John Edney Held for Killing His Friend Jim Clark Aug. 24, 1925

John Edney Being Held for Killing Jim Clarke Today. . . The Men Are Said to Have Quarreled Over Woman and Edney Shot Clarke Just Above the Heart. . . Were Riding in Auto at Time. . . Stopped to Fix Puncture and Argument Started—Men Had Been Friends for Years, It Is Said

Hendersonville, Aug. 24 (AP)—John Edney, a resident of Edneyville, of this county, is being held in jail here without bond charged with the killing early this morning of Jim Clarke, 26.

The killing is alleged to have taken place near Edneyville this morning about 4 o’clock during the progress of an automobile ride in which Edney and Clarke participated.

The men are said to have gotten out of the car to fix a puncture when a quarrel arose between them concerning a woman. During the fight which ensued, Edney is said to have fired one shot, which struck Clarke just over the heart.

A man named Lyda notified a constable in Edneyville. W.J. Rogers and J.A. Garren went to the scene, where they found Clarke’s body lying in the road. Edney was arrested and brought to Hendersonville, where he is being held pending a coroner’s inquest tomorrow morning.

Clarke is survived by his parents, three sisters and a brother. The men are said to have been friends previous to their quarrel.

From the front page of The Concord Times, Monday, August 24, 1925

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