Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1894 — THE "SUNNY SOUTH.” [ARTICLE]

THE "SUNNY SOUTH.”

Twenty miles from Elba, Ala., Antonio Thomas and wife, a wealthy couple, resided alone. They were known to be misers and were supposed to keep a large suju of money in their, housp. Tuesday the house" was foupd in ashes. Near the, door the charred body of the old, man .was found. Where the bed had stood were the ’bpfned remains of his wife. A close examination indicated that thbir skulls had been fractured and the discovery of aft an peftr by gave rise to the theory that the. bld Couple had been muxdered.whije they, slept, 1 their morifey stoleri bouse