The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-04-21
REWARD FOR THE "RIDERS"
GOV. SMITH OFFERS 500 FOR
CAPTURE OF MURDERERS
OF ALFRED IVERSON.

In this issue of The News Govern
or Smith publishes his proclamation
Offering a reward of 500 for the ar
rest of the parties who killed Alfred
Iverson at his home on the night
Ross Manor, one of the might
riders" lost his life.
So far as the public knows the
identity of those who were in the
crowd other than Manor remains a
mystery, but there is a well-defined
opinion that they are known to some
people.
The Recovery of Mainor's Body.
The Shellman Sun, in it's current
issue, prints the following interest
ing story of the recovery of young
MainOr's body by his father:
The crowd of boys had been to
party on the Pittman place four
miles west of Shellman. By cir
cuitOus route they went more than
this distance out of their way to get
to the Glaze place (where IversOn
was killed..
1T was only late Saturday when
public opinion began to center on
Ross Manor as the dead white hoy.
Sunday it was learned that a mos
sage, unsigned, had been sent Mai
nOr's father that he was dead. Sun
day at noon Mr. Manor, who is SUI
peryisor on the Central road between
Ozark and Union Springs, got off the
train at Shellman. He got a buggy
at the stables and drove out to the
community where Ross had been liv-
ing. By Mr.. MainOr's first marriage
the family have number of rela-
tives in the community. He found
it difficult to learn the whereabouts
of his dead boy. So determined and
careful were the others who were
with the boy Friday night to keep
their identity a secret that they
would not disclose themselves even
to Mr. Manor. He let it be known,
however, that he wanted his son to
have a decent burial, and that done
he would not press the matter Of
his death
Indirect negotiations were car
ried on. however, with the result
that on Monday Mr. Manor ordered
a coffin in Cuthbert. He had it car
ried out by Cuthbert parties to the
forks of the road mile east of
Cuthbert and there left in the edge
of the woods. MI. Manor got on
the train that night at Cuthbert and
came on to Pachitla, four miles west
Of Shellman. With him was Mr..
Tbad Manor, his other son and
brother of Ross.
When the train left Pachitla some
Il one in the darkness called to Mr.
4 Manor and told him where he could
find Ross body. Following instruc-
4 tons the father and son came on to-
4 wards Shellman, and on the road
n leading by Mr.. Henry Hewell's a
n mile from town, and just north of
\ Mr.. Hewell's house, the body was
q found in the edge of the woods. The
corpse was in the box and the coffin
n was on top of the box.
Mr.. Thad Manor came into town
and got Mr.. R. NJ. Crittenden, I'M
dertaker, and securing a dray they
n Went back, and together with Mr..
Manor senior, brought the corpse
q 10 town and placed it in Crittenden
brothers undertaking room.
Tuesday morning the body was
81 prepared for burial, and about noon
N was Inferred in Rehoboth cemetery
by the side of his mother. Rev. J.
l, Lowe conducted the services at the
grave. A number of friends of the
Young man and of the grief-stricken
# father and brother attended the
burial.
Many people saw the corpse at
All me unlertakers room. The body
# showed plainly that it had been
buried In the ground since Saturday
morning. The whole top of his head
was shot away, the load entering just
ABOVE his left eye.
III Tie dead boys coat pocket was
d package of letters and postcards,
also q photograph of two beautiful
SlfIs Misses Lorena and Blanche
hubbard, friends of young Manor,
ne Was we'll dressed and on the
APE. OF his coat was the remains OF
bouquet Of flowers. With the 9TH
s OF the crowd he had gone imme-
u'a.eE from the party on the Pitt
man place.
Ross Manor was 20 years of age.
SuoAg, fine specimen of manhood.
e was farming this year on the old
co nm place, about midway between
"neIIInan and Cuthbert. He had ex-
p.eSs71 the intention of entering the
III VI! a5 soon as he became q. He
Co Gas .or awhile in the employ of the
~ al Dad, working on freight
1 ana at the depot in Cuthbert-
We want your note payable in Oc-
~ Or November in exchange for
pHe OF our high-vrade vabicIes See