Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1927-01-20
SHERIFF RETURNS
WITH PRISONER
SUNDAY NIGHT
Trip From California
Made in De Luxe
Fashion

Harry K. Slight, who disappeared
from his country home, on the Dixie
Highway, south, about September 81,
returned to Della, accompanied by
Sheriff W. H. Tyler in de luxe style,
having travelled from Los Angeles,
CAL, in drawing room with Sheriff
Tyler and a special representative
from an insurance company as his
watchful companions. Sigh is
charged with arson, in which it is al
legged that he burned down his home
during the night of September 9th
and was thought to have been burned
to death by many of his friends and
his family. What appeared to be his
charred remains were assembled by
his friends and carried to Senaca, S.
c., for interment, by request of Mrs.
Sigh, who with her two children were
visiting relatives in Lula, Ga, at the
time.
Slight Arrested in Postoffice
According to news stories in the
Los Angeles Daily News, Sigh was
arrested at the postoffice when he
called for mail by city detective Thos.
Shannon, who had been detailed to
the case on information by Clinton
H. Wolcott, an Investigator for the
New York Life Insurance Company.
When arrested Sigh had 500
bond of the Eatonton (Ga.) Water
company, 500 in currency and dia-
mond ring on his person, which were
taken charge of by the Los Angeles
authorities and turned over to Sheriff
Tyler on arrival in the California city.
To avoid complications enroute,
Sheriff Tyler provided himself with
extradition papers for his prisoner
and had them passed on by the Cover
nor of California.
Sigh who was always smooth shaw
en- at home, had grown quite beard
by the TIME Mr. Tyler reached him,
but was shaven and provided with
clean clothes before leaving Califor-
mia. vsse
Tyler arrived with his prisoner Sun
day night at Ocilla via Triton, al
though large crowd had assembled
at the local A. B. & c. station Sun
day afternoon to receive the distin-
guished travellers.
Mrs. Sigh accompanied by friends
visited her husband in Jail Monday
afternoon, but made only brief
stay.
Declines to Make Statement for
Press
Sigh on being interviewed by
of the Leader and
other papers, declined to make any
statement for publication and de-
clined to say anything about his ex-
periences for the past several months.
Several alleged statements however,
have been made in the western press,
in which Sigh is alleged to have
claimed total ignorance about any
thing connected with: the fire or his
trip to the west.
. Valves Examination
Sigh waived examination before
Justice J. j. Flanders, before whom
The original warrant was sworn out,
charging him with arson. Judge
Flanders stated that he would con-
suit Solicitor General Floyd of the
lift circuit, before deciding whether
20 allow the prisoner bond and if al
owed, what the amount would be.
The case will be tried at the spring
ERIN of Irwin superior court, which
in April.
Sigh, as far as is known, has not
ret employed attorneys to represent
lin. The mystery of the unknown
orso found in the ashes of the home,
S as yet unexplained and will proba-
,ly form the basis of other charges
,efore the grand jury.
Insurance Company Paid Expense
Thus far the expense of appre-
lending Sigh and bringing him back
% Georgia has been borne by the in
company involved and accord
ng to Sheriff Tyler they were liberal
n the expense account allowed for
he entertainment of the officer and
MS prisoner.