Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-11
Is MEN COMPELLED
HIM To Die Up HER
COFFIN, YOUTH SAYS


the wierdest tales of arrest and it's
preliminaries was disclosed today
following the arrest Of E. P. Domi-
ny, Of Dublin, Ga, who was kid
mapped early yesterday morning in
front Of his fathers home near
Dublin, and carried to Orlando by
three men, who forced him to ac-
company them to the cemetery,
where, in the presence of nearly
twenty -five men, he was compelled
to dig up the coffin of his wife, who
was buried here on Wednesday.
| While excitement was running
! high in Dublin, Ca, over the ap-
! parent Kidnapping, police excitement
was created here upon the discovery
that the kidnapped man was one for
| whom a warrant was sworn out
more than year ago on a charge
Of mons support of his wife, daugh-
ter or r. C. Livingston, of this city.
| On Monday morning, Mrs. Dominy,
aged 10, died in this city, leaving "A
five weeks old baby in the care of
! her father. With the expiration of
the warrant charging nonsupport
of his wife, a second warrant was
sworn out the same day by the
| child's grandfather, r. c. Living
ston, charging E. P. Dominy, of
| Dublin, Ga, with non-support of his
| child. 1t was on this warrant that
! the arrest was made, shortly after
| midnight.
I The story told of the kidnapping
| and arrest is as follows:
! Early yesterday morning, f. P.
! Of E
Dublin, was asked to step down the
road and help three men fix their
car, which was disabled When he
| reached the car, the young man step
ped in to try the starter. A tussle
ensued and Dominy was overpow-
cred.
Nearby persons saw the car start
off. Dominy was forced into the
back seat, hit on the head with a
revolver, and tied When passing
through any town on the way, &C
cording to the deputy sheriff, who
talked with Dominy last night, the
kidnapped man was forced to lie
prone at tie bottom Of the car.
When the three men, whom Domi-
ny did not recognize, reached Or
lando, they took him to the GENE
/ terry. Mrs. Livingston Dominy was
| buried Wednesday in Greenwood
cemetery At the grave, Dominy
was surrounded according to those
who went bond for him later, by
! between Is and % men. He was
forced to dig to the coffin, and then
! when it was raised, made to open it
! and look upon the face of his dead
wife, and then was attacked by the
| group of men and severely beaten.
when he was released by the men.
he was noticed on the street by one
of the plainclothes force, in a bloody
condition, and taken to the police
station on suspicion. There it was
learned that a warrant had been tax
en- out in the county for arrest and
he was held until morning in the
city Jail.
Shortly before 10 o'clock this
morning he was turned over to the
county jail and in less than half an
hour, taken out on $500 bond. Some
time ago, DOminy worked in Orlan-
90, where be met and married r. c.
DlVlngstOn's daughter while he was
employed at q local fruit company.
Domlny will be brought up at the
next session of the criminal court
for trial on November "a
AGED FATHER DESCRIBES
KIDNAPPING OF DOMINY
DUBLIN, Ga, Nov. 7.-E. P.
Dominy, q, son of A. J. Dominy
prominent Laurens county farmer
who was believed kidnapped early
yesterday morning, is being held in
the city jail at Orlando, Fla, on or.
der of the sheriff there, according
to Sheriff T.. T. Watson, of Laurens
county The Georgia sheriff TODAY
received a telegram from the chief
OF police Of Orlando to that effect.
The telegram from the Orlando
police chief came after word ha;
been sent to Waycross, Valdosts
and Orlando to watch for largo
touring car with three young meY
headed for Florida from Georgia
The text of the message was:
Il. f. Watson! Sheriff Lauren!
County, Ga:
"E. P. Dominy held in jail here
order sheriff and tells mysterious
story.
f'Signe0 CHIEF OF POLICE.
Orlando, Fla"
Young DOminy. according to the
story told Sheriff Watson and Sher
If Player of Wilkinson county. BY
the elder Dominy, went to the as
sIstance of two men in an automo
bile which had apparently broker
down near the Dominy home. The
automobile was seen suddenly IL
start rapidly in the direction O
HaWkinsville, and E. p. Dominy wa.
in the car.
The father says while he is no.
certain that his son did not go o.
his own volition, he is of the opinion
that he was forcibly carried away
Warrant Charges kidnapping
y warrant has been issued for q
man named Williams. alias Johr
Doe" y. J. Dominy having been tolG
by one of the men in the car that his
name was Williams. The warrant
charges kidnapping.
The father says he was not neal
when the automobile suddenly spec
away carrying his son.
According to y. J. Dominy, early
Thursday morning he noticed the au
Itomohlie stop near his home and the
men begin tinlering with the engine
shortly he offered assistance. anL
flnding he could not help, he volun
teered the information that his son
+. L. DOminY, was somewhat of a
mechanic and he would be glad tC
summon him. The men. saws the
Ielder Dominy. thanked him and he
then wakened his son. who dressed
land went to the aid of the stranded
motorists.
Z. P. Dominy had only returned
to Dublin a few weeks ago from
Orlando. where he had been living
several months. He had married in
/ Orlando. and after difficulties with
his wife. the couple had become
estranSed. and had. according to the
young mans father separated E.
I. Dominy returned 10 Dublin short
ly after the arrangement, and his
wife remained in Orlando. The
Z VOuOcr man has bean Ii1-iDC Sirrn