The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-10-25
TERRIBLE PUNISHMENT.
harry A. Langly Shoots Ills Own Son
at GreenY;l;e.


Greenville ,Special.-The ready pis-
tol has been employed once more in
this city, and a young white man is at
the point of death in consequence OF
the readiness with which his own
father used the weapon. intending the
shot for another person. Friday
night between y and l o'clock Police
Sergeant Gunnels and Policeman
Brown, with Constables LaFar and
Coleman. went to the tenderloin dis
trict, near the electric power house on
Broad street, for the purpose oI max
ing a raid where liquor was supposed
10 te kept. The object OF their search
was not attained. as the liquor was
hidden out CT sight. and as they were
returning TO the police station pistol
shots rang out upon the midnight air,
when they ouickened pace in the direc
tiCn of the firing only to discover that
they were too late to apprehend the
offenders against the ordinance which
forbids shooting en- the highways. The
men engaged il the pistol practice had
decamped, and a solitary individual
whom the officers encountered on the
street said that he was not concerned
in the fuSilade, but kindly informed
Sergeant Gunnels who the guilty par
ties were. Armed with this inforna'
ton the officers continued in the d.
rection of Main street, but it was onl,
a short while before they heard shot
back where they cane from, which
was followed by cries tor help evil
IDENTIFY from a wounded man.
The officers returned TO the tender
loin and found Melvin Langley had
been seriously if not dangerously
wounded by shot fired within lew
feet by his father. Harry A. Langley,
who explained that he had Intended
the shots for another man. 1t seem>
that Wesley Fuller and Jesse Fuller
were engaged in the shooting whlcE
had first attracted the attention OF The
officers, and Melvin Langley alleged
that they were shooting at him, which
caused him to go home and acquaini
his father with the circumstances
Harvey Langley responded very quick
ly to his sons appeal for assistance
and together they went back to the
scene OF the shooting with the inten.
ton of renewing the melee. The senior
Langley took position in the corner
OF the chimney while the young mar
went around the house, but in few
minutes the son came IN sight or tht
father, when the latter fired his p!sto
with the result OF sending 80 bal
through the body CT the son, infiictins
a wound from which the young mar
is supposed to be dying.
Harvey Langley told the police on
GERS how the shooting occurred, ant
expressed the utmost contrition for tht
unfortunate deed, explaining the whclt
transaction upon the theory thaf
was an accident. He was taken into
custody, however, and the patrol wag
on was sent to convey the wounded
son to his fathers home on CLEVELAND
street, several hundred yards from tht
place where he was shot Physician!
were summoned and the opinion wa!
expressed at once that the wount
would prove fatal. Saturday morning
the father recanted his story told tt
the officers. and declared that the sho
was fired by Wesley Fuller who wa!
arrested and lodged in Jail. Harvey
Langley has remained in the custody
of deputy sheriff through the day, ant
in the afternoon was taken to hh
home where a message came that nj
son was dying.