The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07
Another unfortunate"

Perhaps, the most atrOclOus
crime was perpetrated within the
limits of Aberdeen last week, thai
could blacken any catalogue OF
revolving deeds. Life was de-
stroyed with the double motive
of gain and perfidy. Refer
ence is made to the operation
performed at the place of Sallie
Scott, who keeps a boarding
house of questionable repute for
girls, resulting in the death OF
Miss Mary Miller. a pretty school
teacher, brought here from Win
stOn county, supposedly by Clyde
Ingram. OnMonday OF last week,
she came to Aberdeen with Ing
ram, who taught with her in the
same school near Louisville,
Miss, last fall, and registered I'M
der an assumed name at one of
the principal hotels of the city.
Later. the same day, she was
taken to the resort of Sallie Scott,
a negress. First suspicion that
crime had been committed was
had Friday morning, when it be-
came known that a young woman
had died under mysterious cir
CumStanceS at the home of DR.. +.
+. Lee, practiCing physician of
this city. The presence of this
woman in that home was STROUD
ed in SO much mystery as to
arouse suspicion. 1t was known
she was not there the day before.
On being questioned, Lees ex-
plantations were SO unreasonable
and conflicting as to be further
investigated. Lee stated that he
had received a telephone call to
attend a patient at his office. On
arriving there some time after
IL O'Clock, Thursday night, he
found this woman attended by
man whom he did not know and
who quickly disappeared. The
woman was in an unconscious
condition, SO DR.. Lee stated, and
he conveyed her to his home for
treatment. After her death, next
morning. Lee said that he tele-
phoned Clyde Ingram. who came
with her to Aberdeen, then at
the A. & M. College. After the
first train. Clyde Ingram appear
ed in Aberdeen. His statements
were so unsatisfactory as to in
crease suspicion. Friday after
noon. when the remains of the
unfortunate woman arrived in a
closed delivery auto at the un-
dertaking establishment of the
Henderson Hardware Co., wrap
ped in a sheet. with instructions
to prepare for burial and ship to
her people, in Winston county,
the authorities caused an inves-
tigation, which resulted in an au-
tOpsy and a cOroner's inquest and
verdict. Drs. Acker, Dilworth,
Sims and Underwood conducted
the autopsy and established that
death had resulted from crimi-
nal operation. Sallie Scott, the
negress. at whose place the op-
Grafton was performed, testified
that Ingram, DR.. F. E. Lee and
an Aberdeen negro doctor, Hous-
ton Bloomfield. had brought Miss
Miller to her house Monday night
for some operation. 1t was shown
that Ingram paid DR.. Lee $50
for the service. of which Lee paid
Bloomfield SIS to assist him, and
Sallle Scott $40 for the use of the
house.
Early in the proceedings, Broom
field was arrested and placed in
jail. DR.. Lee and Ingram were
arrested and locked up later. DR..
Lee was arrested at his home at
II O'Clock Friday night under the
apprehension that he was wanted
Is q witness before the c0roner's
jury. Deputy Sheriff T. O. Jones
made the arrest. and when the
auto going at the speed Of thirty
miles Or more per hour. passed
the place where the inquest WA
bein& held and doomed IN sight
~ he jill, i dawned upCn Lee
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