Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-17
BOYD BRIDGE TRAGEDY.

BOYD BRIDGE TRAGEDY.
Charles Kimbrell, who runs small
store near Boyd's bridge, now peing
built by York and Mecklenburg coun-
ties, shot and killed John skidmore,
highway foreman connected with the
Mecklenburg highway commission yes
terday afternoon. The following about
the killing is from the Charlotte OBJ
server this morning:
John Skidmore, highway foreman
connected with the Mecklenburg nigh
way commission, was shot and killed
about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon
near the York bridge over the Cataw-
ba river by Charles Kipnbrell, who
runs q small country store at the
scene of the tragedy. No cause for
the killing could be learned last night
as Kimbrell, who was arrested and
locked up, declined to talk, and off,
GERS have not been able to find an eye
witness. -
Skidmore, whose home was in Mt.
Holly, was believed, from Ehe position
in which the, body was found by off,
GERS, to have been in the act OF get
ting In his automobile on the opposite
side of the road from the store when
he was shot. The bullet, a AS caliber
entered the center Of the body at the
heart line. Death was Believed to
boya heen instantaneous,
Deputy Sheriffs Vic Fespefman and
Mode Hunter, accompanied by Police
Detectives Dan Bradley and Mac Reil-
lev, went to the scene Of the killing,
arriving some two hours afterwards.
They found the entire neighborhood
terrorized and afraid to render any as
sistance to the slain man, even II he
had been living, for Kimbrell was
heavily armed, having .45 caliber
pistol, a 3S-4O Winchester rife and
12-gauge shotgun on the porch with
him and was sitting there guarding his
victims body, according to the officers.
He evidently had fired only one shot,
the officers said.
When the officers drove by the
store, Kimbrell made a dash for his
home across the road, after they had
passed evidently to get something.
Detective Reilley wheeled the car
quickly, while Officers Bradley and
Hunter jumped out and caught Kim
brell before he could get back to his
weapons on the porch of his store. The
building was said by officers to have
been barricaded as though the prison.
er intended to make fight rather
than submit to arrest.
He was locked in jail last night, but
refused to make any comment upon
the tragedy.
The deceased leaves a widow and II
children, who live in Mt. Holly, accord
ing to the father Of the dead man, who
called at the local police station yes
terday afternoon to learn the particu-
lars.
A coroners inquest will be held at 10
o'clock this morning at the 2. A. Hovis
Sons understanding parlors, conducted
Dy county SOlOHSI Il aim iiONAo'
When officers arrested Kimbrell, a
box Of AS cartridges was found in his
pocket, but he was not armed, all
weapons in sight having been left at
the store when he made his dash to
the house.
Kimbrell once served term on the
county roads for shooting his brother
in-law, named Thomas, at the old
Park Driving club on Trade street,
some ~ or II years ago, according to
local officers.
The shooting Monday occurred at
the old Lick Kendrick home place,
known locally as Hendricks cross
roads" 1t is near the site of the
bridge to be built by Mecklenburg and
York counties, spanning the Catawba.
Skidmore was working as foreman
for the county highway forces of
Mecklenburg and was there in the dis
charge of his duties, according to
Lloyd Ross, highway engineer, who
with Engineer Brown went to the
scene of the shooting as soon as news
of it was 'phoned to Sheriff Cochrane
by neighbors, who feared to go to the
fallen man.
1t was some time before the sheriff
could locate officers to go to the scene,
because they were away on other du-