards
d murderals that ever cursed th and
aught disgrace upon It's fair name
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