Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-22
MOUNTAIN OUTLAW
REMAINS IN HIDING;
| SOLDIERS co HOME
Edgar Morris Fails to Garry
Out Threat Against
Court.
|TW0 SHIFLETTS INDICTED
BY GREENE COUNTY JURY
Women in Sunbonnets and Men
in Last Years Straws Down
From Hills.
PASTOR CARRIES TWO GUNS
ictim OF StanardsvilIc Desperate
Appears Prepared TO Shoot
His Way Homo.
|'AsToR CARRIES TWO GUNS
'ictim OF Stanardsvillc Desperate
Appears Prepared TO Shoot
His Way Homo.
BY w. y. sou.ruAL:

T-tNAHDSNILl.E. VA April I'll
|Fhc Albema!lc Rifles. sen, from Char
|ottcsvillo 10 guard The Circuit Court
II Greene County from threatened vio-
cncc By Edgar Morris, alleged Slayer
|i Magistrate Il. @. sullivan. left TO-
'ishi for their home station. and stan
|irdsvillc after ono thrilling day Of
pituitary glamour. is once again a ouic,
|'amlet at the foot OF the Blue Ridge
judge John W: Fishhurnc adjourned
lourt until May 8. when i, will convene
special session 10 try Harmon Shif-
cit, who was indictcd TOY by the
.danh Jury on the charge of abett!nc
(t shooting At John Henry Morris
lvith murdcrous intent Shinc;t is a
| mere boy.
The little county sea, os Greene
l'ristling with bayonets and bursting
fviih curious folk from the mountains
Ima ,ooth.lls waited in vain today
k1or,i or the ,,iI ,hTentensd :M swoop OF Edgar
Cain Day for Village.
II vas gala day :or Stanardsvillc
| rom carly morning until the sun sank
y,shlno me nearby peaks the noun
weiiers into the little village at their
|1asc. Women came in surbonnc,s
|.nd iheir mentolks turned cri in last
a!ked business all day. AUTOS and
|,uSgics literally blocked Inc main
|itIcct OF the village.
The moro curious lined the iron rail
[Shich surrounds the cour; green and
aiked OF the dark threat from tho
1lIis surveyed with good -humorcd
'miIes the turning OF their peaceful
iioes and jokes after those who soukh :
-ntrancc to the green under the
'eaIlrehlng eSe of scntries.
Under orders from Captain Joel NJ.
cochran. OF the Alhcmaric Rifes. who
Piao aosoiute authority In handling tho
,roWd, no one was, admitted 10 the
careful search by the guards for arms
pr offensive weapons OF any sort. Only
|iniiormed soldiers were allowed prep
|hils.
Pastor Carrie. Guns.
EeN. O. II. Willard. leader of the
|nock which Norris is SAID 10 have
disturbed last summer, came armco
70 the teeth The young minister,
VIC pistols He demonstrated when
Told that lie must give them up. IL
remembered from former experiences.
and was prepared for tho worst. Later
|nission 20 carry arms. This request
|;hc judge denied.
With The, unerring pistol precision OF
Morris SIN fresh in his memory. John
Henry Morris came down from the
aroand hiss waist: Morris said ne
\
remained with him, and he was lonth
10 trust the Edgar Morris crowd. He
|didn'i hesitate, however. TO give III.
oilers Springilelds.
With the failure OF Morris 10 make
|lis appearance. Judgc John W Fish-
burns declared his bond OF $500 tof-
|teited. and issued a rule acains; his
father and surety. George W Morris.
TO appeal At the next Term of court
and give reasons why he should no;
tn . Ia, .,I l,,
Two shifletts on Jury.
Whl!c soldiers stood at every turn
TO guard against the possible violen,
place i'm the mountains, George Morris.
the father, was quietly CARRYING ou.
his duties OF deputy sheriff, and two
@hlfletts We're serrin. on the grand
Jury which viii inquire into the facts
connected with various little NOUN
tain dramas III which the name plays
a prominent par. The father is de
clarcd. by those who know him to be
L. very worthy citizen and officer
Early IN the afternoon the grand
JURY, which had been impaneiled by
cd the bench in the morning. returned
TWO true bills against Edgar Norris.
one Indictment charging him with the
murder OF Magistrate sullivan and the
other charging him with wounding
Harmon Shihci Indicted.
HIS alleged accomplice, Harmon
'Sl!lIcll. IiFcN iSc. INC ilISi III =
Glctmcnt bringing the accusation that
Inc shot a; John Henry Morris with
murdcrous intent: the second charging
that he aided and abctted Edgar Nor
ris.
An Indictment bringing 10 mind an
otiier OF Elsar Norris, alleged cs.
canes was brouEh, in by the grand
jury against Rollins Shitlatt accusing
him OF the murder OF Tim Shifiett. Ii
il, said that he slew Tim with Il shot
gun killing him instantly. Edgar
Morris is alleged 10 have wounded
James Morris on the same night. Th,:
rollins Shifiett was tho host. Shift
lett, upon recommendation Of John :.
Chapman, acting Commonwealth at
,nrneN was rclea Sed upom bond of