The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-05-20
DOUBLE KILLING
IN LEE COUNTY
CampbelIs, Father and Son, Shot by
Bob Garrett-Four Posses and
BlOOdhOunds i'm Pursuit-Dops
Reported on Trail.

BlOOdhOundS in PurSuit-DOgs
Reported on Trail.
Sumter, May 19.--News Of q
shocking double tragedy at Rose
Hill, in Lee county, about noon yes
terday,, has reached Sumter. j. H.
Campbell and Aaron Campbell,
father and son, respectively, were
shot and both instantly killed by
Bob Garrett, OF Dalzell, Sumter
county, according to reports received
here, and the slayer, who escaped
into the swamps, is being hunted by
four separate posses, whose search
up to late hour last night has been
unsuccessful.
The elder Campbell, it seems, was
killed while asleep on the porch OF
his home, Garrett sending one load
from double-barrelled shot gun
into tn body OF his victim.
TOP OF HEAD BLOWN OFF.
Aaron Campbell, about "a years
old, and son-in-law of Garrett, who
was in tn ehouse, heard the shot.
ran out to investigate, and finding
that his father had been shot, went
back into the house, got his gun and
returned to the porch, but before he
could fire the second load from Gar
retts 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 were empty, on the porch OF
the Campbell home.
ALLEGED CAUSE OF KILLINGS.
The alleged cause of the trouble
is the marriage of CARROTS daugh-
ter to Campbell, after threats at
tributed to Garrett, that he would
kill anyone who came to see or tried
to marry his daughter.
Garrett is said to bear a very On.
savory reputation, and it is stated
that about eighteen months ago he
was convicted of an unnatural Of
fense for which he served a 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 on Saturday
and II is said that as soon as he re-
ceived the information, he started
for the Campbell home, fifteen miles
distant, with the intention of carry
ing out the threat he is alleged to
have made.
-BLOODHOUNDS ARRIVE.
AS soon as news of the double
killing reached the authorities OF
Lee and Sumter counties, posses
were organized and a request made
of Governor Blease for bloodhounds
to assist in the capture of Garrett
The dogs from the penitentiary ar
rived in Sumter at $50 Yesterday
ftcrnoCn ard were Immediately
taken in automobiles to Rose Hill
and put on the trail
po" e. IRON Eisbopv'lle, s imter,
Rose Hill and Dalzell are now
searching for the fugitive. At z
/ O'Clock last night ii was reported
that the dogs had taken Up the trail
and were going IN the direction of
OsweSo, Sumter county. 4 tie
phone message from Oswego stated
that a mar, whose name could not
be learned, saw Garrett in the pub
| tic road
GARRETT SEEN IN ROAD?
1T seems that this person wa
driving along the road when some
distance ahead of him he saw man
| whom he took for ~drrett; that he
endeavored to overtake the prob
able fugitive, who, however, turned
out of the road and disappeared in
the woods. No pursuit was attempt
ed, the man in the buggy not being
armed and believed 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.
Campbell (Garrett's daughter) was
found on the South Carolina West
ern Railroad at a point about eight
miles from the scene of the tragedy
which indicates that father and
daughter must have separated soon
after entering the woods
With four posses aided by blood
hounds, in pursuit Of him, it is un-
likely that Garrett will enjoy many
more hours of liberty, although at a
late hour last night no reports had
! been received that his capture was
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