The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-08
w. L. MCCAIN KILLED
BoDY OF MONTGOMERY MAN FOUND
 IN ELMORE COUNTY.
Deputy Sheriff sAot h Ambush On . County Road-Remains broushA
 Here for lntermeAt.

Tho nfeless body of William L. Mo Cain of Montgomery. an acting deputy sheriff of Fillmore county. was iound by two negro women early yesteraay morning on the public road seven miles from Tallassee on the S'strunk P'ace; been ambushed and assassinated. prob ably by one of his avowed enemies or that community. The acting deputy was shot in the right side with shot gun and 1t Is believed that death must have been almost instantaneous. II IS presumed by his relatives here that the killing occurred about 10 O'CLOCK Saturday night. Meagre details or the tragedy reached Montgomery Members of Mir McCain's family who went 10 Tallassee and returned here last night with the remains were unable to se- cure any definite information or the assassination, owing to the fact that the killing occurred out in the country and those who were conducting an m yestigation, had not returned to Ial- lassee at the hour the train for Mont gcmery left there.
 being held. the results of which will not reach Montgomery unti! today when u brother of the dead man. who was at the inquest will arrive here TOT the funeral. From what news could be gathered, MT. Mccain was found dead by two negresses. who were the only persons hearing the shot Saturday night supposed to be that which was fired from ambush.
 They immediately reported the find ing of the corpse and relatives of MT. Mccain were telegraphed. The foot- rrints of the murderer were found, f is said and an effort will be made to locate him.
 Throughout yesterday. relatives here tried to communicate with the onice of the sheriff of Elmoee county at wetumpka but were unable to get con nection on account of wire trouble.
 The first news of the tragedy reach- ed Montgomery about II o'clock yes- terday morning when Mrs. w. L. Mo- Cain. of S4 Amanda street. wife of the murdered man. received telegram from Dr. Gulledge. Tallassee physt- can. informing her of her husbands shock to the large number of relatives of MT. Mccain in Montgomery
 At 1:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon. M A. Mccain, a brother, and w. A. Mo Cain, a son of the deceased. left Mont gomery over the Western Railway for Tallassee. They brought the remains back to Montgomery at 6:25 o'clock lest night and conducted them to the undertaking parlors of w. H. Tice on South Court street, where they remain ed throughout the night
 William L. Mccain was we'll konwn in Montgomery and the surrounding territory. and especially in Elmore courty where he was born. He would rave celebrated his fiftieth birthday rext January.
 The greater part of his life was spent in Fillmore county where he was for several years a deputy sheriff. He moved to Montgomery four years ago with his family and. for a while was a member of the Montgomery Fire De- rurtment, from the fire department, he accepted a position as an acting deputy sheriff of Elmore county and. ' hile Mir. Mccain called Montgomery his home. he was recently comrelle1 to spend most of his time in Elmore county in the discharge of his duties.
 He was one of eight living sons of MT. and Mrs. w. H. Mccain who re- side at IF Jefferson street. this city. Twenty-Five years ago he married Miss Rebecca Underwood Of Montgomery. He was member of the First Bap- tist church and had many friends in this city.
 MT. Mccain Is survived by his wife and his parents of Montgomery, by three sons. W. A. Mccain. c. A. Me- Cain and G. E. Mccain of Montgomery, 1 six daughters. Mrs w. w, Kendr1k, of Selma, ard Misses Fannie Myrtle. Dora, Leila May and Juliet Mccain of Montgomery, seven brothers, C. s. Me Cain, M A. Mccain and E. W. Mccain | of Montgomery. R. E. Mccain of Lowndes county, G. c. Mccain of Pen sacola, A. G. Mccain of Elmore coun- ty, and J. R. Mccain of Birmingham. and two sisters. Mrs. F.. w. Robinson of Lowndesboro and Mrs. D. M. Smith erman of Pensacola.
 Mir. Mccain left Montgomery early Friday afternoon to go into Elmore co unty near Tallassee and Millstead. The point where he was found is locat- ed seven miles from Talassee and three miles from Millstead.
 The remains will be taken to the family residence. 84 Amanda street, this morning. and the funeral will take place from there at 3:31 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. Charles A. Stakely, D. D., pastor of the First Baptist church. will oficiate. Interment will be made in Oakwood cemetery.