The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-09
S. c. ARMSTRONG, MASTER
MECHANIC AT ORR MILLS.
SHOOTS MIDNIGHT IN.
TRUDER
w. 6. GREEN NAME
OF MAN KILLED
Green Was Itinerant Mill Opera.
tive and Had Not Been Seen
Here in Year or More

S. Curtis Armstrong. master me-
chanic OF the Orr cotton mills. last
night shot and instantly killed w. C..
Green. an itinerant mill operator, who
broke into the formers house, after
members of the family had retired
and who ac,e1 as though he was
drawing pistol from his hip pocket
wen MIR. Armstrong discovered him
IL: The house and called on him In
vain for an explanation as To his
presence there.
Discovered In House.
About 1880 o'clock Mrs. Armstrong
was awakened by noise in their
home at "a Harris street. She notl-
fled her husband. who got up and.
arming himself with q rifle, went out
through the front door Of the house
and around to the rear, to see who
the intruder was and what he was
about. AS Mr.. Armstrong reached
the rear of the house Mrs Armstrong
switched on the lights. Mr.. Arm
strong discovered the stranger In the
bathroom. and Immediately the intru-
der came out upon the back porch.
When Mr.. Armstrong called upon the
stranger for an explanation as 10
what he was doing In his house, the
intruder reached to his hip pocket, as
IL to draw a pistol, and let drop the
remark, You can bluff some folks,
but you can't bluff us North EaFoliu-
ians." When Mr. Armstrong saw the
stranger advancing upon him In this
threatening manner he raised his
rifle he was carrying and fired Upon
the intruder. who received bullet
through the breast and died instant
ly.
Green Was TrHmp.
w. G. Green worked at the Orr
mills about month something like
a year ago. He disappeared from there
and the first seen OF him since that
time wes when he was identified after
he had been killed last night Among
other things found in the mans pocks
ct was pint bottle from which about
two-thirds OF the contens OF whiskey
had been drunk. 1t is supposed that
the man was intoxicated and this COM
dition is responsible for his having
broken into the Armstrong home.
. An examination of the dead mans
clothing revealed some mail address
ed to him at Pendleton. Some mail
addressed to the Townville oil mill
was also found on his person. He
carried bundle containing an un-
dershirt, the purchase having been
made at the Bee Hive at isest or the
shirt was wrapped I'm paper that came
from that store The dead man had
a pocket book containing 20 cents.
About his body he wore sharp piece
of stone. something like an Indian
tomahawk head. fastened to cord,
Inquest Taday.
The body OF Green was turned
over to the undertaking establishment
of G. F Tolly & Son last night Mr..
Armstrong was not brought to the
county Jail Superintendent Lyon OF
the Orr mill assured the sheriff that
Mr. Armstrong would be on hand this
for the inquest.
Regrets killing.
Mr.. Armstrong regrets. OF course,
the killing of Green, but feels that no
has done no more than any other man
would have done In similar circurn-
stances. The man had brokea into
afr. Armstrong; home in the night
time. and when he was aceosted ah6
given an opportunity of explaining
his actions he did not do 80. but In
stead advanced upon Mr.. Armstrong
In threatening manner. Feeling
that II was his DUTY to protect hini-
self and his family. Mr.. Armstrong;
fired upon the intruder In the de-
9enso of himself and his family