The Tupelo journal., 1910-09-02
BODY OF
G.E. TERRY
FOUND IN CORN
FIELD
Papers Found on Body Indi.
cate That he Was From
Hico, Texas.

IlICO, 4SAdS.
| At noon Monday Will Smith
and Sandy Reese reported to
Claude Clayton, Esq, the finding
of the body of a dead white man
in the corn field of Mr.. R. A.
| Weaver, just south of the levee
east of town. These negroes
stated that the body was found
Sunday evening, but owing to a
! fear entertained by them that
they might be charged with mur.
dering the man, they did not re-
port it until noon Monday. Mr..
Clayton Immediately called up
Sheriff Trapp. and in company
with the sheriff went with the
negroes to where the body was
found.
| Near the body was found the
coat and two twisted handle
walking canes. The sheriff and
Mr.. Clayton returned to town
and a jury Of inquest was sum-
moned. who repaired to the scene
accompanied by d.. Bonner.
DR.. Bonner examined the body
but could find no marks Of vio-
lence on it. The jury of inquest
was empanelled, composed of W.
X. Wilson. G. w. Long, G. M.
Crane, ]. F. Culver, Marion
Parker and Mayfeld Reese
The jury summoned before it
E. S. Dickerson, who keeps a
restaurant on the corner of Court
and Spring streets, who identi-
| fed the deceased as G. E. Terry,
who had stopped at his house the
latter part of July, leaving his
place the 28th or 18th of July.
A search of the grounds by the
jury resulted in finding an empty
laudanum bottle and the follow
ing written en the wrapping
paper around the bottle and on
the back of an envelopes;
On bottle wrapper: "one's experl-
ence has taught me that it is not wi at
we do but the way it was done that
classes an act as crime or q philan-
thropy, Motive has nothing whatever
to do with it. never felt easier and
ct peace with the world, greater love
for my friends and less resentment for
my enemies than do right now. The
b 'ightest spot In nay somewhat stormy
aud cloudy existence of recent yeara
was not spent with some of my kim
folks recently. That does not matter.
| bequeathe my body to the State of
Mississippi to be used as fertilizer. It
may help to RAISE CAIN to better
advantage. The political campaign in
Texas is another demonstration of the
politician furnishing the "hot air. and
the people paying for it."
On envelope: Farewell all. God bless
YOU. Those have done most for have
been hardest on me. / forgive them.
do not ask them to condone my act.
but they should at least have said moth
ing. | sacrificed money to make prom
ises good. Ask Annie Blakely, she
knows. NY last thoughts are al the
darlings loye 80 well. It looks bright
| er over yonder. God forgives when a
man does thing to save others further
loss and trouble.
On three w F. Ex. remitter receipts:
'Send these receipts to ]. T. Eddison
& Son, Hico, Texas. Mr.. E., did the
best / could. send you per A r.
Edison $3.50 60 received for paper and
proof That was all 1 got. Forgive
me the loss l haye caused you. My
head hurts, and pay my debts in the
| oply way I can (get off the eartE SO I
will net bother people any more. t
tried to make good. but my head went
wrong. Long time didn't know.
Goodbye. Terry"
/ The jury returned the follow
ling verdict: I'VE, the jury, find
that G. E. Terry came to his
death by taking laudanum, from
the best evidence obtainable. /"
i The deceased came to Tnpelo,
as best information can be had,
about the 22nd or 23rd Of July
and stopped at the restaurant Of
E. S. Dickerson. He mas selling
or soliciting for Hollands maga-
zine. He remained at the res
taurant !several days, was taken
sick and pr. Gurney was called
in to see him. He remained in
! bed a day and got out the next
morning and went to the u. S.
express company $ office and ex.