The Washington times., 1929-01-15
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FROM BAD
HEAL TIL
By TARLEToN COLLIER

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Ga, Jan. Is I.N.S. George
Harsh S trail of reckless adj
venture led him today into d
court Of Georgia justice, to-
the menace Of the electric.
chair, and to. a grim fight for
life.
The strain, Of the confessed
.sthrin'f murderer desperate plight
was uninistakable in his solemn
face lined a. no 19syear-old fitre
has any right to be, as he entered
ae superior court room at y O'Clock
III answer the charge pf kiiIlilg
lard s.1aiE a store clerk.
while University stiideias
IL also under Indictment for the
murder OF s Ell. Meeks. another
store clerk. He will be tried on
that charge at later date.
Harsh confessed to police that ne
titled smith when the latter re-
sisted his attempt TO rob the drug.
Sfore nv which he was employed
bnt his lawyers will attempt 10
ignore that confession to present y
as i detail in, the structure Of as
ordered mentality which they VIII
.rrye As the explanation for the deed.
Face White and Drawn
Ana for all the interest in the
personality Of the wealthy college
vo,,th. ne seemed d subdued and IN
! eidental figure In the drama t1at
emerged upon this stage az ne SAT
there with folded arms and Win
his white face drawn in strained
and settled frown.
simultaneously with the beginning
Of the Harsh trial came the an
nouncement from Solicitor 6enerai
John Al. Boykin that Richard sial'
loglv, his alleged accomplfce N the
thrill murders, win go on trial here
January 20.
Unlike Harsh. Gallogly denies any
knowledge Of the crimes,
The task Of selecting g jury pc.
gan at once. For this, $50 venire-
men had been summoned In addi-
ton to the regular panel Of so. The
unusual number indicated an antici.
patton OF difficulty in obtaining the
IL iurymen. However. both State
and defense counsel expressed the.
opinion that the jury viii be OBJ
tanned rapidly.
Harsh was brought early to the
court house from the Fulton jail,
but his expressed wish to remain
in the basement detention room
until the last moment for the start
OF the trial was observed.
Parents Are Grave
Harslis mother, his brother, W..
Al. Harsh, and his sister, Mrs. j q.
Disoway, OF Atlanta, entered with
the iatter's husband Is minutes.
early.
They made q quiet, composed
group responding gravely to the
greetings Of few acquaintance.
But six feet away sat another
black-clad figure. This was the
widow Of Willard Smith. the girl
whose honeymoon OF only few
weeks had been shattered BY
Harsh's bullet.
The girls face was dead white.
beneath the veil that fell from a
small black toque beneath with a
mass of light brown hair flowing out
/ in waves.
Tail and neat in modish dark
suit, Harsh sat at table about
which were grouped his lawyers,
William Schley Howard, James Al
Branch. Judge Walter 7. Colquitt
and Ben j. Conyers.
Beside them sat another group,
the prosecution counsel Solicitor
General John A. Boykin, his assist
ant, II. Al. stephens; Marvin Baker.
an investigator OF his staff, Chief Of
Detectives Poole. and Detective
john w. Lowe, all prominent fig
ures in the investigation Of the
Smith -Meeks murders.
Widow Weeps
Harsh's mother watched him. and
her face flushed slightly, Harsh
tsmiIed family lin her direction, and
she was composed in a moment
Across the room. Willard Smiths
young widow put her hands to
her lips. and fell to weeping softly.
She lifted the black fur collar
of her coat about her face. peer
ing over It's edges with reddentng
eyes at the face of Harsh, Not
for moment did she take her
eyes from that face.