Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-07-12
Pair Hunted In Girls
Death By Tram
Mrs. Nellie Price Reported Seen With
Two Men Near Waycross

WAYCROSS, Ga, July ll-With
positive identification showing that
the mangled body found on the track
of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
was that of Mrs. Nellie Price formerly
of Cordele and Douglas but more re-
Gently of Perry, Fla, local officers
Tuesday renewed their efforts to To-
cate the two men reported to have
been seen with the young girl several
hours before her body was crushed
under the wheels of train No So.
A number of local citizens have re-
ported to the police they saw the young
woman i'll company with two men
walking towards the city on the Dixie
Highway, south Of Waycross, several
miles from the spot where the body
was found. These two men, whose
names are unknown, have been traced
to Douglas, bit there the trail was
lost, according to information furnish
ed local authorities by the mother of
the girl.
Mrs. Price had been employed for
seberal months in drug store in
Perry. She is reported to have left
Perry several weeks ago on a pro-
posed hike A letter written to her
mother from Perry said she was leav-
ing Immediately on her return trir
home. Nothing further was heard oil
her until her body was found along
the track Monday morning. Local po.
lice are strongly of the opinion thai
the Young woman was the victim Of
foul play and are conducting an ex.
haustive search for the whereabout.
of the two men with whom she was
last seen. At the time of her death she
was only l8 years old She is survived
by her mother, Mrs. Nellie Hayne.
OF Cordcle and by her husband, Don
aid Price OF Douglas, from whom she
was separated. The body was shipped
to Cordele for burial.
NOTE-The unfortunate young wo
man was known in Fitzgerald, having
frequently visited her aunt, the late
Mrs. J. M. Haines, formerly propri-
etor of the Empire Hotel and her I'M
Gle, Mr.. r. r. Dorminey.
Two Jailed in Death of Girl
WAYCROSS, Ga, July 1.-THE first
step towards clearing the mystery sur
rounding the death of Mrs nellie
Price, of Cordele, whose crushed and
mangled body was found on the tract;
of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
South of Waycross Sunday night was
made today with the arrest of J. p.
Barber and M. B. Norris the two
Young men with whom she has been
seen several hours before her death
The two men were apprehended in
Douglas last night, and. placed under
arrest by Sheriff Tanner Of Coffee
County, who brought them to Way
cross today and turned them over to
heriff weat. Neither of them would
discuss the case other than to say
they were innocent of any connection
with the womans death. Attorney
Jap Mcdonald of Douglas has been
retained to defend them and accom-
panied the prisoners to this city to-
day. The coroners inquest which was
to have been held this afternoon was
postponed until O'Clock tomorrow
morning due to the absence Of several
important witnesses.
Alleged Hike Mate
Barber is the man with whom the
deceased is reported to have left Perry
Ala, for a trampng trip through
Florida Authorities in Perry, Fla.
reported that the couple had spen
several days in that city and the i'm.
preston existed there that they were
man and wife. They left several days
ago on their return trip home.
Reports from Douglas are to the eff.
| feet that both men claimed that Mrs
Price jumped in front of the approach
ing train, and that they were in nc