Talk:Dolly Williamson

Susie McLeod and her lover. Interesting. I wonder if that's the same McLeod as the big rich McLeod's in town? Apparently they were never convicted if Facts About Hattiesburg is right. I didn't have time to continue looking so I don't know if the story continues or not. I doubt many records from that time exist due to that flood back whenever it was that destroyed all sorts of stuff at the courthouse.


 * Ah, McCain has all the old city records (http://www.lib.usm.edu/~archives/m208.htm?m208text.htm~mainFrame) (the flood was in 1983). The problem is they're only from the mid 1890's at the earliest, just not quite old enough to be useful. I can't find anything about old Perry county records.

-- Brad

Shortly after midnight on Friday night would have been barely the 31'st. Friday was the 30th. So why does her tombstone say 29th??? -- Brad

So it must have happened in the mayor's house (I didn't realize J.M. was mayor at the time; that'd explain the large tombstone she has), wherever that was in 1891. We still don't really know exactly when she died. Also, it seems like they had a lot more newspapers than what was listed in Anna. The small local newspapers (the Biloxi paper was one I remember checking) didn't really have anything. The New Orleans paper seemed to be the only paper I looked through that was more than a tabloid. -- Brad

Its possible she was murdered on the 29 and found on the 31 (although thats not as cool). I would have to see the book again to be sure. I should have made a copy of that page.-TWDS

Also according to Facts About Hattiesburg the two papers in town at its publication were "The Prog" and "The Citizen." I wonder if USM would have them on microfilm. -TWDS


 * it looks like the only newspapers they have that old is the Jackson paper (Daily Clarion). maybe a murder would be newsworthy enough to be included in a state paper? -- Brad