The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-22
You Can't Trust Good Friends
Too Far" Slayer Says
When Arrested.
PHONES TO THE SHERIFF
Requests That Officer Be Sent
For Him and Goes to Jai
Without Asking for Bail
Hearing in Few Days.

Lexington, N. c., March 21.-J.
Franklin Deaderick. cashier of the
Commercial and Savings bank, of
this place, was shot and killed Tues
day about l O'Clock by ]. Graham
Hege. The shooting occurred in the
sitting room of Hege's home. Five
shots in all are said to have been
fired by Hege. two of which pierced
Deaderick's body, entering the right
side, and going entirely through the
body. Deaderick rushed from the
room and fell from the front porch
to the yard and died almost instantly.
Hege immediately telephoned the
sheriff's Office and requested that an
officer be sent for him, apprising him
of the deed
giving the details of the shooting,
further than to say that he shot in
defense OF the honor of his home
and said Il did what any other man
would have done" The slayer said
further that he had formerly held
the dead man to be the best friend he
had in the world and after being
placed under arrest said: Boys
don't ever have good friends. You
can't trust them too far"
From the facts gathered after the
shooting 1t appears that shortly af-
ter Hege arrived home from his
NNn nt.k mo mo nf hn thn,
Upholstering company, Deaderick
also arrived at the Hege home.
Words were passed and the firing
began, to cease only when the pistol
was empty.
j. T. Hedrick, OF the bank of which
the dead man was a cashier, issued a
statement saying that Hege invited
Deaderick to his home. Hege denies
that he had asked Deaderick to his
home. though saying that an inter
view was in mind.
Mrs. Hege when interviewed, de-
clined to make a statement as to the
exact nature OF the trouble that led
up to the killing further than to say
that it was Of domestic nature and
had occurred at date previous to
the shooting.
She and her husband both allege
that the pistol with which Deaderick
was killed was bought by Hege some
weeks ago and given to Mrs, Hege
after Mrs. Deaderick, wife of tn
dead man, had made alleged threats
upon the life OF Mrs. Hege. The
pistol appears to have been taken
from the drawer of library table
in the room at the time of the kill
ing.
Deaderick had been cashier of the
Commercial and Savings bank since
its foundation some eight years ago.
Several weeks ago he left for Ashe-
Vile, where his friends at that time
said he had gone on account of a
nervous breakdown. He returned
here Saturday night Counsel fol.
the defendant intimate that the
Asheville trip will figure in the case.
The dead man was about 80 years
old and has two children. Hege is
about the same age and also has
children. Deaderick lived on Fifth
avenue and the Hege home is on
Hargrave street with the back lots
adjoining. The dead man was a
member OF one OF the states prom
inent families. his father being DR..
y. O. Deaderick. OF Weaver college.
Weaverville. He was nephew Of
Ex-Governor II. b. Glenn, OF Winston
Salem.
Hege was committed to jail with
out asking for bail, to await a pre-
liminary hearing, which will be held
within a few days and after the flu
neral of the dead man, the date OF
which has not yet been announced
Both men were generally held in
the highest esteem and the tragedy
has shocked the community as moth
ing has since the killing Of DR.. Payne
here a number OF years ago.
''It is the old, old story" said f.
f. Raper, chief counsel for Hege.
when a married manor single
man for that matter--has improper
relations with another mans wife, he
does so at Mis- peril"