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Alex Lathen Mintz was born 1861 according to census data, but 11 Oct 1
862 inYork County, SC according to his descendents. Alex was a son o
f Charles H. and Susan W. Mintz. A farmer, he married Mary Catherine W
iley who is thought tohave been born in SC on 11 Dec 1863, a daughte
r of George Lawson Wiley and his wife, Sarah Ann Gore. Alex died tragi
cally in Calhoun County on 16 Jan 1926 and the circumstances of his de
ath were published in the 18 Jan 1926 edition of the Anniston Star:
Seek Clues to Solve Murder of Watchman
"Officers investigating this case are still puzzled as to who was the
assailant and the motive for brutally murdering A.L. Mintz, 64 year ol
d watchman of the Alabama Pipe Foundry, late Saturday night. The body
of Mr. Mintz was discovered about 5:30 o'clock Sunday morning in the s
outhern end of the storage shed at Nineteenth Street and McCoy Ave., b
y J .R. Blackwelder, day watchman, who went to the plant to relieve Mi
ntz.
The last time Mr. Mintz had punched his clock wasat 10:30 o'clock, th
e chart of the instrument showed. It is believed that themurder took
place shortly after 10:30 o'clock Saturday night. Mr. Mintz wasbeate
n to death with a blunt instrument An iron rod about three feet long,
which was found lying beside the body, is believed to have been used.
His face was battered, the flesh was torn, and his jaw bones, nose, an
d skull fractured. It is believed that Mr. Mintz did not died instantl
y for his face and head had swollen, Coroner J. Ralph Usrey and Chief
of Police O.F. White were called to the scene of the murder and arrive
d there about 7 o'clock Sunday morning. The investigation began immedi
ately and at noon today no clues had beentraced down.
In the office of the plant, Mr. Mintz had left his lunch basket open a
nd had poured coffee into a cup. Part of one sandwich was eaten. In th
eend of the shed where the killing took place, the light switch had b
een pulled, and Mr. Blackwelder stated that the lights were off when h
e arrived to take up his duties Sunday morning.
Revolver Missing
The lights in the southernend of the shed can be seen from the offic
e where Mr. Mintz had been eating his lunch, and it is believed that M
r. Mintz saw the lights go out and went toinvestigate. A .38 calibre
Smith and Wesson revolver, where Mr. Mintz was eating his lunch, was m
issing Sunday morning. One theory advanced is that he carried the weap
on with him to investigate the trouble with the lights and thatthe mu
rderer took the gun from the nightwatchman.
Another theory advanced is that Mintz was making his regular rounds an
d that he stumbled over a wire about a foot off the ground tied from o
ne stack of pipe to another, and that his assailant took advantage of
the fall to commit the crime. The chart in theclock shows that Mr. Mi
ntz completed his 10:30 rounds. On each round he began at the first ke
y which is in the office where he was eating and continued aregular r
oute through the shop until he ended. Some are led to believe thatif
he had been on his regular round time that there would have been an in
dication on the clock charts. There were no punches on the 11:00 o'clo
ck roundand to get to the point where he was killed, Mr. Mintz had pa
ssed several keys.
Inquest Probable
Coroner Usrey stated that he would probably hold an inquest Wednesday
if later developments justifies. When Mr. Blackwelder arrived for his
duties Sunday morning he saw the body of Mr. Mintz lying on the groun
d with a small keg over his face. Mr. Blackwelder could not recognize
the dead man until he had struck a match. Mr. Blackwelder did not kno
w the man whenhe looked in his face but identified him by his clothin
g and his punch clock.The ground for several feet around the body of
Mr. Mintz showed indication of a hard struggle. His flashlight was bad
ly battered and it is believed his assailant received blows from the s
earch light
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