The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-06-25

oAhSAy hO'N
must close. Before the curtain could
be rung down he collapsed In the arms
Of his friends, who sprang to his as
sistance.
U. S. Marshal Jasper Boykin Of Me-
ridian arrested Jim Cockrell OF Ted,
Miss, recently, several miles west OF
here, In Smith county, and took him
to Meridian to answer to a charge OF
writing blackhand letters. Several
weeks ago letters were received
throughout the county threatening
death and frebug visitors to those sup
porting certain candidates.
w. G. Spence, express agent d West
Point, received three homing carrier
pigeons from Herman Folzke, Al Al
phonse street. president Of the Roches.
ter IN. ~ Flying Cub. He wrote MP.
Spence to feed. water and turn them
loose on q clear morning, as they had
to fly 1000 miles. On June 70 MI.
Spence took them over to the Prince
Taylor Park and turned them out. They
flew south about three hundred yards.
then circled around and headed north.
east In . group.
The accommodation train from Mem.
phis ran over and mutilated beyond
recognition a white q Just north
Of the crossing Of the Tupeio and
Pontotoc road. at Tupelo. The re-
mains were scattered along the track
and part Of the clothing was On the
c~ow-catcher when the train reached
Tupelo. Engineer Holt. who was run.
ming the engine. stated that he saw
something lying near the west rail-
when 40 or 80 yards distant, but
thought it a dead calf OF bundle Of
paper. He did not check his train.
O did he realize anything had hap.
pened until he reached the station and
discovered the clothing on his engine.
He Immediately went back and found
the particles Of the body and clothing
scattered along the track. In the
pockets Of the dead mar was found
a memorandum book with the name
Of E. C. Johnson Of Tuskegee, Ala.
Communication was had with his
father in Tuskegee, and arrangements
made by undertakers for the shipment
of the body there. The train was in
charge of Conductor Webb and En-
gineer Holt. A coroner's inquest was
held by a jury under Squire G. W.
present.
Victor Paul, native of India, and
British subject, residing in Natchez,
has no desire whatever to return to
the scene of the world strife. He says
the fact that he is alive is due en-
tirely to his sprinting ability. In
speaking of his experience he said: II
was a waiter in a hotel in Champagne,
where there were many others Of diff
ferent nationalities. One day we heard
hills-boom! boom! The other wait
ers said: 1T is the Germans, let vi
hide ourselves, for If they find us they
will perhaps kill u.s. but when I looked
out and saw balls Of fire striking
everywhere-then l said, no, let Us
run, for IL we hide the shells will no
doubt kill US. anyway And so We
ran and ran quickly. Overhead we
could hear the shells as they went
through the air. When l was first
struck in the leg, I did not know II
until I felt something warm-it was
blood. ran on, but soon a fragment
OF shell struck me in the other leg
but l ran On. After going some dis
lance l began to feel weak from Loss
of blood and stopped long enough tc
plaster the wounds over with mud.
went eight miles further, arriving al
the lines of the French. where an Eng
lish Red Cross nurse bandaged my
wounds. I was tent to a hospital II
Paris, where l remained until conva
~lescent." After securing passports
Paul obtained passage on a mule shiI
to New Orleans and came from Their,
to Natchez.