The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-09-12
Policeman Paul Harris Kills
George Horn While Resisting
Anesf-Coroners Verdict was
That Killing was "Wifhonf
ProYocafion" n"-Haris Said ri
Had to Do Er-Tesfimony at
the Coroner's Inquest.

Policeman Paul Harris shot and
almost instantly killed George Horn
on Friday afternoon about 4:30
o'clock in the Union Cotton mill sec
ton of the city. Harris was sent to
out by Smith Fowler, charging Horn
with assault and battery on Mrs.
Fowler.
Considerable feeling has been
aroused over the tragedy and threats
of violence were freely made against
Harris, who Immediately after the
tragedy, surrendered and was locked
in Jail.
The dead man was about 35 years
old and leaves wife and three chill
dren, the eldest being about nine
years of age. 1t is reported that
Horn spent most of his time in Pac-
olet mills while his family lived here,
and that he was at one time mental
ly unsound, having been an inmate
of the asylum.
The coroner's inquest resulted in a
verdict that the killing was "withou-
provocation." Harris, it is said, has
made no statement except to affirm
that the killing was justifable. He
is young man, twenty-three years
old and has wife and one child. He
is a brother of Deputy Sheriff Boyd
Harris, the jailer here,
The following is the testimony as
rendered at the inquest:
DR.. D. H. Montgomery, being duly
sworn, says: On examination found
the entrance wound just to the right
of the breast bone and would say it
=. went through the base Of the heart,
came out just below the shoulder
blade and the left side. Direction of
the bullet was little downward and
inward; he died from hemorage. 1t
looks from the size of wound to be
a so calibre. Black powder will
had not been dead more than an hour
mark body from 2 to 3 feet. He
and half. No other wounds on
body According to his height ne
was obliged to have been stopped a
little. D. H. Montgomery, M. d.
Mr. w. B. O'Shields, being duly
sworn, says, 1 was at Mr.. Morris
store when shot was fired. I ran
down there; when got there Mr..
and he told me to take charge of
body. l went in and taken charge.
Mr.. Harris said, az had it to do" 1
found Mr.. Horn lying on floor. He
was not dead when l got there. 1
saw razor lying on floor. I stayed
until the doctor came. He was dead
when doctor got there. 1t was about
15 minutes after 4. He never spoke
after I arrived. Mr.. F. B. Scott was
with me. He was not moved The
razor was in the box The razor was
in the case.
(Signed) w. B. O'Shields
Mr.. F. B. Scott, being duly sworn,
says: I was at Mr.. Morris store
when gun fired. l ran down to Mr..
George Horns house and met 4 po-
liceman coming out of front door. He
said, II am the man done the shoot
ing, and what / have done had to
do" We went right on in house.
I found Mr.. Geo. Horn layirg on his
back, his coat was lying on his left
leg. There seemed to be blood on
both his knees, and his coat partly
covered them. He breathed several
long breaths after we got there, but
he never spoke; he moved his right
shoulder and arm several times.
never saw the razor until some time
after we got there. A little girl
stepped in and pulled it from under
the door and it seemed that one enc
of razor case was off. This was about
A o'clock. l don't think there was
any one else there when Mr.. w. B
O'Shields and myself got there. / die
not know of any difficulty between
Mr. Paul Harris and Mr.. Horn, O,
any hard feelings between them pre-
vious to this accident.
(Signed) F. B. Scott.
Mrs. Sallie Howell being duly
sworn, says: Ny daughter and m,
self were in my dining room and
told my little boy to go tell Mr.
Horn that the police was coming
He did not get up, and my little gir
says, "Mother, they are searching
him." Mr.. Paul Harris had taken ou
paper when I got to the door ant
showed it to Mr.. Horn. He took .
hold of Mr.. Horns arm and in tn,
scufflle he got in house, and ran u,