The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-06-13
REFUSED PERMISSION TO.
Enter Sick Room of His
Mother.
James Harris Then Fires Three
Shots Into Brothers. Body-TalLs
With Aged Mother. Who Is III and
Then Returns to Marion, Giving
Himself Up-Physician Says VII
liam Harris VIII Recover.

Because MS brother tried to keeT
him out of the room where his moth.
| ed lay i'm a very critical condition
James Harris, aged 5S, quarry.
man, shot and very seriously wound.
ed William Harris, aged So, at the
| home of their mother, Mrs. Roseline
| Harris. FIVE miles south of LaRue last
midnight. James Harris surrender
ed himself TO Deputy Sheriff Con
| Breen at the county Jail at seven
| O'Clock this morning while Sheriff
stark and officers of the local force
were out serachng for him.
The shooting was the direct result
of a bad feeling that had existed
| among the brothers for several years.
William Harris. who was shot, has
been living at his mothers home and
taking care of her. She sufferes from
| a fall several weeks ago and has been
very low for several days.
James Harris arrived at his moth
er's home about midnight and arous-
ed those within. He wanted to see
his mother but his brother William
barred the way to the mothers room
asking, 1t is claimed, that the brother
wait until the mother had quieted
down as his arrival at that unseem-
~ hour had greatly agitated her.
According to the story told by
neighbors James Harris refused to
wait: there were several loud words
and a scuffle and several shots rang out
In rapid succession, William Harris
sinking to the ground. The shote
were fired at very close range and
IN F.II
his assailant, some of the blood fror
his wound staining the assailant's
clothing. Blood stains on the porch
and in the door indicate that the
shooting occurred there.
Camly, as IL nothing had happened,
James Harris walked into his moth
ers room and talked to her. Al
pathetic scene Is said to have been en-
acted The mother entreating the
Calmly, as If nothing had happened,
and the son trying to quiet her and
assuring her that all was we'll.
The wounded man was picked up
and placed in bed while DR. Sifritt, of
LaRue was called. The physician
found that three bullets had struck
their mark. one pierced the left arm
passing entirely through; one entered
the chest close to the heart and
third cut through the back of the
skull.
When James Harris got ready to
leave he calmly stepped out of the
house without inquiring about the
condition of the brother he had shot
and without being molested. He
walked to his rig where Henry Mona.
han, who had driven from here with |
him, was awaiting him. The horse |
was started toward this city, arriv. |
ing here early this morning.
Concerning his deed Harris had lit |
tie to say when he gave himself up
at the county Jail. He informed Mrs
stark that his brother, William Har-
ris, had refused to allow him to see |
his mother and when he refused the |
permission Something happened. !
Harris, those who saw him say, was |
under the influence u
liquor The stories circulated in the |
vicinity of the scene of the shooting |
are to the effect that he was drunk |
when he went to his mothers house |
although he was not so drunk bun |
that he understood what he was do |
ing.
1t Is his contention that the brother |
he shot would not let him see the |
mother but demanded that he leave |
the house.
There are two other brothers |
according To James Harris story, |
Peter and John, the former living |
near LaRue aud the other being |
away, 1t is claimed that William who
lived at home, would not allow the |
other brothers to visit their mother |
and that the feeling between then
was very bitter.
DR.. Sifritt, of LaRue, who was
summoned, made a hurried examina-
ton of the wounded man. He found |
hat the bullet which entered the
chest was DETECTED upward and pro-
Dably lodged I'm the shoulder. The
detection was caused by It striking a
rib and this alone saved the life OF
William Harris. one bullet passed
through the left arm above the elbow
ana the third entered the skull in the
back but Is not regarded as danger.
)us. DR. Sifritt states that he has
hopes for the recovery of the patient
lnless unforeseen complications arise
Mrs. Harris Is In bed suffering from
''Jfii'o i'N'lN'' III "a ldll lfNNillN dnA l
'c0rding to DR.. Sifrltt her condition
$ not serious. The physician says
hat the family denies having sum
noned James Harris from Marion ant
Snew nothing Of his coming until they
heard his voice In the yard.
Besides William Harris and his
mother, a sister Of Mrs. Harris and
Ter husband, were the only occupants Il
II the house. Only three shots were
ired by James Harris and every one
ook effect.
Inquiry here today developed the
act that James Harris has been In
Marion for over year. He was firsl
employed on the section and later
went to the Ohio & Western Lime &
stone company, where he has had
large of repairing tracks for stone |
and lime cars. Harris. those who
know him say, Is a drinking man anf |
when drinking he, is very quarrelsoms |
His brother William. while Inclined q
drink on occasions, is much better
thought of.
Harris will be held at the count,