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Sbockiiiff Murder.We are pained to have to record another shocking murder in our-District, which was committed on Sunday evening last, by Moses Harreison, on the person oT Evan A. Rogers. The circomstandes, as we have heard them, are these : HarreNon had been arrested on a chargeof assault with a gun and.other outrages at the liouse of.Sutnuel F. , Avant,‘some timesince, and David GibstTii, Esq..'became one of his sureties on his’ recognizance to appear at Court. Gibson, on Sunday, learning that Har-relson had made preparations to leave the State, procured the assistance of the deceased and A. S. Legette, fur the purpose of arrest-ing and surrendering him up to the Sheriff! — Accordingly the three proceeded to some place near Hurrelson’s and succeeded in apprehending him, and were on their return for the pur-pose «»l lodging him in jail. Legpite, who was thinly clad and complained .of the cold, left Harreison in charge of Gibson and Rogers until he went home and changed his dress. Shortly after Legette left Harreison jumped ntT his horse and attempted to make his escape; Rogers started in pursuit on horseback, and then abandoned his horse and pursued him on foot, and in about seventy-five yards, in a branch, succeeded in overtaking aud;attempt-ed to apprehend him, which Harreison resisted with his knife. When Gibson (who in descending from liis horse, got his feet entangledin the stirrups) came up, he found Harreison with his knife drawn and Rodgers beating him with a slick ; he seized Harreison, who cut him with the knife on both arms,and cut the clothes on other parts of the body. GibWn’s,wound-* so far disabled him that he was unable to hold Harreison. About this time Rogers pulled out his knife and inflicted one or two blows with ii on Harreison, but so feebly that it is supposed Harreison was not much injured. Rogers immediately after fell and expired.On examination a dreadful wound, large enough to insert a man’s hand, was found on his right side, which had the appearance of, having been done with one or repeated thrusts of a knife in the same place. Mr Rogers was a worthy and industrious citizen, and leaves a wife and child.According to last accounts Gibson, though his wounds were severe and lie was suffering from the loss of blond, was not considered in a dangerous state. Harreison has been arrested and lodged in jail.—Marion Star.D ■ nn v n ... P • »r rwx.w Otir ill. Iir7.ll
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Camden Weekly Journal
Camden, South Carolina, US
Tue, Oct 24, 1854
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