The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-10-25
Man Thought Drown.
ed Found In New
Orleans.

Hill, a prominent attorney Of this
city, shook hands this morning at
New Orleans with A. j. Fem,
a former Cordele citizen, knowi
edge of which came through a
telegram received here about noon
he also shook hands with a reward
OF 50. 500.
Over the alleged drowning Of
Fem, Mrs. Nancy E. Fem, of
this city, who has connections
among the most prominent people
here, brought suit about two years
ago IN the superior court of Crisp
county for the recovery Of insur-
ance money on the life of her hus-
band on policies issued by the
Greensboro Life Insurance Com
pany of Greensboro, N. c., for
$4,000 and the Southern States
Life Insurance Company, of At
lanta, for $4,000. The reward of
$4,000 was offered by the insur-
ance companies for knowledge of
the alleged drowned man. The
suit against the Greensboro COM
pany has been decided by the
superior court IN favor of the
plaintiff, Mrs. Fem, and the case
is now pending before the state
supreme court on q motion for q
new trial petltioned for by the in
surance company.
Colonel Hill, with his law part
ner, j. w. Demand of this city,
are members Of the counsel for
the insurance companies together
with Jackson and Orme of Atlanta
and A. L. Brooks, of Greensboro.
The cases have been prosecuted
by Crum and Jones Of this city.
When the cases came to trial in
the superior court the star witness
es introduced for the prosecution
were r. H. Roberts and j.. S.
Land, two young men of Tiff
county, whom the counsel for the
defense have charged as being re-
lated, and it was also brought out
that Land was a former employe
of Fem, who has been one of the
most prominent lumber and naval
stores manufacturers in Georgia
and Florida. The two witnesses
testified that early on the morning
of April 90, 1910, they, in COM
pany with Mr.. Fem, left Balm
bridge in q row boat to float down
the river to some point in Florida,
where Fem had business interests.
It was q cool morning, they testi-
fed, and Mr.. Fem, who took no
part in the rowing, became stiffen-
ed. At a point short distance
from Blountstone, Florida, and
where the river was unusually
swift, Mr.. Feen arose for some
purpose from his seat in the boat,
falling overheard The witnesses
stated that he went under the swift
current and they saw him no mere,
they presuming he had taken
cramps.
The news of Fem being located
in New Orleans created sensa-
ton in Cordele. 1t is presumed
that Colonel Hill had some knowl-
edge of his whereabouts before
going to New Orleans, though it
is stated that he had other business
there. A large number of friends
in Cordele and this section have
implicit confidence in Fem, and
they have stoutly commended that
he was dead, as reported. It is
stated, however, that the alleged
dead man had been seen by Cor.
dele citizens at points in Florida,
and an effort was made at that
time. which was a few months
after his reported drowning, to
capture him, though he evaded
those pursuing him. At one time
it is said, Fem was on one side of
the street in Florida town, while
those who were searching for him
were on the other, though Fem
saw them and hurriedly left the
town. 1t is also claimed that let
tiers have been received from him
by relatives here since he has been