The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-21

killed by guards when he, in company
with four other convicts made a dash
for liberty. A passing train gave the
convicts an opportunity to make the
getaway, The other four made good
their escape.
Judge Walter Malone, Judge Of the
Shelby county circuit court, died at
the Peabody Hotel in Memphis on
May Is of apoplexy. Judge Malone
was n of the south's brightest liter
note. He was a native of Mississippi
and a graduate of the University Of
Mississippi.
At a meeting of the officers of the
Laurel Commercial club and members
of the local newspaper fraternity, final
plans for the campaign to bring the
next annual meeting of the Mississippi
Press association to Laurel were per
fected and a strong delegation left for
West Point Monday, determined to put
up a stiff fight for the prize.
The golden jubilee anniversary Of
the Mississippi Press Association con-
| vened at West Point May 16. On May
is the members tf the association Wis
tied Mississippi A. & NJ. College at
| Starkville. where they were royalty en-
tertained by President Hightower and
faculty, who made elaborate prepare
A--o o.. tt1 rnoADtipn ~ thp mhprS
of the fourth estate.
Megil, Tommy and Antonio Yonker,
ages 10, 8 and 6, respectively, sons Of
A. and S. Yonker. Brazilians. were
drowned In Steele bayou near Smedes
Station, south of Filters Landing, while
playing in the bayou aboard a small
raft. The bodies were recovered and
taken to Vicksburg for interment. The
parents Of the children were near, but
were unable to offer assistance.
Mistaking his mother for a burglar.
Turner Stanford, living near Column
bus, shot and killed her. Stanford
was awakened at 4 o'clock in the morn
ing by a noise on the front gallery. He
seized a shotgun and FASTENED out
Seeing a figure moving about in the
dark, he fired. On investigation he
was Mortified to learn he had slain
his mother, who had gone outside for a
breath of fresh air.
The p~ostoffice safe at fernando
was blown early in the morning o.
May II. There was less than s. il
the safe, and when the postmaster
A. B. Clifton, reached the office he re
covered between 81 and So under th'
debris caused by tn explosion. Sew
eral stamp books were missing, per
haps 80 worth. Entrance into TIL
postoffice was made by pricing opel
!, the front door.
Deputy Sheriff E. E. Blount Of Sum
e nit, has captured Will Moffett, an
other one of the nine negro convict
which escaped from the county farn
recently, at the time Guard Jones wa
seriously wounded. This makes fou
. Of the nine who escaped that Bloun
has been instrumental in capturing
and Sheriff Quin, with several depl
/; ties, Is in pursuit of the other hvt
who are reported to be near Edward:
Judge E. d. Dinkins has denied Ne
t. Perry, the young man charged wit
D. the murder of Sam Lewis at Col'
y water, q habeas corpus writ. PER-
and Lewis fell out over a game {
d marbles and in the alteration PERI,
It Is alleged, struck Lewis on tn
T. head with a rock, resulting in h
d death a few days later. The cas-
IS will not be heard until the last
d October, and Perry will remain in Il
county Jail until that time.
Ia A barn belonging to Judge B.
It. Markette. near oxford, was destroyt
re by fire, supposed to have been OF l
Il cendiary origin, May 10.
Ed Ward shot and killed Jack
Ford in a restaurant at Woodville
Is May 10. Ward surrendered to t
sheriff and is now in jail. FAM
" trouble, it is stated. led to the killin
Seven shots were fred, six taking
. feet. After the second shot was mr.
ie Ford attempted to rise, but fell II
- ward on his face dead.