Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-11-29
HORRIBLE; CRIME IN DILLON.
NcSioes Kill Prominent Citizen, At
tacking Wife Also.

Dillon, Nov. 22.-After being trail
ed by bloodhounds from the scene OF
the crime to the bed room of his
home, Archie Campbell, a negro. sus-
pccted Of being implicated in the
murder OF Mr.. Harrelson, a white
man, and the attack on Mrs. Har-
relson, was placed under arrest to-
day and lodged in the county Jail
here. Posses are securing the coun-
try for John Johnson and another
negro suspected OF being accessories
to the crime. Feeling here is intense
and lynching is feared.
Mr.. Harrclson, one Of the mos.
prominent and highly respected citi-
Zens Of the Pleasant Hill section, was
foully murdered at an early hour on
Tuesday evening. The death blow
was inflicted with a plow point and
Mr.. Earrclson died within an hour
without regaining consciousness. At
ter committing the crime the mur-
derer, or an accOmplice, went into
the house and attacked Mrs. Harrel-
son with a club, innicting severe
wounds on her arms and back.
1T was about O'Clock Tuesday
night, while Mr.. and Mrs. Harrelson
were at supper, when a negro came
to the house and said he wanted to
buy some groceries. Mr.. HARRISON
told the negro he would go to the
commissary with him as soon as he
finished his supper. Finishing the
evening meal Mr.. HARRISON went out
of the house. and that was the last
time he was seen alive.
Beaten With Club.
1t was about ten minutes after Mr..
Harrelson had left the house when
Mrs. Harrelson heard some one come
In the front door. She thought it
was Mr.. HARRISON and paid no at
tcntion to the matter. Her back was
turned toward the door, and when
she faced around she was confronted
with huge negro, whom she said
was John johnson. Before she could
utter word the negro told her that
if she screamed he would kill her. At
this moment he began striking her
with heavy club, and she threw up
her arm to ward off the blows. Fight
ing her way backwards from the
brute she continued to ward off the
blows with her arm, which was
beaten almost to pulp. Complete
ly exhausted she fell to the floor. The
negro, thinking she was dead. fed
from the house through the rear
door.
Screamed for Help.
Mrs. Harrelson upon recovering
herself screamed for help, and when
Mr.. Harrelson did not come to her
rescue she rang the farm bell.
Neighbors rushing to the house in
response to her screams found the
body Of Mr. Harrelson in front of
the commissary, weltering in a
stream Of blood Mr.. Harrelson's
body was lying directly in front of
the commissary, close up to the
steps. A bru,se over the right eye
and few strands Of hair clinging 10
the bottom step, showed that in fall
ing his head had hit the step. His
store keys were under his body. in
dicating that he was about to enter
or leave the commissary when the
fatal blow was struck.
Late Tuesday afternoon two plow
points were on the commissary plat
form. and as one OF these plow points
was found to be missing shortly after
the tragedy the theory is that the
murderer used one Of them in infict-
ing the death blow. and then threw
it away.
Motive Probably Robbery.
Circumstances surrounding the
tragedy seem to indicate the motive
was robbery. although it is said Mr..
HARRISON had some trouble with a
negro. Arch Campbell, who has been
arrested and is now in Dillon county
Jail.
One Of the hip pockets had been
'lPPtu optil anu purse Wnlcn MI.
HARRISON was known to have had
was missing. Mrs. Harrelson Is pos
tive that the negro who alta .ked her
was John Johnson, who had been liy-
ing in the community for number
of years and bears a bad reputation.
Bloodhounds on Trail.
When the bloodhounds arrived this
morning they took up the trail Of the