The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-09-14

made by the DuckShOC are on Lne
side and the door of the car to
show.
There was nothing to be done for
the young man, Claude Johnson.
CHASTITY buckshot holes were in his
body, his arm and his cheek. He
evidently died instantly. One little
girl, Leila, 16, ran about the yard
crying, it is said. Blood was pouring
from a wound in her arm. She was
unaware that she was shot in the
stomach also. She died later.
A comparatively short time after
the shooting the five wounded per-
sons were taken to Gastonia hospit-
ais. The condition of two Of them
is, said to be very grave.
House Literally Riddled.
The Taylor cottage was literally
riddled with buckshot. There were
holes through the walls. A graphic
phone was stationed to the right of
the front door just inside the living
room. It had buckshot holes in it.
There were blood stains on the floor
in this living room and in the kitch-
en- which is in the rear of the living
room. The mother of the five Tay-
lor children sat on bed in the bed
room adjoining the living room. She
went through it all unharmed. She
held her head ip her hands and
ooh, God, why do my ba-
bies have to 60 through this?"
James Taylor, the father, paced
the floor, baby in his arms. Tears
were in his eyes-a look of anguish
on his, face. He said between sobs:
tsI told my children a long time ago
to have nothing to do with the Far
ris children. They could not get
along. I don't see why he shot them.
They were unarmed. We had rifle
and a pistol in the house, but they
were not loaded
The father was at work in the cot
ton mill when the tragedy occurred
He came to Glover several months
ago from Gastonia. He is said to be
a quiet and Industrious man, and is
said to have substantial bank ac-
count. There are eight children in
the Taylor family. One daughter,
is married and lives in Gastonia. One
SON, nearly grown, was visiting
neighbor when the tragedy occurred.
Farris Cool About 1t.
John A. Jackson, Glover chief OF
Police, said that Farris was calm and
cool when he arrested him. He was
in custody of Jim Farris, a
son, and tie only statement the two
had to make was that the elder Far
ris be given protection of the law.
Two shotguns were found-one a
single barrel and the other a double
barrel, both of them Of cheap mahu-
facture. 1t is alleged by the state
that Farris used both guns in his as
sault upon the Taylors and Johnson.
According to the officers, Farris
bought the shells loaded with buck
shot in Gastonia on Monday Of last
week. Tom Perry told the cores
pondent for the Yorkville Enquirer
that Farris had remarked to him sew
eral days ago that 'the Taylors have
a blue steel pistol; but I reckon buck
shot is as good as blue STEEL"
Perry also said that there had been
trouble between the Taylors and the
Farrises for several weeks. There
were often bitter word battles, he
said. The Taylor children said hard
things and the Farrises said hard
things.
It was learned that some weeks
ago Farris made complaint to the
chief of Police of Glover that the
Taylor children were annoying men,
bers of his family and he sought a
warrant. An investigation by the
police developed that there was moth
ing to it save a neighboring jower
and no attention was paid to it off,
,ially.
Call Him "Fighting Bill.
Farris is said to have been known
locally as "Fighting Bill' Farris. It'll
Is said that he is a man of high tenn
Der and of fearless nature. Accord
ing to Chief Jackson, he got into al
light several years ago with Former
Chief of Police Mendenhall, of Glow
sr. It is also alleged that he has
oeen in numbers Of other scrapes.
According to witnesses he is bad to
lrink but was cool sober at the time