The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-25
MILTON DRURY TO
BE EXTRADITED
Thomas p. Converse Held in
Texas as Murder Quiz
Continues.

Hazlehurst, Miss, Feb. 23.-Re-
QUESTION papers for the extradition
of Milton Drury, charged with the
murder of his mother, Mrs. Ada
Drury Converse, reached Sheriff H.
E. Ramsey from the state capitol
late today. Drury is under arrest in
Lafayette, Ala, charged with steal
ing car belonging to a man in La
grange, Ala. The alleged theft
was committed in Alabama and
Drury, who was arrested in Colum-
bus, Miss, January IS, was taken to
Lafayette where he has been in Jail.
Drury will be brought to Halle
hurst where the murder charge will
be placed against him.
II expect to leave Hazlehurst Fri
day afternoon for Lafayette to get
Drury," Sheriff Ramsey told a rep
resentative Of the Times-Picayune.
How about the charge the Ala
bama authorities hold against him?"
he was asked.
"They are holding him for the
theft of the Oakland car he was
driving at the time he murdered his
mother but ! do not anticipate any
trouble with the authorities there"
the sheriff replied. II am of the
opinion that they will willingly sur
render him and then if he should be
acquitted of the murder charge here
we will turn him back to the Lafay-
cite police. The Alabama police re-
covered the car said to have been
stolen and / am sure they will be
content to turn him over to me and
await the outcome of the charge a.
gainst him here"
WITNESSES FOUND.
Two more citizens of Copiah coun-
ty have informed the sheriff that
they saw the Oakland car and a man
believed to have been Milton Drury
on the gravel road where the mur-
der was committed, on January IL.
The men are E. M. Massey and ]. P.
Knight, both we'll known and re-
spected residents Of the county. The
men reported that they saw an Oak
land car and man whose descrip-
tion tallies somewhat with that of
Milton Drury mired in the mud on
the road between Hazlehurst and
Dentville the afternoon of January
IL. They helped extricate the car
from the mud and got a good look
at the driver. Both men say they
believe they would recognize him a.
gain. Massey and knight, who live
about fourteen miles from Halle
hurst, were on their way home from
Hazlehurst when they encountered
the car. They saw baggage in the
Oakland car but other than the dri-
yer, no one was seen.
Thomas P. Converse fourth hus-
band of Ada Drury Converse, is un-
der arrest in Houston, Tex, accord
ing to information obtained by sher-
iff Ramsey from the superintendent
of police of Houston. Converse is
charged by the Copiah county au-
thorities with completely in the MUIR
der of Mrs. Converse.
A trunk checked from Winona,
Miss, and then to Houston, Tex,
has been located by the Houston po-
lice and is in their hands. 1t will
be examined and detailed descrip-
tion of the contents sent to the sher-
iff at Hazlehurst. Converse was
questioned by the police superinten-
dent of Houston and by Charles o.
Guynes attorney acting for the au-
thorities here, at police headquarters
in Houston. He denied all know
ledge of the murder except what he
says he has read in the newspapers.
Sheriff Ramsey said he has wired
the Houston Police to hold Converse
for further investigation.
Walter Drury, youngest brother of
the man accused of the crime, is
still in the Jail at Magnolia, Miss,
where he was taken after being ar
rested in McComb upon the request
of Chief Of Police Phil Massa of Ha-
zlehurst.