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==Locations==
==Locations==
* 908 Boulevard Northeast, Atlanta; McRoberts Drug Co - where Willard H. Smith
* Oglethorpe University
* Oglethorpe University


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!Name
!Name
!(Born-Died)
!(Born-Died)
!Description
!Description
|-
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|Disosway, Mrs. J. S.
| rowspan="4" |Victims
|Ellis, Ivy
|(?-?)
|Manager of the A&P
|-
|Kirkpatrick, Tom
|
|clerk on Oct 16
|-
|[[Samuel Hearst Meek|Meek, Samuel Hearst]]
|(1908-1928)
|grocery clerk
|-
|Smith, Willard
|(?-1928)
|drug store clerk
|-
| rowspan="4" |Suspects
|Dickerson, Roy
|
|
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|sister to Junie
|-
|-
|Gallogly, James A.
|Harsh, George Rutherford "Junie"
|(1909-1980)
|
|
|lawyer, father of Dickey
|-
|-
|Gallogly, Richard Gray "Dickey"
|Gallogly, Richard Gray "Dickey"
|(1908-?)
|(1908-?)
|
|
|-
|Lampkin, Bud
|
|Recently escaped from a chaingang
|-
| rowspan="9" |Witnesses
|Ellis, F. E.
|
|brother of Ivy Ellis
|-
|Grogan, D. B.
|
|Barber at 997 Hemphill Ave (1928)
|-
|Holt, MIss
|
|customer in the A&P
|-
|Kirkpatrick, Tom
|
|clerk in the store on Oct 16
|-
|Mahoney, William
|
|
|-
|Riley, Dr. Julian S.
|
|attended to Harsh's injury
|-
|Smith, Leon
|
|brtoher of Willard Smith
|-
|Sutton, F. Morgan
|
|medical student
|-
|Wright, J. D.
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|Apartment were wounded Harsh was taken
|-
| rowspan="7" |Investigator & Lawyers
|Arnold, Lowry
|
|Defense lawyer for George Harsh
|-
|Arnold, Reuben
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|Defense lawyer for George Harsh
|-
|Boykin, John A.
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|Solicitor General
|-
|Lowe, John
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|Detective
|-
|Poole, A. Lamar
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|Chief of Detectives, Atlanta
|-
|Richards, Tex
|
|Motorcycle Policeman
|-
|Stephens, E. A.
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|Assistant Solicitor
|-
| rowspan="7" |Family
|Disosway, Mrs. J. S.
|
|sister to Junie
|-
|Gallogly, James A.
|
|lawyer, father of Dickey
|-
|-
|Gray, James R.
|Gray, James R.
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|wife of George Harsh (1946)
|wife of George Harsh (1946)
|-
|Harsh, Elizabeth Schwimmer
|(1872-1950)
|mother of George Harsh Jr.
|-
|-
|Harsh, George Rutherford "Junie"
|Harsh, George Rutherford "Junie"
|(1909-1980)
|(1909-1980)
|
|-
|Smith, Mrs.
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|
|-
|Smith, Willard
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===Burials===
===Burials===
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84831397/elizabeth_s_harsh Find-a-Grave]: Elizabeth Schwimmer Harsh (1872-1950), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84831397/elizabeth_s_harsh Find-a-Grave]: Elizabeth Schwimmer Harsh (1872-1950), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47442544/estelle-wellborn?_gl=1*bcj9v2*_gcl_au*NDg3MDgwNjA2LjE3MjIyNjA3NzY.*_ga*MTQxMTExNTQ4NS4xNjg5MzQyODM5*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*YTNkMzlkMzYtNDA3MS00Nzc5LTk1MjMtMDc2N2ZmNGMyNWZlLjUzNS4xLjE3MjQ1Njg2ODguMTIuMC4w*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*YTNkMzlkMzYtNDA3MS00Nzc5LTk1MjMtMDc2N2ZmNGMyNWZlLjY1OS4xLjE3MjQ1Njg2OTAuMC4wLjA. Find-a-Grave]: Estelle Wellborn (1896-1964), Anniston, Alabama
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206413743/george_rutherford_harsh Find-a-Grave]: George Rutherford Harsh Jr (1909-1980), Toronto, Canada
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206413743/george_rutherford_harsh Find-a-Grave]: George Rutherford Harsh Jr (1909-1980), Toronto, Canada
