The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-01
The HOMICIDE At HODGES.
THE KILLING OF JOHN GLYMPH BY
HIS BROTHER.
Brief Sketch OF the Actors in the Trag-
edy--So,ne Interesting Facts and Incl
dents in Reference to the Sad Affair
The Coroner's Inquest and the
Preliminary Trial-A Tale OF
Illicit Love.
IADbeville Press and Banner.

Glymph killed his brother, John
Glymph. The circumstances immedi'
ately attending the tragedy are few
and easily told, but the causes leading
up to the act date back several years
Some knowledge of all the parties con,
cerned may be of interest to the gen
eral reader. McCreery Glymph and
his brother John were sons of the late
D. B. Glymph, who was long resident
lodges and q reputable citizen OF
county. "Mack," as he is famil-
iarly called, is about 81 years of age.
Some years ago he was bookkeeper for
the well known firm OF McCreery &
Bro. in Columbia, and proved himself
quite capable. Since leaving Columbia
he has resided at Hodges, engaged in
business with his father. About a year
ago he removed to the Beacham place,
near Cokesbury, and was conducting a
farm. John Glymph was about p
years of age and had no occupation.
About five years ago Mack Glymph
married Miss Jennie ?. Townsend, a
bright young woman, quite attractive
in person and manners. She was Of
good family connections, being a
daughter of J. +. Townsend and grand
daughter of Rev. Joel Townsend Of
venerated memory among all Metho-
dists in this State. Her maternal
grandfather was the late DR.. W. G..
Norwood, who discovered the uses of
verotretne el1Tde. She was educated at
an excellent female college and stood
high IN her classes. Some years ago
she and Mack Glymph were married
quietly at the residence of Mrs. Row
lett, his sister, by q minister of the
Christian church. It IS said that when
married Miss Jennie was engaged to be
married to John Glymph and also to
another excellent young man.
Whether these things are true or not,
1t has been common talk that the mar
ried couple did MT live pleasantly. She
liked Johns ways better than Mack's
ways" and they separated several
times. Her foldness for John led to a
difficulty between the two brothers
few weeks ago, in which Mack was
rather roughly handled. John hreu at
the Beacham place with the couple,
but her partiality for him became so
marked that it was annoying to Mack.
Friday afternoon, all the parties being
at Hodges, an alteration arose between
the brothers, and Mack requested John
not to come to his house again. Mack
and his wife went home. John fol-
lowed after them on foot, having Dor
roved an extra pistol from u young
man named Emerson. Soon after John
reached the house it seemed the alter
cation was renewed and John was
killed.
Perhaps two hours interviewed be-
tween arrival of John and his death.
A load had been taken from Mack's
gun by John, at the request Of Mrs.
Jennie Glymph. Discovering this,
Mack recovered the cartridge from
John and reloaded the gun. During
two hours it is impossible to mar
rate all the incidents that occurred in
the household Of Mack Glymph. He
went off for Trial Justice Moore to aid
him in ridding hisho.ue ofthe presence
of his brother. This officer Of the law
was absent from home. Mack returned
to his own house and went to his room.
Again he earnestly requested John to
leave the place. John replied that Mrs.
Giymph had asked him to remain and
protect her, and he couldn't refuse to
protect lady So matters progressed
until tn, fatal shot was fired. Mack
used a double-barrel breech-loading
shot gun. Several shot took effect.
One entered Johns left temple and
one penetrated his eye, entering the
brain. and death was instantaneous.
The shot in the brain caused the mus
cles of Johns hand, in which a British
bulldog pistol was grasped, to contract.
He fell face downward in the passage
way connecting the kitchen and the
main building. Mrs. Glymph went
hurriedly out of the back door, halted a
moment and then went to a neighbor's.
Mack took his two children in his
arms to house Ecar by, and then went
to Trial Justice and surrendered HIM
self News Of the killing spread rapidly,
and persons who lived near by were
soon on the spot. Night had fallen
upon the scene and the house was rs
silent as the grave. Lights We're pro-
cured. John lay rs lie had fallen. \
pool of blood surrounded his PROSTATE
form. His right hand firmly grasped
a pistol, his finger OF the trigger. Trial
Justice Moore at once organized a jury
of inquest, and evidence was taken as
to how the homicide occurred. In one
of the pockets Of the deceased another
loaded pistol was found, together witt
q memorandum book in which Were
various entries relatingto- Mrs. Glymph
and the letter which appears in the
evidence elsewhere. But little teStimo
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