The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-21

rather than 20 to jail, hired an officer to guard them at the Capital Hotel. That Needham was taken sick, and the case developed at once Into pneumonia which CReid) wanted to be dead to the world, and swapped papers and letters with Needham-passed Nedham off as Reid that the woman with them was not his wife, and was a party to the fraud. That | the remains shipped to Grimm and ac- companied by the woman, were those of Needham.
 "Dr. Pope says that he has no recollec- ton of any one being here with Reid except his wife. Mrs. Reid, who accom- panied the remains to Griffin.
 The Messenger has made enquiry Of number who would probably recall the circumstance. But pr. Pope Is the only one so far who can do so. Twenty-four years is long time. and the population of town changes considerably. There | are those living who can throw additional | night on the subject, and some of them will read this in The Messenger and probably be heard from next week" The following clipping is from the files of the Marshall Tri-Weekly Herald of Tuesday, January 2i, 1S79:
 Sudden Death.
 '-The Galveston News of Sunday con tained the following among It's Dallas specials:
 "'J.- B. Reid of Grim. Ga., late of Dallas, acting as agent under c. w. Cole. Deputy United States Marshal, was ar- rested at Texarkana on the 18th for pass | ing $50 counterfeit note on Conductor l.. S. Thorne, on the Texas and Pacific. He was apprehended on telegram sent from Dallas. It is thought his arrest will unearth a ring of showers of this queer duplicating government officials Reid was brought to this place, (Mar- shalD and we find his name registered at the Capitol Hotel. His wife accompanied him. He died Sunday night, caused, we learn. from excessive drink. We went to the hotel to obtain particulars, but failed to see and one from whom we could get any definite informa- tion. The clerk said that it was believed that while he was drinking the spurious bill was passed on him. His remains have been placed in fine casket and will be taken back to Griffin, Ga." The Marshall Trt-Weekly Herald oi l February l, 1879. contains the following Deaths Vindication.
 We have just read an editorial from | givin gan account of the burial of Mir. John B. Reid, who, 1t will be remembered | died suddenly at this place on January ls, and his remains were carried back to | hls native place. The News speaks of | nim and his family in the kihdest terms | representing him as the soul of integrity l honesty and honor. and lavishly gener- ous. qualities that he inherited from his | trouble MT. Reid got into in Texas was | regarded by all who knew him as purely l accidental. md involving no criminality ' | The following extracts are from The | Atlanta Constitution of recent date. Jack Reid Is in Ozark, Ala, not dcad,
 but very much alive, and the guest of his children
 "on his arrival here. Mir. Reid was at once driven to the home of his son-in- law. C. c. Beasley, where a scene bor- dering on the tragic was enacted. Mrs. l Beaslcy was up at the late hour of mid night waiting for the father she had erlng in Oak Hill Cemetery for twenty ! years. The son, J. B. Reid, Jr., has ar- rived from Covington County.
 Since his arrival here Jack Reid has | kept himself very close. He came down ] town next day, but that is the only time
 he has been seen on the streets, and he refuses to see visitors. especially news paper men.
 Mrs. Beaslev has no doubt of the ident. | ity of her father. Says her father hes 1 repeated many things that her mother haC
 told her. relating to little family, incl.
 dents. and proves to her beyond doub'
 that this man is her father.
 Mrs. Beasiey said: MT. Reid has thor
 oughly and satisfactorily explained al | about the corpse sent to Griffin twenty
 years ago, and the family and friends ar'
 The following are extracts from an ar | ticle in The Constitution of same date: l "Reid Called e Fraud"
 Mrs. Mary W. Speight of Atlanta, hal | received letter from Mrs. c. F. McCiaha | who was formerly Mrs. Jack Reid, fl
 which she denies that the man at ozarl
 is the real Jack Reid. Mrs. McGahi | writes:
 We left for home on Monday morninl
 starting from Dallas, Texas. MT. Rei'
 was i'll with a cold at the time, and whei
 We arrived at Marshall. Texas, at
 o'clock in the evening he was too siel to sit up. We went to hotel and callc'
 in Dr. John Pope, who pronounced hi
 case pneumonia
 Every day for a week Dr. Pope wis ited him twice a day. The Presbyteftai
 minister and his wife and many of tI
 best people of Marshall went to the hote
 and offered us their aid and sympathy.
 My cousin, Marcellus Scott, of Tyler
 Texas, whom we had visited during ou | stay in Texas, was there during the week
 On Sunday MT. Reid died. I saw the las | breath leave his body Dr. Pope pro | nounced him dead and remained througi
 the night-superintending every arrange
 ment for the shipment of his body tC 1 Griffin.
 His remains were carried to the Firs
 Methodist Church. the coffin opened ana many of his old friends looked upon his