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Show A FAMILY AFFAUL THREE MEN LYINC COLD IN DEATH AND A CIRL DISCRACED. KheCliarijrd Her lulher.a Wealthy Hanker, Willi the I'aternlly of Her llaho A Characteristic Teniitisseo MiMlnluIn Story, Nasiivillk, Tenn , Dee, till. Marlon and Dave Beatty and d in Howdcn of Fcltrcss county, on tht! upper Tennessee, lie dead in their houses and Ld ward ll.irns their murderer, mur-derer, Is a fugitive from justice with a rc. ward oilered for his apprehension. Three mouth ago Mary Hcatty. a sister of the two dead men, and the belle of the t.ppel' Tennessee country, retired from so-tiety. so-tiety. Then it became noSed about thai the young woniau hud become a mother. The story was aubstuntl.iled sonic time aft"r by Lho suddeu arrest of Claiborne Hcatty, a banker and the richest man iu the county t iho Instigation of the girl, his daughter, wiio charged him with being tlio father of her child. This stirred up a hornet's nest. So fearful fear-ful were the jailer and sheriff of a mob that they removed him from the jail and into another county for safekeeping. The neigh-bom neigh-bom and IrUmls l.eau to take side some with (he wronged girl, otee-s with Hie father. Finally Ikatly gave heavy bond and h ft the country. "'try A. Hcatty went to live with some (lis. laiil relatives, Hiram llarri-' family, who lived AtAllardt, not far from Jamc-tow n The Harris family, accompanied by Mary Beatty, came to town on Monday to do some trad'.ng and to appear before the grand jury to testify against her father. The Heath s wurt. there with the friir.ds and relatives. Court adjourned nt 4 o'clock, and nflcr miking some purchases the Harris family and Mary Beatty started for home. When tho Harris family left the. court house yard (iwln ltowden and the Beatty brothers mounted their horses and lollowcd them. One mile from Jamestown Marion Beatty lode up the side of the wagon and demanded thr.t the girl go home with him, emphasizing emphasiz-ing the command with a i ut on the face with bis whip. The girl replied that si: would rather die than live with him again. Beatty again attacked his sister, when Harris pulled a revolver and shot all three men, and then escaped. The Beatty's always enjoyed the respect of the people of the county, and six years ago Claiborne Hcatty was a state representative. representa-tive. Ho was extensively engaged In gen-ero.l gen-ero.l merchandise and lumber business. Many believe the girl's story concerning her father. She was nil educated and strikingly handsome woman, about 'Jd years old, aud enjoyed the esteem of every one in the vicinity. vi-cinity. A report that Miss Beatty and young Harris were married some time ago in Scott county, is current, but cannot be continued. |