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84831335/george_rutherford_harsh Find-a-Grave]: George Rutherford Harsh Sr (1868-1921), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84831335/george_rutherford_harsh Find-a-Grave]: George Rutherford Harsh Sr (1868-1921), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/54995934:60525?tid=193423375&pid=372606624970&hid=1029475277605&_phsrc=QFx10816&_phstart=default Find-a-Grave]: Ivory Ellis (1899-1958), Cobb County, Georgia
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19075827/richard-gray-gallogly?_gl=1*wvc24a*_gcl_au*NDg3MDgwNjA2LjE3MjIyNjA3NzY. Find-a-Grave]: Richard Gray "Rex" Gallogly (1909-2002), Dacula, Georgia
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60911630/samuel-hearst-meek?_gl=1*1ewtsv5*_gcl_au*NDg3MDgwNjA2LjE3MjIyNjA3NzY.*_ga*MTQxMTExNTQ4NS4xNjg5MzQyODM5*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*YTNkMzlkMzYtNDA3MS00Nzc5LTk1MjMtMDc2N2ZmNGMyNWZlLjUzNS4xLjE3MjQ1NzMwMTQuNjAuMC4w*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*YTNkMzlkMzYtNDA3MS00Nzc5LTk1MjMtMDc2N2ZmNGMyNWZlLjY1OS4xLjE3MjQ1NzMwMTQuMC4wLjA. Find-a-Grave]: [[Samuel Hearst Meek]] (1908-1928), Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia.
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95521852/willard-hoyle-smith?_gl=1*1d10mkv*_gcl_au*NDg3MDgwNjA2LjE3MjIyNjA3NzY.*_ga*MTQxMTExNTQ4NS4xNjg5MzQyODM5*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*YTNkMzlkMzYtNDA3MS00Nzc5LTk1MjMtMDc2N2ZmNGMyNWZlLjUzNy4xLjE3MjQ1OTQ0MDUuMzQuMC4w*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*YTNkMzlkMzYtNDA3MS00Nzc5LTk1MjMtMDc2N2ZmNGMyNWZlLjY2MS4xLjE3MjQ1OTQ0MDUuMC4wLjA. Find-a-Grave]: Willard Hoyle Smith (1904-1928), Atlanta, Georgia
===Census Records===
===Census Records===
* 1910 US Federal Census: James R. Gray and family, Buckhead, Georgia
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/28107397:6061?tid=193423375&pid=372602374538&hid=1029452276406&_phsrc=QFx10675&_phstart=default 1920 US Federal Census]: "Geo Harsh Jr", 10, with parents, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4531973_00984?treeid=193423375&personid=372602368933&hintid=1029452168975&usePUB=true&_phsrc=EGE1768&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true&pId=2366940 1930 US Federal Census]: "George Harsh", 21, prisoner, Fulton County Chain Gang, North Camp
* [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4531973_00984?treeid=193423375&personid=372602368933&hintid=1029452168975&usePUB=true&_phsrc=EGE1768&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true&pId=2366940 1930 US Federal Census]: "George Harsh", 21, prisoner, Fulton County Chain Gang, North Camp
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/20089803:6224?tid=&pid=&queryid=534b1060-0b33-411b-a261-4ffc2fc22c03&_phsrc=QFx10856&_phstart=successSource 1930 US Federal Census]: "Richard Gallogly", 20, prisoner, Georgia State Penitentury
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/50736094:2442?ssrc=pt&tid=193423375&pid=372602368933 1940 US Federal Census]: "George Harsh", 31, prisoner, Bellwood Prison Camp, Fulton County, Georgia
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/50736094:2442?ssrc=pt&tid=193423375&pid=372602368933 1940 US Federal Census]: "George Harsh", 31, prisoner, Bellwood Prison Camp, Fulton County, Georgia
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/291648208:62308?tid=193423375&pid=372602368933&hid=1029452294881&_phsrc=QFx11058&_phstart=default 1950 US Federal Census]: George R. Harsh, 41, book salesman for a publishing company
=== City Directory ===
* [https://archive.org/details/milwaukeewiscons01unse_0/page/820/mode/2up 1919, Milwaukee]: "Harsh, Geo R pres Harsh & Chapline Shoe Co h584 Kenwood boul"
=== Maps ===
* [https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/maps/id/13651/rec/10 1910 Sanborn Insurance Map]: 584 Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee - home of the Harsh family


