Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-11-21
AsheNle, N. c. Murderer Pays.
the Penalty {.
NOT WILL HARRIS, HOWEVER. Illll 'l:gI r..
Negro Found in Woods Near Fetch
er, l2 Miles from Asheyille. ETe 81 SI
Members of Posse injufed: HE We

Charlotte, N. c., Special james
Harvey, the notorious negro despaga;
do who OH Tuesday night ight
shot and killed two police of6ce elss
three negroes, and wounded ol13le.s 9l1l .
captain at Asheville, N. Cs aud then then
escaped, hotly pursued by huiidrgsa7ls lss7 !,
of infuriated citizens, well-arined sWas s.s
captured Thursday morning tYthee 1a,e
woods near Fletcher, twelve niles
from Asheville, and his body ridaledt
with bullets. A long distance ts,s:5; elss:55;
phone message froih that places states
that there was iio doubt. whatete ras
to. the identity 5f the iiegr5: ltsas ;
stated that the first shot was fired ,E. sbX
a Southern Ry. detective andStaal thai
two members Of the searching posse p9sses
were injured in the capture and$coIas5
bat with the negro. The SHOOTING.
began as soon as the negro was found. fou!I,sI !
The mutilated body Of the negroTpass' Tpass'
now being brought to Asheville blythe tH
posse. ssS%1S s5s S.s
1t will be remembered that immeda;s ma; !;
lately following the tiendish cll1nees cllnse
of the negro, large parties ofEAlsshlsssS; Allsllss;
vile citizens filled with burning pas
sion for revenge Of the crimes sssef9 II
the negro desperate, armed ftdsYIlz b
selves 10 the teeth and began q sygs:
tematic search of the 11eighborltilgg
towns and country around Asheyillllls:
All through the night different posses
departed and up to morning, whenstI he he
black murderer was captured and XII; 81 \;
ed, the ardor Of the search has never
Jagged for a minute. Blood hounds
were used in the chase, but with little
effect. Different rumors came in duIs
liz the night as to the whereaboutSs
of the negro, but it was not until
morning that lie was positively loeats
ed. -: s
The crimes Of the negro were ths
most daring and uncalled for oceurTs7;
ing in this State in many years.. W iths
out the least provocation the: negro
emerged from a house on Valley street
loudly proclaiming himself to1ibe the
noted Charlotte desparado, and be-
gan shooting Oil first sight ofSa man:
When an attempt was made to arrest
The negro who had already killed two
negroes with his rife and was shoot
ing INTO houses promiseuously, by Of
fcers. it took the negro only few
minutes to leave two dead officers and
one wounded in his bloody wake:
Feeling at Asheville, among both
blacks and whites has been at fever
heat, and the quick ending of the ne;
.ero's murderous career was merely
the expected result, whenever she
should have been found. 81. 81
The Capture and Killing.
Asheville, N. c., Specialize
dead body Of the negro murderer Of
five men here OH Tuesday night was
brought here The body was fearful
ly mutilatcd having been pierced by
dozens Of bullets. 1t is not known
to a certainty that the dead negro is
the notorious Mecklenburg county ne
gro, Will Harris, but it is certain that
he is the one who did the killing here
Tuesday night.
1t is stated that one Of the balls
from his rifle glazed the head of one
Of the posse.
The rife was the same with which
the negro did his bloody work here
There were over fifty men in the
party who found the negro, and doz.
ems Of shots were fired effectively at
the negro.
His body was later identified as
that of James Harvey, Of Forest City.
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