The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-07
HARVEY
IS CHARGED WITH
Hl|k0DS CRIME
ACCUSED BY OWN DAUGHTER sAs
BEING HER EETRAYER-FuGi.
TIVE FROM OFFICERS.
GIRL HAS GOOD REPUTATION
Man is Said to Have Been Advised to
Leave the Country, Kin Himself OF
Prepare for Long Term In the Peni.
Tertiary.
Fridays Daily Herald

Charged with the most hienous
crime ever written on warrant, Char
lie Harvie, white man about Al
years old, is fugitive from the Off
GERS of the law and a possible victim
of mob of enraged citizens Of the
Jones Bend neighborhood of the Fourth
District. Two warrants were sworn
out against him Thursday by Deputy
Sheriff John Cheek. One charges in
cest and the other violation of the
age of consent law, his own daughter
Levicie, age 16, being named as the
victim of his criminal act of brutal
ity.
Harvies daughter is said to be a
girl OF unusual beauty, bright and
intelligent. Among her associates
she bore reputation for modesty and
sweetness of character No word OF
suspicion had ever been heard against
her character. So the neighborhood
was shocked beyond measure of des
cription when it became known Satur
day that she had become mother.
With anguish and uncontrolled NOR
tification the girl stubbornly refused
to reveal the name of her betrayeI
until the women of the community
who had rushed to minister to her
when her condition became konwn
had left the room. Then, VITA her
face hidden in shame, she confessed
to the physician that her own father
was the guilty man.
Harvie is said to have been in
Columbia Saturday while his daughter
was in such pitiful condition. when
he learned that she had revealed his
monstrous crime he is said to have
gone to men in the neighborhood
whom he trusted and asked their ad.
vice about what he should do. More
than one of them told him that he
had either better leave the country
and go as far as he could, kill himself
or prepare for long term in the peni-
Tertiary.
Following the rumbling of anger
which was developing mob in the
neighborhood of Pottsville, Harvie is
said to have attempted to commit
suicide by shooting himself, but was
prevented from accomplishing the act
by his 18-year-old son. Since that
time he has not been seen in the
neighborhood, but was observed board
ing a train in Columbia Tuesday
night and it is thought that he has
made an attempt to leave the state
Harvie has been residing in the
Fourth district practically all of his
life. He was said to be hard work
ing farmer and trader. His reputa
ton was good and it was never sus
pected that he would commit such an
act as that with which he is now
charged. His wife, mother of the
unfortunate girl, died more than five
years ago and since her death he and
his children have lived together. One
daughter is married and the young
daughter and one son lived with him.
The girl is said to have confessed
that her father threatened her life if
she did not submit to him and that
after she realized her condition she
was in she hid it from the public as
much as possible.
Deputy Sheriff John Cheek and Tom
Cook spent last night in the vicinity
of the home keeping sharp lookout
for Harvie in case he should return
there, as it had been suspected he
would But he did not appear and
the officers are convinced that he has
made his getaway for the present.
But they are confident that they have
clues which will lead to his arrest
When he is captured, it is doubtful
whether he will he returned immediate
ly to the Maury county Jail, since ii
is known that there is a strong senti-
ment for mob action if he comes with
in reach of the citizens of the com.
munity in which the crime was com
mitted.
The girl is said to be in a favor
able condition. Her home is about IL
miles from Columbia.