=== Military Records ===
=== Military Records ===


* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/38987169:2238?ssrc=pt&tid=193423375&pid=372602368933 WW2 Draft]: "George Rutherford Harsh", 31, released from Fulton County Public Works the same day.
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/69034056:2238?tid=193423375&pid=372606620517&hid=1029475222548&_phsrc=QFx10701&_phstart=default WW2 Draft]: George Harsh Disosway, 18, nephew of George Rutherford Harsh Jr., works for Delta Airlines in Savannah
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/38987169:2238?ssrc=pt&tid=193423375&pid=372602368933 WW2 Draft]: George Rutherford Harsh, 31, released from Fulton County Public Works the same day.
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/17273:62114?tid=193423375&pid=372602368933&hid=1029452242529&_phsrc=EGE1834&_phstart=default Questionnaire for Ex-Prisoners of War]: ("'''TOP SECRET"''') - "George Rutherford Harsh", journalist, #J7795, RAF Squadron #102, captured 5 Oct 1942 in Cologne, Germany.  At military hospital 5 Oct 1942 to 10 Oct 1942; at Hospital Stalag VI near Cologne 10 Oct 1942 to 1 Nov 1942; at Dulag Luft, Frankfurt 2 Nov 1942 to 9 Nov 1942; at Stalag Luft III, Sagan 11 Nov 1942 to 29 Jan 1945; at Stalag III A, Luckenwalde from Feb 1942 to 9 May 1945.  He was wounded at the time of his capture, he did received adequate medical treatment. He had previously attended a lecture on escape and evasion by an Intelligence Officer at O.T.U. Wellesbourne.  Did he attempt escape?  "Yes, I was i/c "Security" of Stalag Luft III Tunnel from time of its inception on April 1, 1943 until I was transferred by Germans to Beldrid Teildger on March 1, 1944."  - conducted 24 May 1945.
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/17273:62114?tid=193423375&pid=372602368933&hid=1029452242529&_phsrc=EGE1834&_phstart=default Questionnaire for Ex-Prisoners of War]: ("'''TOP SECRET"''') - "George Rutherford Harsh", journalist, #J7795, RAF Squadron #102, captured 5 Oct 1942 in Cologne, Germany.  At military hospital 5 Oct 1942 to 10 Oct 1942; at Hospital Stalag VI near Cologne 10 Oct 1942 to 1 Nov 1942; at Dulag Luft, Frankfurt 2 Nov 1942 to 9 Nov 1942; at Stalag Luft III, Sagan 11 Nov 1942 to 29 Jan 1945; at Stalag III A, Luckenwalde from Feb 1942 to 9 May 1945.  He was wounded at the time of his capture, he did received adequate medical treatment. He had previously attended a lecture on escape and evasion by an Intelligence Officer at O.T.U. Wellesbourne.  Did he attempt escape?  "Yes, I was i/c "Security" of Stalag Luft III Tunnel from time of its inception on April 1, 1943 until I was transferred by Germans to Beldrid Teildger on March 1, 1944."  - conducted 24 May 1945.
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/11770981:61758?tid=193423375&pid=372602368933&hid=1029452242531&_phsrc=EGE1838&_phstart=default Der Reichsminister der Luftfahrt] (Prisoners List, written in German): "George Rutherford Harsh", American, born 12 Dec 1909 in Milwaukee, USA, no marks, #J7795, arrived 5 Oct 1942, assigned to Dulag-Luft.
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/11770981:61758?tid=193423375&pid=372602368933&hid=1029452242531&_phsrc=EGE1838&_phstart=default Der Reichsminister der Luftfahrt] (Prisoners List, written in German): "George Rutherford Harsh", American, born 12 Dec 1909 in Milwaukee, USA, no marks, #J7795, arrived 5 Oct 1942, assigned to Dulag-Luft.


