Salt Lake Herald | 1906-11-16 | Page 3 | Murderer Finally Killed

MURDERER BORDERER JY FINAllY KILLED Will Harris a Negro Hunted to Death by Posses Composed of Whites and Blacks Asheville N 0 O Nov Not O 13 l Will Harris the negro n gro who killed two Asheville police policemen policemen policemen men and three negroes Tuesday night vas 1 as shot by b a posse of men today near Fletcher about ten miles south of Ashe yule ville At 8 this morning word was received that the negro had been discovered ered In a barn near Fletcher and aid was requested request d One hundred men left Ashe Asheville yule ville on horseback and surrounded the barn Fire was opened upon the negro sho vi ho attempted to escape and aM returned the shots until he was wa killed The posses have been beer composed of the best citizens and negro population has aided In the search and contributed toward a relief fund for fur the families of the dead police pollee policemen policemen men en