Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, September 17, 1919, SECOND SECTION 8 PAGES, Image 12
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The following Associated Press dispatch
reciting the circumstances o:
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Knoxville, Tenn., will prove of interes
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to Lexington people. Mr. Harts was
ia son of Mr. A. J. Harth, a forme)
citiezii of Lexington, who was wel
known here:
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Khoxville, Sept. 9.?Maud Moore
ifL jwh0 phot and killed Leroy D. Karth
1 prominent real estate man, and pres:
/ ident of a motor car company, on th<
' Kingston Pike, near Bearden, Iat<
Monday night, was located in a cav<
about two miles from the end of tti<
Sevier river pike car line at 6:3(
o'clock this evening and placed undei
avrest by city detectives. She confess.
\
ed to the killing as soon as she was
arrested. *
When interviewed in her cell in the
f . . l
city jail tonight, Miss Moore discussed
the details of the killing freely and
did not hesitate in saying that she had
_ fired the shot which caused the death
of Mr. Marth, but stated that he had
attempted to attack her and it was
either his life or her honor.
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Knew Him Five Teal's.
According- to the girl's story, she
has known Mr. Harth for nearly five
years, but had never been out with
him before, although he had repeatedly
asked her to go driving with him.
"I met Mr. Harth oh the street several
days ago and told hirp. that I
had secured a job as stenographer
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: with a firm in Maryville, and intended
; go there Monday afternoon," Miss
Moore stated; "He insisted on driving
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; mis'there in his car Monday night, and
I told-him that I would consider it
and telephone him Monday afternoon.
"After checking my baggage Monday
afternoon, I telephoned him that
I ^ would meet -him in front of the
Y. W. C. A., at 9:30 that night; which
I did. When the car pulled up there
was a strange man in it, and Hoy
aslked me if I could find a companion
for him. We drove out to the home
of Clara Harris, but found that she
had gone to Virginia. ? s;
J Out for a thrive.
"From there we drove back to tfcle
Farragut hotel, and the other man got
out of the car. He and Roy held a
brief conversation and wo drove off.
I thought he was^goEag to take me to
Maryville and prelum to fill an ap
pointment with the m^n we left at the
I?&rragut hetelj but when we started
out on Kingston pike, I asked for an
explanation. In return he' said we
would drive around a little first.
' - /4I insisted that he turn the car
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around and go hack or let me out.
He refused to do this, pulled out a
"bottle of whiskey from somewhere
and asked me if I wanted a drink. I
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I The Fasl
I Columbia's exclusive m
| New York and Paris fall
I us before you buy.
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5 Share of Lexing
^ Oil Mills, Ginnerie
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iTCCUUIl tills wuuiu ^ivc.
prices. Also handle hand e:
' COLUMBIA
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823 West Gervais Street
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-1 refused, saying that I never drank,
f j'H'e then took a drink from the bottl^
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j. himselt. i stm insisted ju? wao j
me back to town. .J jC '
^ " "We passed through Bearden, going !
3 severa mil?is beyond. He then turned I
r the car around and started back to j
j town. We had gone about half a mile j
when he stopped the car and demand- j
ed that I .get out. I told Mm that
I would not; do it, and he threatened
me. ;> '
Dragged Out of Car.
"He jumped out of the car and
s saiatched me out over the steering
i wheel and gear levers by the hair and
? one arm. He then knocked me down
and kicked at me. In the scuffle the
^ pistol fell out of his pocket and we
both grabbed for it. I reached it
first, and fired as he rushed at me.
" 'I was getting up from the ground
when I fired.
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'sure I did nof, although I was excited
. and may have done it. He ran down
the road toward town as soon as he
was shot, and I did not know I had
killed him until I read the story this ;:
, morning." ,
Following the shooting Miss Moore
stated that she got into the car and
tried to start it with the intention of i
getting away from the scene as quickly
as possible; but the self-starter
seemed to be out of order. She said
that she did not know liow badly
hurt the man was.
Attractive Form.
Upon reaching Knoxville the girl,
who is small of stature but of attrac>,
tive form and features, stated that she
went to tile rooiii 6f a friend, Martin
Hunter. She related her story to the
man and* asked' that he go to the
L. and N. station and get some clothing
from her baggage.
She said . sSe * waited in the hall
of the house until be returned with
the clothing dnd had' changed them
in his room. She said that she had
returned to the hall and talked with
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Hunter until the break of day, plead-.'
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outyef'town.
^Hu^ter stated to the police that he
/ had agree^: td- %6 with the girl to a
place in the country which she had
selected. He said he knew nothing of
the surrounding country, having been
in Knoxville only a short time. They
took a Sevierville Pike car about 5:30
this morning and rode to the end of
the line. While on the car he stated
he had bought a newspaper and
learned that Harth was dead.
"When the end of the line Kvas
reached Hunter stated that they
walked nearly two miles toward the
river. They reached Spring Cave, near
. the river, and he had hidden the girl
: ''in it. Both Hunter and the girl state
that he had tried to get her to go to
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ADDING TO BEAUTY
and at once correcting defective
vision is our sole delight. To
wear our glasses is accounted
by the discriminating to be
most comforting. We fit your
eyes, the clip fits your nose and
the price fits your purse.
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Columbia, S. C.
