The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-24
BROTHER OF A j. S. SENATOR
HAS KILLED THREE MEN
The Record of Sheriff George K. Pritchard,
of Mitchell County, n. c.
STORYOF THE TRAGEDIES
A Dark and Bloody Ground Among the Moonshlners
Where Negro Is Not Allowed
to Put His Foot zas
By COLONEL J. C. L. HARRIS.
(Adiutant-General of North Carolina.)

hand The news Of the affair spread
rapidly Parker's friends became aroused
and formed mob to Stay prltcharo.
They had heard that the killing was III
cold blood and without cause. Prltchard
armed himself and prepared to defy them
all, but, the truth becoming known. the
would-be slayers of the sheriff dispersed
and went TO their respective homes
satisfied.
FIGHT TO THE DEATH.
Nunroe Garland was the, second to tail
before Pritchard's deadly ire. Garland
was a desperate. OF the NEST bloou-
thirsty nature. At the time he was killed
SIX people, among them Two women were
suffering from wounds inflicted by Ills
gun. He was killed in 1897. Pritchard,
then Sheriff of Mitchell county, took his
deputy. c. F. Biaiock, with nun TO hulll
Garland who was then defylnS the law
and threatening the Sheriff and his depu-
ties They found Garland at William
Moseleys near Magnetic city. Just before
the officers reached Moselay's house.
Garland LEFT it and took Il toot-path lead
in- TO the woods. he had not seen his
1ursuers- Pritchard followed and when
close enough sprans toward Garland and
caught him by The arm. AS he did so.
Garland Sanked from his upper coat
nockct, a A calbre Smith and WeSson
pistol and shot him through the right
lung The ball Went through the body
and lodged just inside the skin. near the
shoulder blade. Then a. tight for life en-
sued. Pritchard shot Garland through
and through several times, then fell, eN-
hausted from, his bleeding wound pale
and faint upon the ground. In the mean
time. Blaloch was fired at by Garland.
Returning TO the attack. he, too, sent
several balls through the desperado, who
fell at his feet corpse. Everybody VINO
s4w him thought that Pritchard would
die, but from the time he was shot he
said he would soon be up. In three weeks
he was out OF bed. He recovered fully,
ant was soon as vigorous and robust as
before. Garland would have died, SO the
doctors who examined him said. from any
one of the half dozen or more wounds
he received.
BLALOCK KILLED, TOO.
Soon after the battle with Garland,
rritcllard was appointed assistant SER
geant-at-arms Of the United States SEN
ate.
The fight with Garland was so fast, so
furious and SO desperate +ha, Pritchard
sent bullet through the skin of Blalock' S
stomach in trying to kill Garland; and
this same man, lSialock, was killed by
Honeycutt.
Mr.. George X. Pritchard is a man forty
odd years of age. In build he is Of
medium height. square shoulders, deep
chest. with light hair, blue eyes and a
ford complexion. In manners he is re-
served. modest and of pleasing address.
He is strong. active and full OF courage
that urges him to most daring deeds.
With a revolver. or rifle, he is an eX-
pert shot. His nerve is like iron. These
are some of the characteristics of the
man. j t may be that he will die with his
boots on. He is in danger so long as
he is sheriff OF Mitchell county.