Randolph County Is
Scene of Killing. . . Ed Farlow Is Dead and Marvin Harris Is Being Held Without
Bond
Ed Farlow is dead and Marvin Harris is being held in the
Randolph county jail without bail as a result of a homicide near Mount Gilead
church, 12 miles south of this city, and in Randolph county last week. There
were no eye witnesses to the homicide and the only information procurable comes
through the man held under the serious charge. The shooting resulted, it is
stated, from a controversy arising over a trade of mules by the two men, which
was consummated several days ago. Later Farlow went to Harris and secured his
original property, but did not get the difference of $2.50 in cash paid at the
time of the first exchange. Farlow returned to the home of Harris and stated
that he was going to have the $2.50 or Harris and that it really differed very
little with him as to which he got.
Farlow is said by Harris to have made a motion toward his
hip pocket as though to draw a revolver, whereupon Harris turned and entered
his house. His shotgun was removed from other the door and Harris returned with
it to the yard and emptied the contents of one barrel into the body of Farlow.
Death is said to have resulted instantaneously. Harris was taken into custody
by Randolph authorities within a short while after the shooting and was taken to
Asheboro and lodged in jail.
Harris, who several years ago is said to have suffered from
a mental depression, is a member of a family of prominence throughout the
section, and it is stated that he was held in high esteem by the people of the
Mt. Gilead community Farlow was a singing teacher and made his home in the same
community. He, too, enjoyed a good reputation, it is stated
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