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Sheriff Henry Howard has been killed anti one of hisI W’ W$. . w £ '■■■\a WsWw£ ' ■^-:'*W/' '• xr :A- ■ ; • •• .3 *P-.deputies injured near Monetta Was the tragic news received in Aiken Saturrtajr TTTOTnfng, about 10 o’clock, and threw the city in a turmoil of excitement.\V ithm a shlt; ‘rt time the highway leading to Monetta wa**filled with automobiles hastening to the scene, and here was4modjfct deatNxKjy of the much beloved Sheriff cold in death.and iJqputv K*♦}*»!!son mjured atkuf the face, Tnit in pursuitof con bowman one of those who had participated in the sitooftng, anti tted to the swamp.Near-a barn was found the dead iodv of Annie lawman.and in tlie lumw I left ha bowman shot through the lx»dy,I lie scene of this terrible affair was at the home of Sam bowman, Iih.Hhhf 0IT the place oflAm. Hartley, about one milesouth of Monetta, on the Oolumbia-Aikcn Highwart’.Sheriff had information that the bowman's were dealing in illicit liquor, and had planned on Friday tq raid the house early Saturday morning. He gathered his constables at thef ourt House early Saturday morning, and left the city aboutN 30 oVteiek. Resides himself, his party wafc composed of Deputy Sheriffs Xollie Robinson, Arthur Sheppard and RobertMcElhannev. _ _.........I bey drove up to the bowman house about p 30. and paired their cars in front of the house. There were six coloredWomen at the house at this time. Annie, the mother, was at workat tlie wash pot; Bridie, about 2t years old, was in the houselying on a couch; Eleanor, about «H. was scrubbing the badk porch; Rosa, wife of “Son” was in the kitchen: and RerthaCIO!
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Aiken Journal and Review
Aiken, South Carolina, US
Wed, Apr 29, 1925
Page 8
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