The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-09
TWO men HELD FOR
MRS. COOKERS DEATH
is what she told, and the story is a
pitiful one, to the newspaper man:
Thinks Mother Was Druqqed.
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vile. My father died IL years ago.
My mother. when l was a baby, be-
came addicted to the drug habit, and
went to the insane hospital here and
also the one at Meridian, being treat.
ed for the drug habit She was re-
leased upon being pronounced cured,
but | have always thought she was
more or less mentally unbalanced.
Il was here to visit my mother
about ten days ago and know positive
ly that she had a roll of bills amount
ing to about $3.50, which she kept in
her hose. My mother was rather fond
of boasting about what money she
had, and l am sure somebody heard
about it and planned to rob her.
Does Detective Work.
Since coming here Mrs. Hollis has
performed little detective work of
her own, and declares that she has
traced her mothers movements DUR
ing the past few days up to last Fri
day night. Of this she says:
Ny mother was last seen on Parish
street selling picture frames shortly
after dusk on Friday night, so far as
can learn. l am told by Mr.. Peter
Hagen, of Jackson, that mother told
him several times that Horace Perry,
if that's the mans name whose room
mamma was found in, had accosted
her on the streets with insulting re-
marks. I am positive that my poor
mother was drugged, and then taken
to that mans room, where the brutes.
whoever they are, mistreated her, rob-
bed her and then beat her to death
like dog. Oh, l want to get outof
this town, l can hardly bear up under |
this strain, it's so terrible, terrible"
Sister Is III.
Mrs. Hollis said that a sister, Mrs. |
Maude Wade, who lives in Duttoville, |
has been very i'll with typhoid fever
Tor several weeks, and left here Tues
lay for Pelahatchie.
Il do hope said Mrs Hollis, chat |
she does not hear of this terrible |
crime committed on my mother, for |
f she does it may kill her"
81 may not come back from Terry |
Maybe none of the relatives will be |
lere, but please, plaese do all you'll
IAN to bring my mothers murderers
)r murderer to justice The brutcs
VINO killed her ought to be hanged.
Surely they will not let any of them
get away. 1t would be a travsty on
Justice"
Answers Delicate Questions.
Several rather delicate questions |
we're asked Mrs. Hollis and she re-
olied openly, frankly. Among other
Kings she said:
Il tell you very frankly that my
mother had been addicted to the drug
habit, of which she was twice cured,
)ut | believe it left her mind consid-
,rably unbalanced. | have heard re-
,orts questioning my mothers morals,
)ut have never personally observed
that would justify such sus-
,icions. l do know one thing, though,
positively mother was insane. No one
an ever make me believe that she
vent to that horrible room of that
nan of her own accord. And they
ell me this crime was committed in
he heart of the city, right on a bust
ess street. | cannot imagine how it
ould happen in the heart of Jackson"
Mrs. Hollis impressed the grand jur-
uarters with being woman of de-
clear Drained and intelli-
ent. With everyone she talked
rankly, as one having nothing to con-
cal. OF course she was embarrassed, |
Or the circumstances were so revolt
lg that she could hardly feel other
Use, but she met the situation brave 7
:, faced publicity, which she detests, II
nd came here to claim her mothers s
ody and see that it was decently
uried, and not in the potter's field.
Find SIS Bill.
One clue of a rather sensational
ature, and which may prove highly
Important as the investigation pro.
eeds, is said to have just been devel-
ped by the grand jury. A committee
rom the grand jury room was sent to
erry's room, that chamber of a bust
ess block where odors were so often
i've that strong men came near faint
lg, and there found S. bill under |
lie of rubbish in the apartment One
leory is that as the woman saw that
he was to be robbed she frantically
led to save her money by hiding it,
nd this note escaped the search made
y those who would take money from .
one-armed, defenseless female"
Jurors Work Hard.
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