===Newspaper Articles===
===Newspaper Articles===
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/412705112/?match=1&terms=leopold%20and%20loeb 12 May 1929 (Daily News, New York City)]: What Was Justice?   
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/586820540/?article=ed415175-67c5-4355-853a-a5b4b11148bd&focus=0.015067803,0.11670635,0.14562568,0.3383344&xid=3355&_gl=1*ydmpi*_gcl_au*NDg3MDgwNjA2LjE3MjIyNjA3NzY. 26 Jun 1917 (Knoxville Sentinel)]: obituary of James R. Gray 
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/970888249/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Harsh%22 1 Sep 1921 (Atlanta Journal)]: Mr. George R. Harsh, of Milwaukee, is Dead
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1081615636/?match=1&terms=%22George%20Harsh%22 2 Sep 1921 (Stoughton Weekly Courier-Hub)]: George R. Harsh Sr dies after an operation 
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/971608386/?match=1&terms=Meeks 7 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal)]: Two Grocers Shot Down in Pitched Battle With Robbers 
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/855223192/?match=1&terms=Meeks 7 Oct 1928 (Columbus Ledger)]: Two Men Are Shot in Atlanta Holdup 
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/397889396/?article=564864fe-f903-4a6c-a09a-3d47be27eae4&focus=0.86293477,0.049259122,0.98921496,0.0923601&xid=3355&_gl=1*1ol44ol*_gcl_au*NDg3MDgwNjA2LjE3MjIyNjA3NzY.*_ga*MTQxMTExNTQ4NS4xNjg5MzQyODM5*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*YTNkMzlkMzYtNDA3MS00Nzc5LTk1MjMtMDc2N2ZmNGMyNWZlLjUzNS4xLjE3MjQ1NzQwMTcuNDEuMC4w*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*YTNkMzlkMzYtNDA3MS00Nzc5LTk1MjMtMDc2N2ZmNGMyNWZlLjY1OS4xLjE3MjQ1NzQwMTcuMC4wLjA. 8 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Constitution)]: Obituary of S. H. Meek 
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/397889239/?match=1&terms=Meeks 8 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Constitution)]: Victim of Bandit Dies of Injuries 
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/826213520/?match=1&terms=Meeks 11 Oct 1928 (Macon Telegraph)]: Georgia Police Seek Dickerson 
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/971604044/?match=1&terms=Meeks 17 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal)]: 2 Thugs at Large Believed Slayers of Grocery Clerk 
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/397932598/?match=1&terms=Meeks 18 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Constitution)]: Dickerson Believed Man Who Shot Smith 
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/397933002/?match=1&terms=Meeks 19 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Constitution)]: Bandit Suspect Flees Amid Hail of Bullets 
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/971604577/?match=1&terms=Meeks 22 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal)]: Mr. Willard Smith, Slain in Store Holdup, Is Laid to Final Rest 
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/971604760/?match=1&terms=Willard%20Smith 25 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal)]: Convict [Bud Lampkin] Surrenders, But Finds HImself Facing New Charges 
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1374198:60716?tid=193423375&pid=372602374557&hid=1029452243189 28 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal)]: Student Confesses to Two Atlanta Killings 
