Two Asheville bloodhounds sent to Bandy township yesterday in an effort to strike the trail of the person or persons who set fire to Thurmond Huss’ barn had no show. The tracks had been overrun a hundred times and there was nothing for J.A. Lyerly’s animals to track.
That the fire was incendiary is the belief of persons familiar with conditions in that part of the county and who learned that the Huss mules and cow had first been turned out of the barn before the torch was applied. Persons at a corn-shucking close by saw the blaze and did valiant work in preventing other buildings from catching.
The property loss was about $1,500, Sheriff John A. Mauser said last night after an investigation.
There was a slight breeze and the burning rough feed in the barn was scattered all over the place. Hard work on the part of the neighbors prevented the destruction of other buildings, including the residence.
Mr. Huss returned home last evening from Salisbury, where he has been serving as a juror in federal court.
From the front page of The Hickory Daily Record, Oct. 22, 1921
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The Work of Cowards
The destruction by fire of Thurmond Huss’ barn Thursday night was so plainly the work of an incendiary as to cause more than a casual investigation by the officers. Two mules and a cow were turned out before the torch was applied.
Mr. Huss served Bandys township as deputy sheriff for two years and was a terror to blockaders. He has no patience with liquor-making now.
Liquor men have no love for him. It was a cowardly piece of work to burn his property while he was absent in Salisbury attending federal court, but fellows who do that sort of thing generally take a time when men are now around.
From the editorial page of The Hickory Daily Record, Oct. 22, 1921
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