Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-08
1t had buckshot holes through it.

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1t had buckshot holes through it.
There were bloodstains on the floor in
this living room and in the kitchen
which is in the rear of the living
room. The mother of the five Taylor
children sat on bed in the bedroom
adjoining the living room. She went
through it all unharmed. She held her
head in her hands and moaned: "Oh
God. why do my babies have to go
through this"
James Taylor, the father paced the
floor, a baby in his arms. There were
tears in his eyes-a look of anguish on
his face. He said between sobs: Il
told my children a long time ago to
have nothing to do with the Farris
children. They could not get along.
| don't see why he shot them. They
were unarmed. We had a rifle and
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 q substantial bank account.
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 II.
John A. Jackson, Glover chief of
police, said that Farris was calm and
cool when he arrested him. He was
already in custody of Jim Farris,
son and the only statement the two
had to make was that the elder Farris
be given protection of tho law. Two
shotguns were found-one single bar
rel and the other double barrel, both
of them Of cheap manufacture. 1t is
ALLEGED by the state that Farris used
both guns in his assault upon the
Taylors and Johnson.
According to the officers, Farris
bought the shells loaded with buckshot
in Gastonia on Monday Of last week.
Tom Perry, told the correspondent for
The Yorkville Enquirer that Farris had
remarked to him several days ago that
"the Taylors have a blue steel pistol;
but I reckon buckshot is as good as
blue steel"
Perry also said that there had been
trouble between the Taylors and the
Farris's for several weeks. There were
often bitter word battles. he said. The
Taylor children said HARD things and
the Farris's said hard things.
1t was learned that some weeks ago
Farris made complaint to the chief OF
police Of Glover that the Taylor chill
dren were annoying members of his
family and he sought a warrant. An
investigation by the police developed
that there was nothing to it save
neighboring jower and no attention
was paid it officially.
Call Him "Fighting BILL
Farris is said to have been known
locally as "Fighting Bill'' Farris. 1t is
said that he is a man of high temper
and Of fearless nature. According to
Chief Jackson, he got into fight
several years ago with Former Chief
of Police Mendenhall of Glover. 1t Is
also alleged that he has been in mum"
bers of other scrapes. According to
witnesses he is bad to drink but was
cool sober at the time of this after
moons tragedy. He had been living in
Glover about three years it is said, al
though a good part of his life has been
spent in York county. He has been
married three times and is the father
of children by each marriage, several
of whom live in Glover and community.
He has been spending quite a bit OF
his time during the past several years
in hunting, fishing and trapping and
is said to have caught 11O couters
this year.