McKennon, Pate
Pate McKennon, a good old negro living six miles east of Oakland, was found on Thursday with his head in the forks of a tree, dead Judging from the very advanced stage of decomposition he must have been there six or eight days. The buzzards had torn and eaten the flesh from his face and head, and but for his clothes could not have been recognized. The old man had evidently been murdered and carried there in a dense thicket in Mrs. Hermes’ pasture, east of the Sandies, by his murderers. His hat and boots were found at a public watering tank about a mile from where his body was found, and a wagon track could be seen within 150 yards of where he was found. Constable Mayes arrested several parties yesterday (Wednesday), viz;: Mr. ____Hobbs, Sandy McKennon, (a brother of the deceased man), and John Rodgers. At this writing (Thursday morning) we cannot learn what disposition will be made of them. [Place of interment unknown]
Weimar Mercury, June 15, 1895
Pate McKennon, a good old negro living six miles east of Oakland, was found on Thursday with his head in the forks of a tree, dead Judging from the very advanced stage of decomposition he must have been there six or eight days. The buzzards had torn and eaten the flesh from his face and head, and but for his clothes could not have been recognized. The old man had evidently been murdered and carried there in a dense thicket in Mrs. Hermes’ pasture, east of the Sandies, by his murderers. His hat and boots were found at a public watering tank about a mile from where his body was found, and a wagon track could be seen within 150 yards of where he was found. Constable Mayes arrested several parties yesterday (Wednesday), viz;: Mr. ____Hobbs, Sandy McKennon, (a brother of the deceased man), and John Rodgers. At this writing (Thursday morning) we cannot learn what disposition will be made of them. [Place of interment unknown]
Weimar Mercury, June 15, 1895
McKennon, Pate
Pate McKennon, a good old negro living six miles east of Oakland, was found on Thursday with his head in the forks of a tree, dead Judging from the very advanced stage of decomposition he must have been there six or eight days. The buzzards had torn and eaten the flesh from his face and head, and but for his clothes could not have been recognized. The old man had evidently been murdered and carried there in a dense thicket in Mrs. Hermes’ pasture, east of the Sandies, by his murderers. His hat and boots were found at a public watering tank about a mile from where his body was found, and a wagon track could be seen within 150 yards of where he was found. Constable Mayes arrested several parties yesterday (Wednesday), viz;: Mr. ____Hobbs, Sandy McKennon, (a brother of the deceased man), and John Rodgers. At this writing (Thursday morning) we cannot learn what disposition will be made of them. [Place of interment unknown]
Weimar Mercury, June 15, 1895
Pate McKennon, a good old negro living six miles east of Oakland, was found on Thursday with his head in the forks of a tree, dead Judging from the very advanced stage of decomposition he must have been there six or eight days. The buzzards had torn and eaten the flesh from his face and head, and but for his clothes could not have been recognized. The old man had evidently been murdered and carried there in a dense thicket in Mrs. Hermes’ pasture, east of the Sandies, by his murderers. His hat and boots were found at a public watering tank about a mile from where his body was found, and a wagon track could be seen within 150 yards of where he was found. Constable Mayes arrested several parties yesterday (Wednesday), viz;: Mr. ____Hobbs, Sandy McKennon, (a brother of the deceased man), and John Rodgers. At this writing (Thursday morning) we cannot learn what disposition will be made of them. [Place of interment unknown]
Weimar Mercury, June 15, 1895
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