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

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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

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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

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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

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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