We continue our examination of the aftermath of the killing of Will Harris, as reported on Nov. 17, 1906 in The Asheville Gazette News. This installment builds on our previous three posts depicting the events leading up to and ensuing from Harris’ actions. For last week’s post, click here. The material for this article was made available through the courtesy […]
We continue with the 1906 coverage of the Will Harris murders, as reported by the The Asheville Gazette News. This week’s post begins at Pack Square. It is near midnight on Nov. 13, 1906. At the time, Will Harris has already killed three citizens and a police officer. Patrolman Bailey is seeking additional help against the gunman. […]
On Tuesday, Nov. 13, 1906, near the midnight hour, shots rang out in downtown Asheville.
In this week’s section of Edwin Bedford Jeffress’ 1950 Asheville Citizen article, Jeffress recalls his time as an Asheville newspaperman.
