The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
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In the cell iri the city prison to which he had been assigned yesterday was found this morning the lifeless body of Martin O'aiara.
 O'Mara was a white man and name to Selma from I.arlison several days ago. At Lamison he was employed as a lumberman at saw mill Since he has bsen in this city he has been ur- der the influence of drink.
 He drank more than his usual amount Wednesday, night and was found hy the police and carried 10 the city pris~ on. Yesterday morning in police court he answered to the charge of having been drunk and was fined $5 or ten days on the streets. After court he was in no condition to begin working out his fine and nc had hope of get ting mopey from home, so he was lock- ed up in the cell.
 Yesterday his shattered nerves need ed A stimulnnt, no doubt, but he did not ask for one. Last night in his cell he went to sleep. the sleep rom which he did not awake. At no time during the day did he complain If fcel- ing i'll and at no time during tho night did the other inmates of the prison hear of him grooming or suffering.
 Keeper of the City Prison Ahren is sick and his place is being filled by Policeman Rhoades. This morning ear N I0aI OIuCldl went GD l6Ea AhG mates and get them ready for their days work o'Mara did not answer to his call and upon investigation Rhodes found that the man was dead The city physician was summoned and he declared that life had been extinct for some hours. Other authorities were notified and the body was turn ed over to an undertaken. This af- ternoon it was shipped to O'Mara's for mer home near Lamison. oMara leaves a wife and two or three little children.
 Two DiG Men.
 The Camden troop of the Cavalry Squadron in camp here has two of the bigg est men in the squadron. The com crowd the 600 rark on any pair of scales. The heavier of the two men is Sergeant Frank N. Boyd. He states that he tips the scale at SPA. The other heavy man of the company Is the commanding officer. Captain J: D.. Jenkins. His weight le m the nelBh- borhood of 2se
 Captain Jenkins is a popular candl- date in Wilcox county for sheriff and the member of the troop which he com- mands say that he will be elected by an overwhelming majority In the Camden troops Is another candidate for high office il, Wilcox county He Is Captain D. B. Jones, duartermaster. He has for many years served as chief clerk in inc pr obate office under Judge James T. Beck. for whom the eamp was named. and he Is now a popular candidate for Probate Judge.
 Offered q Reward.
 Sheriff Blackwell has offered a re- ward of SlOO for the arrest of Philip WashIa gton, the negro who the after noon of July l7th, shot and instantly killed John Mathews. white, near Min ter Station. Washington is said to be clean shaVen, Is about 2S years of age and weighs in the neignborhood of 135 pounds He is bow legged and is said not to have a very intelligent appear ance.
 Since the shooting of young Mat thews several posses have searched the woods in an endeavor to capture the negro. So far they nave been unsuc- cesssul.
 Social and Personal.
 Messrs Marcus Sterne and Morris Leyman are expected home tonight from New York.
 Miss Blanche New will leave tomor- row for Montgomery to visit friends after which she will go to Tybee, H. A. Denton has returned home af- Ger spending several weeks in Att lanta and Birmingham.
 Mrs s. A Fowlkes and daughter, Madeline, will leave shortly for North Carolina to spend the summer.
 Mrs. Frank Aycock has gone to Hamburg to visit relatives. MT. and Mrs H. B. Elkan and family will leave Sunday for Tate Springs.