Ada Watts Death


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The Butler Herald
Tuesday, June 20, 1911
Page Three

Negro Woman Is Killed; Man Is Arrested

Ada Watts, a Negro woman, formerly of Butler and daughter of Uncle Harry Watts, 
was found dead in the dark town districts of Atlanta, where the woman has been 
living the past year.  Thursday morning with her head mashed in with a coupling 
pin and her throat cut.  She had been dragged from the side of the street 
almost to the railroad bank, which is very steep at this point.  It is thought 
that her murderers intended to let the train mutilate her body in an effort to 
hide the crime.  John Daniel, a Negro man was arrested by detectives in 
suspicion of being connected with the deed.