The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
FOUL MURDER
IS DISCOVERED
TWO NEGRO WOMEN HAVE
HEADS CHOPPED
Ak IN A DEMONS HANDS
Committed the Bloody Crime In
South Part of City Some Time
Monday Night-Oficers Have
Clew and Are On Trail

time Monday night when Mary Car
ter, aged so years, and Matte Col
Inns, aged about 40 years, who lived
on Starting street in the Bee Ranch
addition, were murdered with an ak
in the hands CT one of the most dar-
ing and cruel-hearted man or men
These women are grandmother and
granddaughter. They lived on Star
ling street in the rear of Capt. Nc
Claims residence. Mary Carter was
very feeble, and as she was not seen
around the house all day Monday,
one of her colored neighbors became
alarmed, and fearing that in her fec
bleness she had died, she reported
the matter to Capt. Chapman
Capt Chapman Immediately inves-
tigated. but upon arriving at the
house, he could discover nothing un-
usual inside the house. Everything
seemed to be in perfect order. But
he was not content with just eau
sal survey on the premises, and Sc
cured a light and made thorough
search in every room.
Tie result was the finding Of two
of the most gruesome sights that
were ever discovered by an officer OF
the law.
The first thing that Capt. Chip
man noticed was spot of blood on
the bedclothes in the rear rom of the
cabin Searching in the front room
f1e found the body of the older wom-
an under the bed in a pol of blood.
The body was covered with bed
clothes and pillow covered the old
womans face Removing these the
officer found the Top OF her head
had been cut omen with sharp in
stument and the sukll crushed.
In the rear room he found the
body OF Matte Collins. the young
woman, between the bed and the wall
in a crouching position. Her left ear
had been cut off and her mouth and
face gashed, her brains ozzing out
from. cuts in the head. 1t was 4
discovery appalling enough to turn
the stoutest heart.
Searching further. Capt. Chapman
found a. large 5o-pound lard can with
bloody water in it. Out in the yard
he found an AK with the blade
bright and clean, but with a spot OF
blood on the but of the handle. It
is supposed that the murderer Or
washed the ak ypff after
co1unlrtting the terrible deed and
threw it out in the yard. A pocket
book, empty and open, was found on
one of the beds in the house, and
from this the captain believes the
murderer tried to make it appear
that The motive for the crime was
robbery. This was his first suspic-
ION, but he learned enough later to
believe robbery not the cause.
After completing his search. he
questioned the woman who first told
him oil the appearance of the
older woman At first she declared
she knew nothing. but after being
II IL al, L.
admitted that two men. negroes. had
been to the house Saturday after
young Woman These men arc Jim
Jones and Bob Ramsey, who work
for Mr.. Swain OH his plantation at
Holly Knowc This is the only clev
TO work on, but Capt Chapman is
confident that he has learned enough
to- fasten the crime either on these
men or upon one West Collins, who
also works bn Mr. SWANS place. and
who was a former husband of the
Collins woman. Jealousy is un-
QodOtNdiy ztAN NttfS%s tof -tlfN iiftfId(i
OF these women. Ramsey correspond
cd with the Collins woman, West Col
Inns knew of this. and Jones was
known to be a friend OF the woman
One of the other OF these men no
donbt became jealous Of sil- other
aud took revenge upon the woman
first BY Killing her. aud this waking
up the old woas an she was dispatch
ed ii the sane hrsstai naanner 50 She
could fell no fals \.
Tbs i tac de<IustioIa Of CAPT:
Chip man, and lls j. NJ DOUBT correct
ii his pp:niol,s CIaieF of Police
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