Schley-Muscogee-Sumter County GaArchives News.....A SAD STORY July 31 1889 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 November 16, 2004, 2:36 pm The Atlanta Constitution The Atlanta Constitution, Thursday, July 31, 1889 A SAD STORY A Young Girl Abandoned by Her Lover, Returned to Her Father Columbus, Ga., July 30.--(Special)--Colonel W.H. McCrory, of Ellaville, Schley county, arrived in the city yesterday in charge of a girl about sixteen years old. The girl had an infant in her arms, which was not born in wedlock. Colonel McCrory delivered the girl and her child to her father, who lives on Rose Hill. The story is a sad one. The grand jury of Schley county recently indicted the girl and the father of her child, a man named Jerre Hill, for fornication. The girl was arrested and gave bond, but Hill succeded in eluding the officers. (Unreadable) days ago the girl's bondsmen decided to surrender her to authorities, Mitchell and Meagan (or Deagan), of Americus. Officers succeeded in locating the girl and Hill in the northern portion of Sumter county Sunday afternoon. The girl was captured , but Hill escaped, although several shots were fired at him. The girl was taken to Ellaville about 12 o'clock Saturday night. She wept bitterly when told that she must go to jail. She said that her child was sick and that she was anxious to come to her father in Columbus. The sympathies of Colonel McCrory and a half dozen or more of the kind-hearted people of Ellaville were aroused, and they decided to make the bond and send the girl to her father, who is a very respectable citizen of Rose Hill. The father received his erring daughter with open arms, and will do all in his power to save her from further shame. A telegram received from Sheriff Allen, of Schley, announces that Hill has been captured. Additional Comments: I would love to communicate with anyone who might have additional information on this event. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/schley/newspapers/nw1707asadstor.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb