Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-19
ALABAMA NEWS

RUssELLvILLE. Ala. Nov. 1s.-Con-
victed OF the murder Of his wife and
her mother, and of shooting his father-in-
Law, Tom Robertson was yesterday SEN
fenced TO be hanged on December Is. Aft
er being out IS hours the jury brought in
a death verdict.
In leaving the court room the prisoner
remarked that that was too long for
him TO live.
The verdict was rendered just two
weeks after the commission OF the crime.
MOBILE. Ala, Nov I7.-News received
here from Admission. Ala. tells OF a hOr-
rfble accident TO Bestor Leggett. a =
year-old boy. son OF prominent people of
that county.
The little fellow was riding a mule to
the field Of his father 10 use when the
mule. from some cause, fell down, throw
ing the boy OF.
The boys feet were entangled with the
harness. and the mule took fright and
ran with him half a mile over the fields
and bitches until the back OF the boys
head was torn on and great hole was
torn in his side
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Nov. I7.-Dr Hen
~ c. Pope. aged 50 years. drug store
proprietor on the south side, and well
connected in the city. sat down on his
bed this morning early and placing the
barrel OF a shotgun TO his head pulled the
trigger Death followed almost instantly.
He left notes. in which he said that
he had determined TO end his life be-
cause OF continued IN health.
Troy, Ala. Nov. IT.-Mr. ]. p. sawteIl.
a former Georgian and well known news
paper man. who saw service as a war
correspondent in the Spanish-American
war. died here Saturday afternoon and
was buried with Pythian honors Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. sawtelI had been a resident OF
Troy since about the middle Of last jan
uary. coming to Troy to accept a posi-
ton with the Messenger. after disposing
OF his newspaper interests in Georgia.
He was born in Cuthbert. Ga. in May.
1875 and was thus "a and a half years
old Hts father. Hon. ]. p. SawteIl. was
a newspaper man. and the son also en-
tered that business as soon as he had
finished his schooling. He first worked
IN Chattanooga. but was later upon the
Grimm. Ga. Call. which paper he owned
for several years
WAR CORRESPONDENT.
In ISIS. during the Spanish-American
wns. he was correspondent with the
troopz at 0rifin, Chattanooga. and other
points. fer the atlanta papers. the Sa-
vannah MeFainG E~wA and the New York
World A short while latAr ~ went ito
Montezuma. Ga, where he pSrehaesG ne
Record. which he operates smith last De
cember. At the time OF his death, in ad-
dition to his work here. he was CORE
spondent for the Atlanta Journal and
Montgomery Journal
He was n Past Chancellor Of the
knights Of Pythias. and was a member
~ cha. w@4@ Cd
Der Of years he was secretary Of the con-
gressional committee In his congressional
district OF Georgia, and an active figure
IN all Campaigns He was for two years
a member OF the city council OF Monte
zuma, and it was his committee which
had charge Of the Carnegie library work
there. work in which he was very in
strumental.
Mr. Sawten was first married to Miss
Anna Lyle Lowe. OF Marshallville. Ga,
who died several years ago. No children
survived this union In 1906 on the 10th
day OF January. he was married to Miss
Lucille Blan. OF Troy. and two children.
with the mother. survive him. They are
Julia Burr sawtell. a little son. Mr..
Sidney Blan sawtell. a little son. Mr.
sawtell's mother, a brother and sister
also survive him.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 1s.-w. p.
Reynolds, a former policeman, has been
given 8 years in the penitentiary for the
murder Of John Mclean. a well-known
furniture dealer. Reynolds was tried
once before and a mistriaI was declared,
the jury being unable to reach a decision
on his sanity.
The killing followed a charge by Rey-
noids that Mclean had circulated a re-
port about him that he was an ex-con-
Wet and scab.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Nov. 1s.-It has
been announced by Bishop H. c. Morri-
son. OF the Methodist Episcopal Church.
eouth. that the two Alabama conferences
OF the church have been postponed from
next week until the week beginning De-
cember L
The reason given is the desire TO have
all the ministers OF the church in the
field 70 work for the prohibition amend
meat next week. which Is the final week
of the campaign
II suppose you found the Pyramids
very impressiveT
20, yes And they made fine back
grounds for photographs Of our party. -
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