Berrien County GaArchives News.....Negro is arrested for double murder. May 18, 1911 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jon Sizemore vsizemore@windstream.net November 25, 2008, 10:30 pm Atlanta Constitution May 18, 1911 Atlanta Constitution, May 18, 1911, Pg. 9 NEGRO IS ARRESTED FOR DOUBLE MURDER Willmont Shot Overseer Who It Was Said Was Trying to Whip Him. Valdosta, Ga., May 17. -(Special.)- Joe Willmont, alias Will Nelson, a ne-gro, charged with the murder of two white men near Chipley, Fla., is in jail here. The man is charged with the killing of Superintendent Mays, of the West Bay Naval Stores Company, of West Bay, Fla., and another em-ployee of the company, a Mr. Goodwin, who were shot to death by the negro last January. Immediately after the tragedy Willmont or Nelson made his way to this section of the state and has been working for a turpentine operator at Ray's Mill, Ga., for several months. The killing of Mays and Goodwin came about as a result of a whipping Mays tried to administer to the negro when he learned that Will-mont was going to quit the employ of his firm. Going to the negro's cabin, Mays let himself in and locked the door, when he was shot to death. Goodwin was killed as the negro threw the door open and fired at him. Additional Comments: 1)On Aug 16th, 1909 the name of Ray's Mill, Berrien county, Ga. changed to Ray City, Berrien county, Ga. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/berrien/newspapers/negroisa291nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb