Madison County FlArchives News.....A Week of Tragedy October 17, 1901
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The New Enterprise October 17, 1901
Last Week's Record of Crime in Madison County a Bad One. John Pert Murdered By
Munroe Williams.

   Last week was a dark one for our county. Besides the murders committed by the
negro despaerado chronicled in the New Enterprise last week, another murder
occurred Thursday night in which the victim was John J. Pert, a well-to-do and
highly respected citizen of the county, who met his death at the hands of Munroe
Williams a young white man well known.

   Accounts of the tragedy differ, and the true explanation will not be known,
probably, until the trial of the murderer which will take place during the
present term of Court unless a continuance is granter.

   It is said that young Williams who was a nephew of Mrs. Pert, had been
engaged in a small business with a son of John Pert and that some differences
arose between them which caused Williams to make serious charges against his
former partner. The matter was understood to be settled, however, when Mr. Pert
heard of some things which Williams had said of his son and sent for him to come
over to his house and talk it over. In company with Bud Pert, a nephew of the
deceased, Williams went to the house Thursday night and in talking about the
matter a difficulty arose between them during which Williams received a slight
cut from a knife in the hands of Pert. After being separated Williams discovered
he had been cut and stepping up to Pert said: "Uncle John, you've cut me, and
I'm going to kill you," at the same instant firing the shot which caused the
death of Pert. Williams and young Pert then left but made no attempt to escape
and were both arrested an placed in jail the next day. Young Pert is charged as
an accessory it being said that he handed the pistol to Williams with which the
killing was done.

  The unfortunate affair is deeply regretted, the deceased being a man
universally respected and esteemed.

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