[lion Shop
lillinery shop now showing
and winter fashions. See
ats at Small Cost
lion Shop
Phone 2272
gtoni&n and Would like a
ton County Trade
s and Small Towns
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li to have a small Chemical
lave no idea how much pro
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Write us for circulars'' and
stinguishers. ,
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COLUMBIA, S. C. 1
the police station and give herself up, j
but she was too badly frightened to i
listen to it. !
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Dead Man Has Relatives in Columbia. I
The Record.
i LeRoy Harth was a soldier at Camp
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Uackson during the war and he ha^ i
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tioned at'the camp only a short time
and "was sent from here to France.
He served with his brother, Addison i
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He was the son of H. A. Harth, a i
wealthy real estate dealer and brok- i
er of Knbxville, a native of Columbia, j
who left here for the Tennessee me- j
tropolis 20 or more years ago.
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; , A Game of Spirits.
One day in school during: the ab- j
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sence of our' teacher we decided to
have a game of "spirits." We all
stood around a small table waiting to
hear what the spirits had to say. The
silence was .tense when I, tiring of the
quiet, shouted, "And the door opened
and in walked the devil." The horri- fied
looks on the girls' faces caused
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me to turn around just in time to see
our teacher coming in the door. Need
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less to say I'll never forget my most
embarrassing moment.?Chicago Tribune.
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BARBECUE AT CENTRAL SCHOOL
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27.
The * citizens of Central School District
Xo. 53 and the public generally
are invited fc? attend a barbecue which
will be given for the benefit of the
school Saturday, September 27, on the
school grounds.
" The trustees of this school are makr
'?
ing preparations for the erection of
a commodious and modern two-teacher
school house. Part of the lumber
is already on the ground, and although
some delay has occurred in procuring
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the necessary material, the construction
work will soon be pushed with
vigor, so that the school may open
at the earliest practical day. Considerable
difficulty has been experienced
in getting this building under way, but
it is now believed that within a short
time the doors* of the school rooms
will be open. Prof. Daniel Redmond
will be principal of the school and
the assistant teacher will soon be
selected.
..T^he trustees of this district are
Messrs. W. R. Lucas, L. B. Laird and
J. F. Hutto. The school is located
in the thriving- section between Pelion
and Swansea.
"Women who remember shop signs
and trademarks make good wives."
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ig ine opening
impany, deale
neks. We w
e of Lexington
take pleasure i
superior quali
1 US YOUR'
LEMS-We
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Come and Lo<
"HORSE
)n problem presents two outstandliciency
and Economy. To both of
FTC MOTOR TRUCK has furnished
place in the business world s is
lished. In carrying capacity, speed
It has thoroughly demonstrated its
horse-driven vehicles. Because of
low cost and liigh quality, the
>R TRUCK has no competitors in
eehanical conveyance. It is note<l
d ease of handling.
fic, the Lowest Priced 4,001
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SWANSEA NEWS.
Everything- is O. K. in this section
of the county, everybody having a delightful
time.
i Miss DaSie.Harsie had for her guesi
! the past week Miss Sudie Flair of Coi
lumbia.
Mrs. Belvin Sturkie spent the week
j with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Petei
Harsey.
Miss Julia Smith of Livingston i?
visiting Miss Verda Sharpe.
Miss Belle and Mary Lee Martin
spent Sunday afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. J. W. Sharpe.
SOUTHERN COTTON GROWERS ^
LOSE $30,000,000 ANNUALLY.
Southern cotton raisers are losing
thirty milion dollars annually from
the weather damage to the bales left
out in the pen, so the department of
agriculture has announced.
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Trying' to Be Altruistic.
"So
you notice an improvement in
those Hun soldiers."
"Decidedly."
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"But some pf-them have been firing
on the American flag."
"peplorable.. But at least this time
the flag was not trying to protect a
hospital or anc ambulance."
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ill be glad to
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in showing th
ties of our tru
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Have The 1
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k Them Over
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Tlio TK Vine TRUCK means eoon
economy Jn its truest sense.
Tin- TRAFFIC MOTOrTTRUCK~i>
the work required of it most eeonc
designed witli a complete understa
commercial veliicle is called upon
Tin- TRAFFIC meets all Motor Tr
(construction-?it is a .dependable
sense?eofrect iii every detail anc
struetion. It is sturdily built of C
to handle its loaded capacity and wi
strain of loitd and road.
I lb. Capacity Truck in the1
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motor to
COLUMBIA,
Man's Wonderful Makeup.
, ! No difference how sour a man looks
. j he contains about 60 lumps of sugar
i of the ordinary cubical dimensions,
. and to make the seasoning complete,
there are 20 sponfuls of salt. If a
I man were distilled into water he would.
| make about 38 quarts, or more than
.; half his entire weight. He also con1
tains a great deal of starch, chlorider
. of potash, magnesium, sulphur ana
hydrochloric acid in his wonderful
, system.
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Many Agree.
"To my mind that's the main trouble
with the automobile."
"Eh?"
{ "They're so darned hard to buy on
credit."?Louisville Courier-Journal.
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FLOWERS
For All Occasions
Best attention given all orders large
i or small, wedding bouquets, funeral
j work, anything in flojwers. v"
CHAS. L. SLIGH
FLORIST.
1446 Main St. Phone 2761 ,
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