The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-05-22
MURDERER NOW
IN SWAMP.
Recent Marriage of Gar
rett's Daughter Prob
able Cause.

Sumter, May 1S.-News of a shock
ing double tragedy, at Rose Hill, IN
Lee county, about noon today, has
reached Sumter. J. H. Campbell and
Aaron Campbell, father and son, re-
spectively, were shot and both in
stantly killed by Bob Garrett, of Dali
zeu, Sumter county, according to re-
ports received here, and the slayer,
who escaped into the swamp, is beng
hunted by four separate posses,
whose search up to a late hour to-
night has been unsuccessful.
The elder Campbell, it seems, was
killed while asleep on the porch of his
home, Garrett sending one load from
a double-barrelled shotgun into the
body of his victim.
TOP of Head Blown Off.
Aaron Campbell, about "a years
old, and a son-in-law of Garrett, VINO
was in the house, heard the shot, ran
out to investigate, and finding that
his father had been shot, went back
into the house got his gun and re-
turned to the porch, but before ne
could FIRE the second load from Gar
rett's weapon blew the top of his head
off. according to the account OF the
affair received here.
After the shooting, it is said, Gar
rett took his daughter, who had been
married to Aaron Campbell only last
Friday, and ran into the swamp
leaving his gun, both barrels of which
we're empty, on the porch OF the
Campbell home.
Alleged Cause Of Killings.
The alleged cause of the trouble is
the marriage of CARROTS daughter to
Campbell, after threats attributed to
Garrett that he would kill anyone
who came to see or tried to marry
his daughter.
Garrett is said to bear very un-
savory reputation, and it is stated
that about eighteen months ago ne
was convicted of an unnatural Of
fence. for which he served term IN
the penitentiary, and that after his
release the alleged threats were
made.
Garrett was away from home on
Friday and did not learn of the mar
riage of his daughter and young
Campbell until he returned on Satur-
day. and it is said that as soon as he
received the information, he started
for the Campbell home, fifteen miles
distant, with the intention of carry
ing out the threats he is alleged to
have made.
Bloodhounds Arrive.
AS soon as the news of the double
killing reached the authorities OF Lee
and Sumter counties, posses were Or
sanized and a request made of Gov
ernor Blease for bloodhounds to as
sist in the capture of Garrett. The
dogs from the penitentiary arrived In
Sumter at $50 this afternoon, and
we're Immediately taken in automo-
biles to Rose Hill and put on the
trail.
Posses from Bishopville, Sumter,
Rose Hill and Dalzell are now search
ing for the fugitive. At Z O'Clock to-
night it was reported that the dogs
had taken up the trail and We're 60
ing in the direction of Oswego, Sum-
ter county. A telephone message
from Oswego stated that man,
whose name could not be learned,
saw Garrett in the public road.
Garrett Seen in Road?
1t seems that this person was drlV-
ing along the road. when some dis
tance ahead of him he saw a man
whom he took for Garrett; that he
endeavored to overtake the probable
fugitive, who, however, turned out of
the road and disappeared in the
woods. No pursuit was attempted,
the man in the buggy not being
armed and believing the other to be.
This party also stated that later the
man he took for Garrett passed
his house and took the road leading
to Sumter.
1t is reported here that Mrs. Camp
bell (Garrett's daughter) was found
on the South Carolina Western Rail
road at a point about eight miles
from the scene of the tragedy, which