For Pat or anyone else that missed the discussion about the Attala County Criminal Court Records, all messages on this subject have been posted to the web site in chronological order. Go to main page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/ You will find the link just under the photograph of the courthouse (How ironic!) Everette Carr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Clayton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Suggestion for old records Hello to all of my fellow Attala researchers... I was not online while I was recently moving and I missed the initial messages about preserving the Attala Co. records, the Star Herald, etc. Also, about writing a check to (my friend), Ann Breedlove. Can someone fill me in? Thanks. Pat Barnett Clayton

Everette: I would like to post this. but want your approval first. PBC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thank you, Everette for the info. on the Attala Co. Criminal Court Records. I read all the posted messages and each one has validity.... However... For the folks who are considering "going up into the courthouse attic"... I say... "Go 'head on. I ain't goin' with you... Because I found out that--not only were old records kept there--but also old "evidence" of murders, etc... Case in point: Several summers ago I wanted to research certain older criminal cases for my book and was told by the Attala Clerk of Court's office that I could up go to the attic to search. But, I was also told that it was most likely over 100 degrees up there and they cautioned me that there was quite a bit of "physical evidence" stored there (that might disturb me)--as well as "rodents"... In addition, they told me that there were some newer files in a small room on the second (?) floor that might be useful to me. I opted for the second floor... (My husband was with me).. The files were in an old metal cabinet in a little alcove and I had to brush by a large cardboard box to get to them (like an appliance box). I couldn't find any file pertinent to my research, so we started to leave. Naturally, my curiousity got the best of me and I opened the top of the cardboard box. Inside was a 50 gallon drum with holes "chopped" in the sides and it was all "stained" up. I suddenly remembered re! ading about a murder that had happened in Attala Co. several months prior and how they had "found the victim" in a 50 gallon drum. So, folks, let me tell you--I let no dust settle under my feet getting out of there. As a matter of fact, I did verify with the County Clerk that was indeed "the barrel"... Nope, I'm not going "up to the attic"--or anyplace near it, but I'll be most happy to send money... Sincerely, Pat Barnett Clayton ----- Original Message ----- From: Everette Carr To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Suggestion for old records For Pat or anyone else that missed the discussion about the Attala County Criminal Court Records, all messages on this subject have been posted to the web site in chronological order. Go to main page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/ You will find the link just under the photograph of the courthouse (How ironic!) Everette Carr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Clayton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Suggestion for old records Hello to all of my fellow Attala researchers... I was not online while I was recently moving and I missed the initial messages about preserving the Attala Co. records, the Star Herald, etc. Also, about writing a check to (my friend), Ann Breedlove. Can someone fill me in? Thanks. Pat Barnett Clayton ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected]@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe in the body of the message. For 'Digest Mode' send the unsubscribe message to [email protected]