The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-04-30
THE REFLECT OF
JACKSON LOBBIES.
Crisp Notes of State Interest
CuIled at the Capital City.
BOYD WANTS IFE'S INSURANCE
The Wife Murderer Wants to Appeal His
Case to the Supreme Court Ia Order to
Have Time to Collect His Wife's Life
assurances .-..F0x Retires From Race.

the wife murder of Copiah County,
who was convicted at a recent term
Of the court there, has decided to
take an appeal TO the Supreme
Court was for the purpose OF col
Letting the insurance on his wife's
life. 1t Is stated by parties In, the
city that Boyd Is going to try and
collect the Thousand dollars insur-
ance that he had on the life of bis
wife between new and the time
that the Supreme Court IS TO take
up his case. There must have been
something like this working in
Boyd's mind, for he was brought to
the pe~nitentiary and registered,
and next morning he changed his
mind and decided to appeal his
case. first making application for a
new trial. which was overruled. IT
is manifest, If he was IL the peni-
Tertiary for killing his wife, that it
would be impossible for him to col
lect the insurance on her life.
When sentenced Boyd was pleased
that he got off with his neck. The
outcome of this matter will be
watched with interest. OF purse
the insurance companies will siren
uously resist payment.
The City Council is still investi-
eating the report of the City Audi
tor on the condition CT the books of
the Mayor, Marshal and jailor.
The investigation has brought cut
the fact it Is said that fines collected
more than a year ago by the Mar
shall have Just been paid into the
City Treasury. 1t was further
brought out that in ore instance a
prisoner was released, a citizen
standing for his $50 hne, and that it
has not been paid as yet. The
Council will be Engaged on the in
vestigation for several days yet,
wher the final report to go on the
minutes will be made up.
Secretary OF State Power has re-
eelved official notice from the Gull
Chicago railroad, recently incorpo-
rated by proclamation Of the Cover
nor, that it had perfected an organ
ization. The meeting was held OF
April 81, and the capital stock was
fixed at Sc, 900, 700. The following
Directors were elected: W. H.
Pheyfer, K. II. Patterson, S. D.
Owen, J. N B. Watson, G. l.. Nor
gan, J. T. Baker, ]. W. Sloan, G.
S. Cullens, and w. A. LiddelI. The
officers of the new company, If any
were elected, were noa certified to
the Secretary OF State. The Gulf
and Chicago is to become a part of
the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas
City railroad, ard is to be extended
to Jackson, Tenn., the transfer
already having taken place.
A homeseekrs' excursion, run by
the Illinois Central railroad, through
the city, will arrive in Jackson on
May Goth, and will ROMAN in the
city several hours. Natchez, Vicks-
burg and other cities in the State
will be visited. The Illinois Cen
ira! now has its agents in the North
west at work arousing intest in this
excursion and booking passengers.
1t is expected that it will be we'll
be patronized. A number of real
estate men will be in the party look
for Southern investments.
1t is stated, on what appears to be
good authority, the Gulf and Ship
Island railroad has instructed the
trust oil mills and others that have
Seed houses along its track to re-
move them. The mills have been
leasing the land on which tie seed
houses were built from the road for
a nominal consideration, but they
have, so it is stated, been informed
that the leases will not be renewed.
The order has created considerable
talk in oil mill circles. Just what
the object of the road is in issuing
it does not appear quite clear.
The drought continues and seems
to be quite general, 1t has been
five weeks since it rained in this
vicinity. and farmers are becoming
anxious.
The first automobile ever OWE ed
nv a Iarkconian has made ifs an