Evening journal., 1920-04-17


mains al the establishment OF Under
taker II. b. Hickman. It is stated that
The funeral viii noi take place until
the arrival of son rom Texas.
Speciai TO The Evenins journal.
LAUREL, Del. April i6.-Nirs. Der
rick B. Norris. q Marun's Nfl between
here and Miilshoro is convinced that
her son Oliver was not ia his right
mind when he si4shed The throat Of his
father on Wednesday evening and then
LED the carriage containing ihe MUIR
dcred body on HE railroad tracks 10 the
path Of an onTushing train. That same
view is shared by Mrs Georsisuna Lew
Is Foskey. a young married woman
with whom Ollie Morris was nfatuat-
ed, and over whom De says he and his
father quarreled before be slashed his
fathers throat
Both women think ollie had not been
right mentally for some time.
Mrs. Foskey is IS years Old, OF at
tractiye appearance, ana lives about
two miles from the Morris home OF
lie and she were close friends before
her marriage 10 George Foskey In
February, 1919. lt is said that Morris
objected 20 his son marrying the young
woman because Of their age and they
drifted apart. Miss Lewis then welded
Foskey, but he parted from her sew
eral months ago. ollie Morris then
renewed his attentions 70 the young
woman.
Mrs. Foskey yesterday told a news
paper correspondent she knew Olles
father did not exactly like her. but had
no idea unsil sunday that ollie and his
father had had iolent quarrels over
her. She said Mr.. Morris had come 20
her house Sunday afternoon and waited
until she and Ollie came back from a
drive in the buggy. the same buggy
IN which the killing was committed. He
ordered his son 30 go home, and the boy
Oheyed
Later on Mr.. Norris warned Cashier
Lewis, father Of Mrs F0skey, not TO
harbor his son in the Lewis home, and
Mr. Lewis replied that ne wasn't any
more anxious 10 have Ollie than was
Mr.. Morris On Monday afternoon Ollie
drove up to the Lewis place in the
buggy and said he was going down 10
swan Greek 20 work. He had his
clothes with him and said that his
father had told him TO get out or give
up that girl
The boy was in a highly emotional
state, says Mrs Foskey, was weeping
freely, and told the family that "giy-
ing mp Georgia was the hardest lhlng
he ever had 10 do He drove on
toward Swamp Greek. This was the
last time, so Mrs. Foskey and her
mother said that they spoke TO Ollie
When the news OF the killing came
10 the Lewis house. Mrs. Lewis says
she was afraid that ollie would come
to the house and kill Georgia and him
self to make complete job OF it Sh,
was also afraid that Ollies brothers
mi m'ght come by and make trouble, sc
the household was much relieved when
they heard OF Oilies capture Mrs
Foskey said she believed il was besl
FOR an concerned that Ollie was In the
hands Of the authorities.
On last Tuesday. after Ollie had gone
TO Swan Greek. Mrs. Foskoy said she
he'd gone iniO Georgetown and seen
lawyer about getting a divorce from
her husband so she could be free 90
marry Ollie
u know nothing was wrong with
0AAlI nNAAOI tNNMiHks MIS- ENChtN
said. "Ho was crying and was so ex-
cited that ne couldn't even gear Up his
horse vnen he was ready to start for
Swan Creek. But never dreamed of
his hurting his father. n I had been
with him he would never have done it.
an. so sorry was not with him, and
all this would not have happened"
Mrs. Morris, The boys mother. Is also
OF the opinion that II she had only
known" the tragedy would not have
occurred. She said that Ollie had a
severe illness about three years ago
and had fls and melancholy spells
ever since. She knew of the quarrel
Suday and OF the orders his father had
given him Monday. But she blames
herself for not having ollie taken "a
the authorities Monday and examined
as 70 his mental responsibility.
But when the boy came back from
swan Greek on Wednesday and hae
apparently made-up with his father she
was glad. She said his father hac
promised him enough farm land TO raise
some peas, corn and potatoes, anc
would give him a horse and let HIN
have his way when he became 81 year.
Old. The boy had agreed IN return q
give up the girl, at least until he be.
cSme OF age. He was the baby boy
and It was a happy family at the mo.
ment Of reconciliation.
According TO Mrs Morris theory ant
the boys statement, the boy and hi,
father started on 10 The buggy toward,
swan Greek to get the boys clothes
On the road, the mother believes an,
The son says In his confession, the faith
CT began 10 talk Of Mrs. Foskey and th
boy resented It. The mother thinks thl
boy killed his father in ilt OF anger.
1T is q terrible thing 10 bear" Mr..
Norris told the correspondent aBu
let justice be done. I'd rather have Dir
IN the hands OF the authorities tha
lying out In the woods. Our famil
IS ruined, and nothing matters no,
much that the old man Is gone.
don't know how I can endure It an
! only wish / had had Ollie sent I
town and examined as to his mind be
fore this terrible thing happened.
When ollie and his father wen
down the road together. I was nc
afraid. But when I got TO thinkin
over things, I grew frightened and be
gan blaming myself for letting The ol
man go on alone with Ollie, in spit
OF their reconciliation. had bee
keeping them apart as much as could
! knew what had happened when IN
people came 70 the house with IN
buggy
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