The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-05-30
Charges Negro With Killing
Young Man in Charlotte
Friday Night.
IDENTIFIED BY FIANCE
Miss Lorraine Owen, Who Was
Riding With Harry Mont
gOmery When Latter Was
Shot, Accuses Hunter.

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dramatically from her chair when
Ernest Hunter entered the jury room
at the coroner's inquest, Miss Lor-
raine Owen, fiance of the slain man
threw back her head, pointed at the
negro and declared:
Il solemnly swear before God that
was the man who shot and killed
Harry Montgomery.
The negro trembled, glanced
about the room, then turned and
walked out the door, accompanied
by Deputy Sheriff " p. Fesper-
man. He was smiling when he walk
ed down the court house steps.
Miss Owen observed her 18th
birthday yesterday.
At GAS o'clock the jury empan-
eled by Coroner T.. 4. Hovis re-
turned verdict to the effect that
Harry l.. Montgomery, who was kill
ed ON a by-road between DUworth
and Myers pork near midnight Fri
day while riding with Miss Owen
came to his death by a pistol shot
in the corner of the left eye. the pis-
tol being in the hands OF Ernest
Hunter at the time of the shooting -
Having been informed by r. l..
Owen, father OF Miss Lorraine
Owen, that the young woman intend
ed to positively identify Hunter as
MontgOmery's slayer when she ap-
peared at the inquest, Coroner Hovis
ordered the iailer to bring the ac-
"used negro to the court house in
order that the young woman could
see him again. He cautioned her
that mans life depended upon her
statement and that ii was her duty
to be absolutely certain before max
ing a charge
Hunter was arrested about $50
O'Clock last Saturday morning and
has been confined in jail since. He
continues to deny any knowledge of
the killing.
Ofiic al Report of Evidence.
Police CHIEF Walter b. Orr an
nounced at midnight last night that
the investigations continued by the
police have failed to lead to new de-
Nelopments. He said some new in
formation is in possession OF the Off
cials but this is of an indefinite ma
ture and must be thoroughly invcs-
tigated.
y squad OF men under the direc-
ton of +. c. Bradley and bob Barnes
spent "Wednesday dragging Sugar
creek for about one mile in each
direction from the scene of the kill
ing in a search for the 3S-caliber
pistol with which Mr.. Montgomery
was shot Nothing was found. The
men made an exhaustive search In
the shallow water for the gun and
also for overalls which Miss Owen
said she thought the slayer wore.
Word II. Wood told of finding
Miss owen screaming and crying for
help at the extreme end OF East
boulevard as he was en- route in his
car to his home in Myers park. She
in a hysteriacl condition, cried:
My God, help me, negro has shot
and killed Harry Montgomery Mr..
Wood took her to police headquar
ters where she told her story of the
killing.
Montgomery's Father Here.
F. A. Montgomery. OF Whining
ton, father OF the dead man, cam,
to Charlotte Wednesday to make i'm
vestigations. The elder Mr.. Mont
gomery heard witnesses testify at
the coroner's inquest
Miss owens testimony included
the statement that a mysterious ForC
automobile, the night of the crime
seemed TO be following her and Mr.
Montgomery during their rid,
through Myers park and that Mont
gomery constantly glanced bacI
and appeared to be nervous.
Hunter, who was charged bv the
coroner's jury with staying Mr.
Montgomery. has employed d. r
smith, F. NJ. Redd and Pmmme,
stewart rs his attorneys Mr.
Smith stated following the in0ues
that no action would be taken vet
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