The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-10
Girls Nude Body Found In an Alley
With indications Of Terri
fic Battle for Life.
FOUR NEGRos ARRESTED.
Blood Hounds Were Used and Follow.
ed the Same Trail for Seven
Times to Home Of
Woman.

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and one negress are being held by
the police in connection with the
murder of Miss Annie Pelley, the
Cairo shop girl. whose nude and
multilated body was found in an alley
two blocks from her home by child
rem. sTle arrests are result of blood
hounds following trail from where
the body was found to the door Of the
negress, Georgia Coopers, home.
Two bloodhounds we're first placed
on the trail, and they ended up at the
door Of the home. They were started
q second time, ending as before, at
the woman's house. Three dogs from
Wickliffe, KY, we're later put on the
scent, and for six successive trials
went to the same place, the door Of
Georgia Cooper's home.
The negress was not at home when
the dogs went to her house, and off,
GERS awaited her arrival and arrested
her. Will James, one of the negroes
In custody, has admitted he was at
the Cooper woman's home. He was
arrested while driving a coal wagon.
Arthur Alexander and VIII Thomas
are the other two negroes in custody.
Evidences that the girl fought
through terrific struggle before sue
cumbing to her assailants, was dis
covered when the authorities were
confronted with the task OF solving
the mystery Of her murder. Bits oi
torn clothing strewed the alleYway, II
wn1ch children found her disfiguret
corpse, these mute evidences Of The
girls love Of life and purity reveal
ing that she fought against her mur
derers for two blocks.
That her fight was destined to be
a losing one was evidenced by tn.
carefully prepared gag and the heav.
cloth bounds with which her cries fol
aid were stffied and her strength o
resistance overcome Miss Pelley wa
country girl of rather unusua
strength, and the authorities are In
clied to believe that more than on
person was involved in the attacl
+ upon her.
Every police officer in the city /
at work on the case, waich has cause
a tremendous sensation in this VII
unity. Mayor Parsons has offered r,
ward of $1,000 for the arrest of th
murderers, and large fund is b
Ing subscribed by citizens.
The victim of the crime was
years old. She came here a fe
months ago from Anna. H., and h;
been living with married sister
Twenty-sixth street.
Because of her frequent habit
spending the night with girl friend
no fear was felt by her relatives wht
Miss Pelley failed to return HON
She was on her way TO take c
home from her work in a local dr.,
goods store when last seen by frient
and it is thought that the crime {
Cured early i'll the evening, at lea
twelve hours before the body W
found.
Crowds collected around the CT
and County jails, but were order
and there was no talk OF lynchir
A crowd of several thousand perso
also fingered until late hour arou
the scene of the crime.
A mob formed today and started
ward the Jail to lynch Will James, 7
negro coal HEAVIER arrested In conn
ton with the murder. A stranger
fered to lead the mob and said Coz
on boys At Twelfth and Pop
streets the mob was met by the ch
Of police who snatched the mask
one mans face. He talked to I
mob and told them the evider
against James was merely circu
stantial. The mob melted away.