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/971605227/ 29 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal)]: Two Youths Held in Holdup Killings
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/397940411/?terms=Willard%20Smith 29 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Constitution)]: various articles
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/971605282/ 30 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal)]: Harsh and Gallogly to Face Trial Nov 13
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/397940721/?match=1&terms=Willard%20Smith 30 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Constitution)]: various articles
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/971605359/?match=1&terms=Willard%20Smith 31 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal)]: Counsel Busy Preparing for Boys' Defense
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/397941314/?match=1&terms=Willard%20Smith 31 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Constitution)]: Separate Trials Planned for Gallogly and Harsh
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/971652487/?match=1&terms=Gallogly 1 Nov 1929 (Atlanta Journal)]: Counsel Hint Insanity Plea for Geo. Harsh
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/398165464/?match=1&terms=Gallogly 7 May 1929 (Atlanta Constitution)]: Mrs. Mary Belle Smith remarries
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/412705112/?match=1&terms=leopold%20and%20loeb 12 May 1929 (Daily News, New York City)]: What Was Justice?
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/384662651/?match=1&terms=Gallogly 26 Oct 1932 (Atlanta Constitution)]: Pardon to be South by Richard Gallogly
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/384663302/?match=1&terms=Gallogly 30 Nov 1932 (Atlanta Constitution)]: Dick Gallogly Attempts Suicide
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/398108701/?match=1&terms=Gallogly 6 Dec 1932 (Atlanta Constitution)]: Gallogly's Plea Is Heard by Board
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/398120336/?match=1&terms=Gallogly 30 Dec 1932 (Atlanta Constitution)]: Commission Rejects Appeal of Gallogly
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/397863855/?match=1&terms=Gallogly 8 Aug 1934 (Altanta Constitution)]: Gallogly Plea is Aim of Cohen Says Governor
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/974691460/?match=1&terms=Gallogly 30 Jun 1936 (Atlanta Journal)]: Gallogly Parole is Recommended
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/974487926/?match=1&terms=Gallogly 30 Sep 1936 (Atlanta Journal)]: Clemency Denied Atlanta Youths
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/823628609/?match=1&terms=Gallogly 31 May 1938 (Macon News)]: Gallogly Tells How Guards Struck Him
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/855323102/?match=1&terms=Gallogly 11 May 1939 (Columbus Ledger)]: Harsh Denies Gallogly Plea to Save Him
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/974719006/?match=1&terms=Gallogly 7 Jan 1942 (Altanta Journal)]: Gallogly Accused of Drunken Driving
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/974939458/?match=1&terms=Gallogly 9 Aug 1943 (Atlanta Journal)]: Gallogly Fined in Druken Driving, Speeding Case
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/975813243/?match=1&terms=Gallogly 29 Mar 1947 (Atlanta Journal)]: Divorced of Dick Gallogly
 
