Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-09-08
WAlIIiAiIIA, s. G..
ANDERSON MAN SHOT TO DEATH
by Employco-'rraget Took Place
in Room Over Store Wednesday.
(Daily Mail. Sept. 2.)

Clarence t. Tolly was shot to
death yesterday afternoon at 5.43
o'clock in Il room on the second floor
Of the rolly building, II. II. Herring.
Il truck driver, being charged with
the shooting Herring came to the
Anderson county Jail shortly after
his escape from the T0lly building
and surrendered himself, saying that
he had shot Il man and wanted to be
locked up.
The tragedy occurred on the sec
ond floor OF the To!ly building. where
Herring says he had gone to await
the coming Of Mr.. FOLLY, whom he
had determined to kill. lie claims
that Mr.. Tolly had violated his home
and that he killed him for that rea-
son.
Herring told story last night to
newspaper men and county and city
authorities. His story was the famil-
lar one Of Il case Of 4 brokCn-up
home, and he declares that his first
intimation that his home had been
invaded was his contraction Of a We
ncreal disease. He accused his wife.
and found that she was suffering
from Il similar malady. lie then de-
tcrmncd to find the guilty man, he
said, and upon threats Of death. he
declares. his wife had admitted that
MIR. Tolly was the man. Upon this
accusation, Herring says. he deter
mined to slay his employer, and had
carried a weapon for the purpose for
the past few weeks. Upon MIR. Toll
ly's arrival in Anderson from Balti-
more he determined to slay hiT man.
According to his story, he drove
the truck he usually drives to the
front OF the store and went to the
cashiers window and asked for his
wages, resignng his position When
this was given him he went to the
second floor, where he met Mr.. Tolly,
and thereupOn accused him Of the
charges his wife had made and de-
clared that he was going to kill him.
lie says that Mr.. Tslly denied the
charge, and that he began to shoot.
The first shot missed Mr.. Tolly, h"
jumping behind Il dresser, but the
defendant says that he pushed the
piece OF furniture away and shot Mr..
Tolly five times. Three Of the shots
took effect in Mr.. Tolly's body, any
one OF the three being sufficient to
have caused his death.
Herring then heard Geo. NJ. Tolly
coming towards tho stairs, and with
out rcloading his pistol. he turned
and fled through the rear OF the
building, followed by Mr.. Tolly, who
fired at him several times
During the hunt FOR Herring i'm
mediately after the shooting, Chief
Clamp went to Herring's home and
was informed by his wife that he
mad Just gone to town. and that he
said he was going to kill Clarence
Tolly AMI then give himself up.
The tragedy Is one that casts a
pail OF sorrow over the entire COM
munity. Mr.. TOlly was we'll known
and liked. He had numerous frinnds
IN Anderson county who mourn his
death. Efe was influential in Ander-
son county, having served for many
years as chairman OF the Democratic
executive committee, and was alder
man in the city Of Anderson for a
number OF years.
lie was 32d degree Mason. a
member OF Delcho Consistory Ru"
Lodge and IlejaZ Temple. He WAS
also nigh in WoOdmen Of the World
circles. Mr.. Tolly had been an III
man for more than Two years, and
mad only returned from Baltimore,
where he had been taking treatment
at johns Hopkins sanitarium when
ne was killed. lie was almost physi-
cally mcapacitatcd
'errinE IS q years Of age and has
h'cA IN This city for the last ten
years y" lives at 1922 West Market
street and has a family. His wife is
dauGh or OF w. j Nancss. and they
nave w" children. both girls. aged
n ana : months, respectively.
me coroEcr'S jury. following the
inquest held this morning, returned
verdict 10 the effect that G.. T., Tolly
came to his death as the result OF
f,inShot wounds inflicted at the hands
OF II. II. Herring