The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-07-09
KILLS BARBER.
Sunday Tragedy Is Sequel to Quar-
rel Between Men.

Ed. HareIson, 90 years old, a barber,
121 Mississippi avenue, was shot three
times and almost instantly killed III his
place of business yesterday noon by his
negro porter, George Henry Nightin-
gale, q years old, 665 Mckinley street.
The shooting was the tragic sequel to
controversy between HARRISON and the
negro. which began Saturday night,
when the negro was upbraided by his
employer for neglecting his work.
There we're no eye witnesses to the
tragedy. Mrs. HARRISON, living in the
rear of her husbands place OF business,
heard the succession of shots and reach
ed her husbands side before he died,
and in time to see the negro with pistol
in hand rush from the front door.
Soon after the shooting Nightingale
was arrested at his dwelling on Mckln-
lev street by Patrolman Jack Broens
of the Webster avenue police station
squad, and Deputy Sheriffs Martin and
jacob of Justice William Creagan's
court. The negro was bleeding pro-
fusely from a severe scalp wound which
he claims he received during desper-
ate struggle with Harelson before ne
fired the shots in self-defense.
QUARREL PRECEDED TRAGEDY.
For the past two months Nightingale
has been employed as clothes presser
and porter in the Harelson barber shop
on Mississippi avenne, and frequently
his employer reprimanded him for do
ing his work in an unsatisfactory man
ner. Before closing his shop Saturday
night Harelson, the police say, ordered
the negro to clean and press his trous-
ers. The negro refused and heated
controversy ensued.
Harelson was shaving himself yestere
day morning, when Nightingale sann-
tered into the shop and renewed the
difficulty of the night before. The negro
claims Harelson went into his living
apartments in the rear of his establish
ment and returned with a 41-caliber
Colts pistol. With the butt of the
weapon, Nightingale says, Harelson
beat him, not stopping until the heavy
pistol accidentally fell from his hand.
The negro maintains he grabbed for the
pistol as did Harelson, and in order to
keep his employer from shooting him,
turned the weapon on HARRISON and
fired three shots at him. Three bull
lets took effect in the unfortunate mans
body.
Running into the room, Mrs. Harel-
son found her husband writhing upon
the floor.
Honey, I'm dying gasped the
wounded man. "The niger got me.
In frantic effort to detain Nightin-
gale, who stood near the body of his
victim, Mrs. Harelson, unmindful of
her own danger, attempted to disarm
the negro. Nightingale, however, eff
fected his temporary escape, going di-s
rectly to his home, where he was after
ward arrested.
Paul Green, 18 years old, $50 Lau-
derdale street, followed the negro to his
home and assisted the officers in locat-
ing him. B. L. Norwood and G. A.
Lund, 725 Mississippi avenue, at dis
tance, heard the men quarreling and
the succession of shots They reached
the scene of the murder before the ar
rival of Capt. John M. Couch and Off
GERS from police headquarters.
The body Of Harelson was prepared
for burial by Mcdowell & Monteverde,
undertakers, and shipped to Union City,
Tenn, for burial
The unfortunate man is survived by
his wife and Edward Harelson, Is
months old, together with two brothers
and a sister,. w. Harelson, 9S7 Bar
ton avenue; E. G. Harelson, Donovan,
Mo-, and Mrs. Julia Worley, Harviel,
Missouri.
Harelson came to Memphis two years
ago from Union City, and for a time
operated barber shop on Calhoun
avenue. His slayer is son Of Taylor
Nightingale, negro preacher. Cons
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