Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-09-18
N1DOUBT ABOUT
nAIJGHTER BEING
MURDERED
IN. Employe of the Great
Southern Lumber Co.,
VINO Leaves Today to At
tond Trial at BrookhaVen.

.rt 40 Is no question in my mind
]. tsst NV daughter was murdered
I think that there will be no
q. 4 the minds of the people who
s.D .a I'M trial which starts today
s, glsaoEhayen, when Clyde Thames
I 1; D 800 for trial on that charge"
II. III d Herring, employed on the
NV \. doeks at the Great Southern
80. m co.. who has just returned
N. ..' lincoln county, Miss, where he
" bsen securing evidence in con-
.,ion with the untimely death of
q .', ssrohter. Mrs. ida Thames.
aWv daughter was in perfect
III srd about three weeks before
ssats She wrote me that her hus-
was mistreating her and that
~ rsrted to come to me. | sent
g, frenty.five dollars with which
sng clothes and wrote her that
wsrl5 be after her in a few days.
Fst time | also wrote her hus-
..S eating that if he was tired of
~ rot 10 nistreat her. He received
estsr, read it in the presence Of
bmther. Later 4 mad a letter
nv daughter acknowledging re-
IN NJ the money but she stated
ser husband had taken the check
B,ocEhayen where lie had it cashed
ia not give her a dollar OF It"
naed Mr. Herring, to O. repre-
ttye Of The ;Bogalusa Enter
furthermore, it was almost an
asnt that | learned Of the death |
nv daughter and she had been
nsd three days before ] knew that
sss dead. Her husband sent me
Tcfd Of any kind. She died on !
Ihulsday, Aug 7th, and was buried /
ioll0Wing day. The following I,
lfday ! met relatives from Co |
s.bia, Miss, who stated that my |
ahter had died End was buried. /
EssFing Of the domestic troubles 1
to Brookhayen and called upon
ii sca-in-law and other relatives
III Thames told me that my daugh- |
b Eaa died Of heart trouble. /
s { few days there and on nay
nAar u Bogalusa found severa0
sg From neighbors Of my daugh-
i tjng that she had been killed
a Gsking me to come and make an
a3ons Immediately re-
ne secured authority e s
81 he body exhumed, employed
y Cone OF MUns:osllos Miss, to /,
sc al Investigation. When the
M vas opened and the BODY lift
lie head just fell right over, DR..
se stated that he was confident
M he neck was broken as well as
M present. However, IN order
sst there could be no mistake the
ass of the neck was cut and it was
slh shown that the neck was bad
gnfuken. There were also scratches
g The throat and those who were
aIsd at the home of my daughter
lsGty after the announcement of
u death, stated that there was a
1ise blood spot on her neck. Re-
pa Bell, daughter Of the dead wom-
Y tod neighbors that papa killed
lilna with the gun stock" These
g vel ss other things which I do
q care 70 announce before the trial
III Will be part Of the evidence to
asg pat she was murdered, said
q HsttHg.
Herring stated tina his daugh-
= vas married to Clyde Thames
a'ai SIX years ago in Waltllall coun-
aHa that shortly afterwards they
sssed t. Lincoln county. He has
aaiagl daughter married to a
.a'aer Of Thames. Despite the fact
u NJ, Herring is not blessed to any
.st extent with worldly goods he
employed counsel to assist the
aaa attorney in the prosecution.
W qlai vail start at Brookhaven