St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-11-30
Shot to Death While Trying
to Arrest Aged Farmer.
Farmer Afterwards Riddled
With Bullets by Deputies.
One of Sons Captured, Other
Pursued by Angry Mob.
Mob Parades the Streets and
Theatens Vengeance.

Olive Branch, Miss, Nov. 25.-Af'
ter inviting Sheriff w. T. Harris OF
DeSoto county, into his house, G. W
Treadway, an aged and we'll to dc
farmer OF this community, lifted his
pistol and fred at the officer. Har-
ris fell back dead, and as he did so
Treadway .-..:i his two sons '"ened
murderous ,'reon the five deputies
who were standing outside. A fe%
minutes later Treadway was lying
On his doorsteps> mortally wounded
One Of his sons, Earl. wasi the
Lands of the officers, and the other,
Murel, was being pursued into Tate
cornty by an angry mob, while other
deputies themselves slightly wound
ed, were taking the dead sheriff to
his home.
Tonight while the woods are being
secured for young Treadway, E
double force of officers AMI citizens
are guarding the wounded man and
his son from an angry mob, which
is parading the streets and threaten
ing to lynch both of the prisoners.
CLIMAX OF BAD FEELING.
The tragedy, which occurred at 10
o'clock this morning. is the climax
of IN era Of bad feeling which has
existed between the Treadways and
all officers of the law for the last
four years.
The direct cause is judgment for
5000 against G. w. Treadway, on
which the sheriff attempted to take
possession of his cotton Saturday.
The officers were driven away then
at the point of revolyers.
According to witnesses, Sheriff
Harris and five deputies went to the
Treadway home this morning with
= warrant for the arrest of Treadway
and his sons. Treadway announced
his willingness to be arrested, and
asked the sheriff to come inside.
With his pistol returned to his belt
the sheriff entered and was shot
down. Treadway, standing in the
front door, opened fire on the wait
ing deputies, who returned it. With
IS arm shielding his face. q. '
1:tadway received a dozen s:cts in
his arm ami shoulder. The bullet
which finally grought him % tne
crourd was fred by w. M. King, 3
deputy, and entered the old mans
b,esst near the heart. He was re
n.6,ed to the county Jail, where ply
sicians amputated the injure, arm.
lie will not SUI vive.
While thu elder Treadwav was
siun6ing on the steps and firioc 8,
tho officers his sens wer; shooting
through the W.. dows. 49, i:t tld
man jell, .irv escaped through the
y" door the house Only one
.'tDaty was :..:tioned tt Single
handed. he disarmed and captured
Earl Treadway. Murel esca .1e! into
the woods.
The body of the dead sheriff will
be buried here tomorrow. He had
been sheriff of this county for many
years and was one Of the most pop
ular officers in the State. He is sur
vived by wife, three sons and four
daughters, who reside at fernando.
He was forty-five years of age.
CALLED ''6HOTGUN FARMER"
Treadway, who is 48 years OF age,
has long been known as the shotgun
farmer" He hated the law and Its
agents in every form and had had
trouble with the officers On many
previous occasions. Besides the
two sons who were concerned with
him in the trouble, he has . wife
and two younger sons.
Earl Treadway Is about Is years
of age. while his brother Murel is
81. They have lived with their par
ents. and had little to do with other
People.
The citizens will offer q rewa~1 for
young Treadway's capture.