=== Passport Applications ===
 
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/532612:1174?ssrc=pt&tid=193423375&pid=372607203054 1919]: Mrs. Francis Gray Gallogly and son Richard Gray Gallogly - travelling to England and France
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/450216746:1174?tid=193423375&pid=372602374538&hid=1029452276401&_phsrc=QFx10670&_phstart=default 1923]: Elizabeth Harsh and son George Harsh Jr. - travelling to Japan, China, Java, Italy, GB, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark - first departing on the SS Franconia on 14 Nov 1923. (3 pages)


=== Prison Records ===
=== Prison Records ===
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===Vital Records===
===Vital Records===
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/424969:2556?ssrc=pt&tid=193423375&pid=372593504983 1908]: Birth Index for George Rutherford Harsh Jr. - 12 Dec 1908 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin  
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/424969:2556?ssrc=pt&tid=193423375&pid=372593504983 1908]: Birth Index for George Rutherford Harsh Jr. - 12 Dec 1908 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin  
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1144486:61406?tid=193423375&pid=372602368933&hid=1029452242530 1946]: Marriage of George R. Harsh to Eleanor Harmon - Manhattan, New York
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/767016:4766?tid=193423375&pid=372607203051&hid=1029478692153 1908]: Marriage of James Arthur Gallogly to Harriet Frances Gray
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/75079333:2562?tid=193423375&pid=372606620517&hid=1029475222540&_phsrc=QFx10690&_phstart=default 1920]: Death of unnamed infant son of Estelle Harsh Disosway - Atlanta, Georgia
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/745329:2562?tid=&pid=&queryid=231a16e3-f56e-44b1-8d77-4edf95d755ba&_phsrc=QFx10773&_phstart=successSource 1928]: Death of Samuel H. Meek in Atlana, Georgia
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/745439:2562?tid=193423375&pid=372606641662&hid=1029475447971&_phsrc=QFx10846&_phstart=default 1928]: Death of Willard Hoyle Smith in Atlanta, Georgia
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1144486:61406?tid=193423375&pid=372602368933&hid=1029452242530 1946]: Marriage of George R. Harsh Jr to Eleanor Harmon - Manhattan, New York
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/901059928:61365?tid=193423375&pid=372606620517&hid=1029475222544&_phsrc=QFx10686&_phstart=default 1947]: Marriage of Estelle Harsh to 3rd husband John Dent Wellborn
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1374198:60716?tid=193423375&pid=372602374557&hid=1029452243189 1950]: Death of Elizabeth Schwimmer Harsh in Indianapolis, Indiana
 
== Additional External Links ==
* [https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2808-E-Kenwood-Blvd-Milwaukee-WI-53211/40433192_zpid/? Zillow listing] for 2808 E. Kenwood Ave, Milwaukee - home of the Harsh family before the death of George Harsh Sr.

Latest revision as of 01:55, 29 August 2024

Overview[edit]

Locations[edit]

  • 908 Boulevard Northeast, Atlanta; McRoberts Drug Co - where Willard H. Smith
  • Oglethorpe University

Gallery[edit]

People[edit]

Name (Born-Died) Description
Victims Ellis, Ivy (?-?) Manager of the A&P
Kirkpatrick, Tom clerk on Oct 16
Meek, Samuel Hearst (1908-1928) grocery clerk
Smith, Willard (?-1928) drug store clerk
Suspects Dickerson, Roy
Harsh, George Rutherford "Junie" (1909-1980)
Gallogly, Richard Gray "Dickey" (1908-?)
Lampkin, Bud Recently escaped from a chaingang
Witnesses Ellis, F. E. brother of Ivy Ellis
Grogan, D. B. Barber at 997 Hemphill Ave (1928)
Holt, MIss customer in the A&P
Kirkpatrick, Tom clerk in the store on Oct 16
Mahoney, William
Riley, Dr. Julian S. attended to Harsh's injury
Smith, Leon brtoher of Willard Smith
Sutton, F. Morgan medical student
Wright, J. D. Apartment were wounded Harsh was taken
Investigator & Lawyers Arnold, Lowry Defense lawyer for George Harsh
Arnold, Reuben Defense lawyer for George Harsh
Boykin, John A. Solicitor General
Lowe, John Detective
Poole, A. Lamar Chief of Detectives, Atlanta
Richards, Tex Motorcycle Policeman
Stephens, E. A. Assistant Solicitor
Family Disosway, Mrs. J. S. sister to Junie
Gallogly, James A. lawyer, father of Dickey
Gray, James R. grandfather to Dickey, publisher of Atlanta Journal
Harmon, Eleanor wife of George Harsh (1946)
Harsh, Elizabeth Schwimmer (1872-1950) mother of George Harsh Jr.
Harsh, George Rutherford "Junie" (1909-1980)
Yankey, Dr. Worth E. step-father to Dickey

