The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-14
HARRIS ADMITTED TO
BAIL |AjS|b||MgF $4,000
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WHITE MAN'SWHO KILLED
NEGR&ls OUT,
Assals-r. zsas;llsr. g
PROTECTING SELF
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Accounts Say That He Had Been
Attacked 3: By Infurie.ee Negro
With a kaife Befszefains
(Fc0m Sundays Daily.)


W. R. Harris. overyeer of the Fret
we'll ferm. was brought to Anderson
at an curly morning Saturday morn
ipE and lodgediin tan on the charge OF
shooting and killing Lewis G0ode.
Mr. Harris retnain6{i in Jail all day
Saturday and Saturday afternoon lie
was admitted to badii.in the sum OF
$4,000. As soon as Judge Prince re-
turned to the City yesterday afternoon
from Walhalln, where lie has been
holding COURT Bonhafn, Watkins &
Allan, attorneys for tho defendant,
appeared befofe the judge and sccur-
ed the order granting. a release 70 the
defendant.
The, story Of tho, killing. as told to
reporter for The 1ntelligencer yes
terday seems. to show that the homi-
eide was 5ustifiablef... According In
this story. Lewis Goode VISA employed
as farm hand on the Fretwcli place
and when the negro's wife appahred
at the commissary. Friday afternoon
ana asked for additional grocery sup
plies, she vas told by A. G. E'retwell
who had gsHaral supervision OF the
iarm. that. sli tsE Sllsr husband must
do better iD kfsaV -'of keeping their
cotton free Qe graaa.
THIS Rngereu. the negro woman and
after, usipg ID language to
Mf. Fretw6lk-8fie. .fuokeri up her hus-
band, who was at work In the field.
ana reported the happening to him.
,IaA heeas.,a5 tnfMriatnd md got nnt for
his house. saying that. he would. "flx;
Mr. Fretwell after he got his gun.
He was Intercepted before he reached
the house by Harris, who attempt
cd to reason with him. When Mr.. Har-
fts; atOppeh the negro drew his knife
anG attacked the Over-seer. striking
him with q knife in the left breast :
MIR. Harrigs had large watch In. the
top pocket pf his jumper and the blhde
struck thiR, tdeflecting the blow and
probably SAxlng Harris, life. The no
BfO tEtruck egafn, cutting Mr.. Hnrrls'
hand, whereupon the oyerseer drew
his pistol And struck the negro over
Z the head. Sh5r. Harris then warned
G Goode, ..y6h come at me again, 7
Will sahOlt and the negro 10 said. to
have replied, Well, .you had hetter
got ready because I'm. coiEing.", The
i htpEy sgaesas that the. negro then ad-
q vHnead Eali Nr. Harris shot. Two bull
. leta tnok 4ff4ct In lha forehead, one Id,
i the ftgHt SJ6t and one In the side.
lay ION biss face with his right hand
elufGhing the knife,
!. sisl ( When word reached Anderson OF the
hnppan{4 4qsi Coroner Hardin, Deputy
Sandsrs2aHd q physician went to the
scene aEdy began an investigation. A
! cofoneF'b dhtyswas empaneled and the
ihQtost Ahe1d, q verdict being returned;
10 the, ,affa6t that the slecensed canie
ID his death from a gunshot wound
thfllteted kyS w. r.. Harris.
Mr., HAffls iE abpnti 90 years OF ago
andi 10 e well known farmer. He ia
q candidate for county supervisor anu
h etijoys IA gp4endid reputation.
The negro was 10 years Of age and
I was sAld to- hnye been OF O vicious dis,
1 position. 3fe had been. In trouble a
( ztaimpor pg times md tho officers say
that sha wHs tn bad man. ~
: II sIt seems &or be the general opinion
that 4Mf. Harris was justified IN kill.
ing the ne9ro, doing 80 to sava hia
own lie SanH that he could not hayo
s bother Account.
Anbthefs cconnt is that tha negro
( had .gnt {&fcn debt $50 for. snppiica
4 and ;hs1t eAe to loAfing.. Mr.; Harris
I kent him hkbrd that his work was
DRAGGING NJ: The negro waited: until
o'clock ahd went to the field ..wlidfS
Mr.Y Hartlb was working \. and de-
naa1aea ID ta know Why the farm msps
.Sos S6mIa Esif person. The negro cur
4 seda III. fIaE Efis, who .rIapped the no
K t'ktos0 On tia tslda, OF Ills huad with the
Z DfhtnE and then the negro rushed MIR.
!. HARRIS Win the knife, exclaiming
that ,h6 W6ffin butoher him Mr. iITnr