The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-31
THE MCCORMICK HOMICIDE
Some circumstances which Led Up
10 the Fatal Shooting OF X. f.
VollS

C.G. Harmon and hia brother, Bertha Har;
mon are now in the Abbeville jail charged
with murder in the killing ol X. +. Wells at
bis saw mill on his fathers place. near NC
IN Mr.C. " G. harmon o: Mccormick and Miss
Carrie Ives, of Admission, Ala were napplIE
married about three years ago. 10 taem ,
Alabama TO Mccormick In this county, and
were staying in the house with, his iather.
The young husband is an iron molder oy
trade. About month ago, he went 10 Asne-
vle n g. TO nd WSrk' sav1Rs nE Hsrmon Wpe
AMER the departure Of Mr.. G. 6. Harmon, MS
father, Mr.. W. D. Harmon, took lnto DIS
house. Mr.. R. E. Weis, WHO wnoM ~, n neo 1a asat
n seems that Mr.. Wells came to Mr.. Har-
mons on q Saturday. and on TOE IoiIo&ipE
Monday night week, he and Mrs. Carrie dar-
mon were discovered by Mr.. w. D: Harmon
to be in her room. Mr.. Harmon DEMANDED
an exclamation, when Mr.. Wells replied that
be had been In the room S.tnrGsy n'SnS naS
on Monday night that Mr.. Harmon dlscov-
cred Wells presence in the room OF hls son u
wife. u,.d.
nesday, and was made acqusinSeo Will 'ne
Alter the husband came home Mr.. W. D.
Harmon advised MIR. Wells that ne tnougnt II
would be best for him to 90 away-to leave
the com munity. He told him that be was
sfraid the husband might do him bodily
harm. To thie Wells replied that ne was not
uneasy that he would L. take m ee tne be-
would do 30 at bis own risk. this was on
Thnrsday before the homicide which OCCUR
red on Friday morning about eight O'CLOCK ~
IN Mr.. N W. B. Harmon from whom these facts
we're learned did not see the kilhpg anu ne
did not care to repeat hearsay, but ne saI9
that he upderstood that the husband G. q.
Harmon and his brother Bertha Harmon,
went to, the saw mill. where the shootlng
Up Up to the time OF this trouble Mrs: Carrie
Harmon stood well WITH her nelg9U0I @ Tnps s1o ao.
Inc. She 10 a granddaughter OF F. Ives, who
lived i at AbbeviiIe before the war, and was 2
tailor. Not being rushed WITH s w1rs II 70 ton ms
marshal, working at his trade when not en- =
gagged in keeping unrMly or disorderiy 9n. l9iK
Straight. In 1858 Mr.. T. W. MCMILLAN q nnder
saver and set the trees on the public so uare.
| Up to that time the public square mao NO
trees on II. Some OF the people who drove 70
town utilized the trees for hitching posts. ana
The % ines "a and instruct the riders as to the law
OF the town about hitchlng horses 70 aoade
trees. In those days people had lew lusses,
and were seldom disorderly. IT was because
of this state OF affairs that single policeman
Kept "the boys" straight. But he watched
ont for horses that were hitched 70 snaoe
trees, and. though he was well liked oy those
who had dealings with him, yet he was thor
oughly despised by couptrymen whose horses
be found hitched to tree.
Plea Ives, uha son Of the tailor and toe po-
liceman) and W. D. Harmon were DO Soys SO, 70,
gether. and were brought up on the mosC
friendly terms With each other, and 1t was
not strange that their children should parry:
Mr.. w. b. Harmon, from whom the story OF
the trouble was received, Ia one OF tpe com
miasioners OF election Of Abbeville county.
he is 4S years OF age. the father OF seven chill
dren. One is a drum mer. travelling for J. 3.
Jones, tailor, Of Augusta. One OF the daugn-
ters iS ow al the Georgia and Alabama bust
ness college at Macon. Two sons are at
home.
peaceabe citizen. and this Is the hrst trouo.e
that has come to bis family for generations
past. Their record as law-abiding people ls
good up to this trouble.
Hon. VIM N. Graydon and Hon Frank
Gary OF the Abbeville Bar have been en-
ployed to defend G. 6. Harmon and Bertha
darmon against the charge OF murder IN kill
Ing Wells. They will apply for ball before
Associate Justice Gary tomorrow, Thnrsaay.
We COPY elsew here into this weeks paper,
the testimony before the Coroner.