Documentation[edit]

Burials[edit]

Census Records[edit]

City Directory[edit]

  • 1919, Milwaukee: "Harsh, Geo R pres Harsh & Chapline Shoe Co h584 Kenwood boul"

Maps[edit]

Military Records[edit]

  • WW2 Draft: George Harsh Disosway, 18, nephew of George Rutherford Harsh Jr., works for Delta Airlines in Savannah
  • WW2 Draft: George Rutherford Harsh, 31, released from Fulton County Public Works the same day.
  • Questionnaire for Ex-Prisoners of War: ("TOP SECRET") - "George Rutherford Harsh", journalist, #J7795, RAF Squadron #102, captured 5 Oct 1942 in Cologne, Germany. At military hospital 5 Oct 1942 to 10 Oct 1942; at Hospital Stalag VI near Cologne 10 Oct 1942 to 1 Nov 1942; at Dulag Luft, Frankfurt 2 Nov 1942 to 9 Nov 1942; at Stalag Luft III, Sagan 11 Nov 1942 to 29 Jan 1945; at Stalag III A, Luckenwalde from Feb 1942 to 9 May 1945. He was wounded at the time of his capture, he did received adequate medical treatment. He had previously attended a lecture on escape and evasion by an Intelligence Officer at O.T.U. Wellesbourne. Did he attempt escape? "Yes, I was i/c "Security" of Stalag Luft III Tunnel from time of its inception on April 1, 1943 until I was transferred by Germans to Beldrid Teildger on March 1, 1944." - conducted 24 May 1945.
  • Der Reichsminister der Luftfahrt (Prisoners List, written in German): "George Rutherford Harsh", American, born 12 Dec 1909 in Milwaukee, USA, no marks, #J7795, arrived 5 Oct 1942, assigned to Dulag-Luft.

Newspaper Articles[edit]

Passport Applications[edit]

  • 1919: Mrs. Francis Gray Gallogly and son Richard Gray Gallogly - travelling to England and France
  • 1923: Elizabeth Harsh and son George Harsh Jr. - travelling to Japan, China, Java, Italy, GB, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark - first departing on the SS Franconia on 14 Nov 1923. (3 pages)

Prison Records[edit]

  • 1929: Georgia, Central Register of Convicts (page 82/83) - "George Harsh", murder, received 9 Apr 1929, paroled 21 Nov 1940, full pardon 11 Jan 1944. Male, 20, 6'2", 155 lbs, blue eyes, dark hair, #4159
  • 1929: Georgia, Central Register of Convicts (page 68/69) - "Richard G. Gallogly", murder, received 9 Apr 1929. Full Pardon 13 Jan 1941. Escaped 6 Oct 1939, recaptured 24 Mar 1940. Male, 19, 5' 11.25", 155 lbs, brown hair and eyes, #4160.

Ship Manifests[edit]

  • 1924: "George R. Harsh", 15, with mother Elizabeth. On SS Berengaria from Southampton (12 Apr) to NYC (19 Apr)

Vital Records[edit]

  • 1908: Birth Index for George Rutherford Harsh Jr. - 12 Dec 1908 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • 1908: Marriage of James Arthur Gallogly to Harriet Frances Gray
  • 1920: Death of unnamed infant son of Estelle Harsh Disosway - Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1928: Death of Samuel H. Meek in Atlana, Georgia
  • 1928: Death of Willard Hoyle Smith in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1946: Marriage of George R. Harsh Jr to Eleanor Harmon - Manhattan, New York
  • 1947: Marriage of Estelle Harsh to 3rd husband John Dent Wellborn
  • 1950: Death of Elizabeth Schwimmer Harsh in Indianapolis, Indiana

Additional External Links[edit]

  • Zillow listing for 2808 E. Kenwood Ave, Milwaukee - home of the Harsh family before the death of George Harsh Sr.
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