Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-19
UNLESS WILL IS
FOUND ESTATE
WILL GO TO Him
No Developments In
Solving Mystery OF
West Side

The only development of interest
since yesterday in connection with
the staying Of W. H. Scarborough
was the turning up" of an unche of
the slain man, himself supposed to
have been dead many years. He Is
Sidney f. Scarborough, brother of
! W. H. Scarborough's father. In re-
sponse to a note mailed him at AM
niston, Ala, Tuesday by George II.
Turpin, his boyhood friend, Mr..
Scarborough telegraphed that he was
the brother of the victims father
and had given the slain man his
start" He asked for particulars,
having evidently not heard of the
crime therefore.
Unless a will is found, this de-
velopment means that the estate, in
stead of going to the dead mans
/ two cousins, Mesdames Morgan Stew
| ems of Americus, and Hampton Stew
ems of Ellaville, as next of kin, will
! go to the aged uncle.
| Following the death of w. Fl. Scar
borough old time residents began
discussing his relatives. 1t was re-
called by them that his father was
dead and that he had three brothers
and sister, all of whom were gem
orally conceded to be dead. The
| fathers name was Nez Scarborough,
| the oldest brother Hardy and the
youngest Sidney. Nez, the father,
his sister and his oldest brother were
known to be dead. Several old citi-
zens who knew them all we'll in for
mer years stated that "Sid" Scar
borough, the youngest brother, also
died thirty or more years ago in Lee
county.
Turpin Knew Different.
Mr.. Turpin, one of those who was
| boyhood chum of Sidney Searbor-
ough, however, knew different. He
recalled that less than two years ago
he received q telephone call one eve-
ming between six and seven o'clock,
recognizing the voice as that of Sid
ney Scarborough, although he had
not seen him in more than thirty
years. Mr., Scarborough told him he
was at the Central Of Georgia sta
tion in Americus passing through
and had only five minutes till train
old friend. He said he was on his
So when the controversy over the
existence on this earth Of a closer
relative than the two cousins of the
a brief letter to S. f. SCARBOROUGH
at Admission, Ala, telling him Of the
murder and recalling that he was the
brother of the victims father. Yes
terday afternoon he received the fol-
lowing telegram.
"0wn brother | gave viii his
start. Write particulars. S. E.
Scarborough.
Mrs. Morgan Stevens of Americas,
the temporary administrators of the
estate, and who with her sister was
supposed to be the dead mans near
est relative, said in discussing the
family the day following the murder
that S. E. Scarborough, the uncle
who has turned up, had left here
many years ago and had not been
heard of fer more than thirty years,
which led to the conclusion that he
was long sine dead.
Sidney Scarborough is well re-
.hrembered here. He was married at
Starksville, Lee county, to a sister of
Miss Alice Porter, we'll known and
prominent woman Of the community
at that time, since said to be in Eu
rope.
With dozens of subpoenas and jury
summons to serve this week in prep
aration for the convening Monday
of the May term of the Superior
court and the Sumter county grand
jury in regular session, Sheriff Har-
vey and Deputy Summers have had
little time to put in this week in
ferreting out the crime. They are
as busy on it, however, as their 9TH
er duties will permit, although lit
tie if any real progress has been
made in solving the mystery.
1t is matter of comment about
the streets that some means to EN-
ploy trained investigator to assist
the sheriff in getting to the bottom =
of the crime, which was against the
public as much as any individualss
particularly at such a time as this
when the official duties compel him
to prepare for court in the serving
of scores of papers, necessitating
travel all over the county and ac-
tivity many hours day.
So far as is known no move has
been made by those representing the
Scarborough estate to employ de-
tective to assist the officers.
The coroner's jury met in ad.
journed session at 3 o'clock thaS-af-
terrpon at the court house. From all
indications, it will render a verdict
of homicide at the hands Of unknown
persons.
Numerous rumors and reports con-
cerning the Scarborough Fcase are
current about the community, most
of them untrue However, some Of
them may have some bearing on the
killing w. ]. Iosey and W. A. Nc
Donald were riding west of town
Sunday and passed the. Scarborough
store about II .. m. Having a mat
ter to discuss with Scarborough, they
planned to stop, but seeing the door
shut. they passed on. Later in the
day the door was found omen. this
leading to the finding of his body.
How and when the door was opened
is not explained, although a NEIGH
Dor is said to have remarked that
he saw when the door blew open.