, 1876-06-02
BLOOD FOB BLOOD.


A Doub1c-nfurt1crt in E.gntiold Comfy, S, C.,
md I.ynrl,InE Of the sIx Sturtlsrcrs.
C*uritstoa Is. c. .Nr,es dnd Courier, J,1g2n
John u. Harmon, aged ii, anil Ills wife, Catha-
rfnc A. Harmon, aged 10, who lived at Winter
Seat, In Edgesled County, ~ miles from urecn-,
wood, were murdered on Wednesday night. The
tsagudy was hrat announced OIL ThuTtday morning
by negro man. stephen Lake, aud wien
tho neishbntH entered the house the aged
couples front ronin WAS dllcd with smoke.
On tho left Of centre tablc were four
lamps, u l,ih1c, aud vnAe Of roecs, and near The
lludguon that hut been ured In The murder lay the
body OF Mr. Harmon. Dutwccn hs knces luy Ills
hat and near his feet his sitctacleA. About feet
from Mr. Harmon, ncar the fireplace, my the body
Of his wife, with two gaahes HI her head. She had
fallen with her iacc slightly turned toward her hus
band, aud llAd apparently died without d stsugso.
The fIoor dyed with blootL Tho nro had been
ktndlcd by the a.ssss1ns to up tho traces Of
their crime. The dwelling md storeLouse had been
robbed Of everything Of vaiue In clothing, money,
jewclry anl provisions.
Betty Perrin, nnt' i.arkin iIuiuway. iii colurcd.
was taken. That of stephen Lake was 80 con.
ascting that he was committed to jnl ut Elseheld.
esttea; @ md i1rkts iieil"w.y w rIGs,ne:' VIZ
IT, 1ss IL va q k ossfk s a1ts s 9H sns s
next day after Tie lnnrdcr his tracks wero
s d!ssosrTSa leading = the spol where g
ttogwooA club had ,crn cnt and stripped and tho
burk buried. This clnh wus found nrar the milf
dss sGPs Pss T st sn, s sto4y Ind ssss t M ",
house and Knocked hut failed to ret my answer,
aAlccp. They tlen went to tho dwelling. and ste,
phen went in through ttr front door; WHICH was
open, and IN Tue lazloE found the dead bodies In q
with kerosene, thu latte. Nj !rc.
The bodies wezc buried In o.tr gravo At Rchoboth
day. The excitement in ths community running
very high, und fresh seyolupmrnt constantly be-
Ing in"tr, and Mt length eliminating Oh lust Tues.
Austin Davis. allsA Sam Perry, negro, Was
caught on Tner.lay night below Edeyayli Court.
murder. but auding u.e proofs aecsmua,ins
against him, he finally nle clean brcart, saying:
After working for one month for Sir. Harmon,
aa s Sna d eo dsy aa%n s sad
mot Lark Holloway on IInrtavns placc at about IL
esaGse !enE r. 10 Gs s M Il ns oss to me
nfternbout an hour AMI half and cut dogwood
stick .thc, rane exhibited to the jury. Iuskcd
..iou Will 4es." then came to NJ. HnlmoA'a res
dencc. nrrlyfng ulont supper ting. / snt on tho
f."ns rs. 'sss fw m s Te s
IN thu dwelling IN the hands uf ssepacn Luke, /
being in the luuHs when stephen Lake cnnv In.
MeH- Harmon WaA alonG lA t1t EUuIn when Gtf-
tered. NJ. liArnoa came In shortly aud N.Y.:
''Wefl, Sum, you aro back ugn!n." replied,
% "xs., i ii: NJ 81 iin5nou ttsn Ssked ~ Il xeFf
supptau 49," LIE then asked rue for hnw much
would wurk Tor htm fur two and l,alf snou.s..,
s bet yuar ie Eot dow nj lis ain,anac. NJ M sad viii. h!s
lead pencil figured what 1t would be per day and
PC. month; and while hu was arurnS,, Stephen
wife snaan. ltettlc Pcrrin tlhe eook) came ,tnto
shss nS s IT, soa asSj bsss hs cam. M s
| MIR. Harmon, ant when hr. larmon's attention
xus cugrs'Bred with his cslcnlation sttpIon l.ake
stick, aud Immediately afterwar! struck Mrn.
lisrnl1n,, and rupsated the blows ,npon ihs teuds
e ea sest s"s IT, tun MaF's eao peI,o n'o
thu roam, Marshall lavlng. email pine
stiek II hls hana with which ho stfut NIX I
% nsmsa nnkuown. ' Aftsr fs sr. itnra.on tsI ia5k
oioway ;u.1sd h% oys' ana s,ep,stG1 Lake VII
went to Mr.. lisenun md turned hct oscr. aud
Stephen Luke cut he. ta5oat M also: Attst @ thls !
~ used by Lake, On the forehead: i'u not sein9
dead when struck MIN. After this, stephen Lake
sey1 os q M posSs saS went .a to ths
a!e tuty declared tliat the iisrMons xoro delib-
ioway, AArshaii ycsrIn, xustin i.yi$. jsN settc:,
Jcasl Lake, lststs PAEn aud lilaa I'oll l'why, all
nesroes h,id these rersnn! wers then delivered into
the custody of Sheriff Richardson for commitment
IT, iail. liMt tho sheriff wux seized by the cruwd,
which numbered about AO0 p.r.onH, his bead WI.
nasely Covered with y eaga ald ho ~as carried oil
Isn s pr!'sf nn1 .srs taken hy The crowd nd
sesne d u mussl Ters as ae liz ,,e en 'sSu wiz bad had
committed tho crime wcte tied nsmly tDgrthc. tn
row, and after they had bern gisun hvs. minute.
| 4ix WrctChts fell dead.
| Yhv prisoners trsthcd that ths three women we!e
IT, Ths 1"S yness @ s'nsd III t%e ioo.s eouai.a
that thry a!uu1 QuIt tu country fnrsAwth. TAt,