Case File: Harsh & Gallogly: Difference between revisions

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Overview[edit]

Locations[edit]

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

Gallery[edit]

Harsh & Gallogly Gallery

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]

Find-a-Grave: Elizabeth Schwimmer Harsh (1872-1950), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Find-a-Grave: Estelle Wellborn (1896-1964), Anniston, Alabama
Find-a-Grave: George Rutherford Harsh Jr (1909-1980), Toronto, Canada
Find-a-Grave: George Rutherford Harsh Sr (1868-1921), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Find-a-Grave: Ivory Ellis (1899-1958), Cobb County, Georgia
Find-a-Grave: Richard Gray "Rex" Gallogly (1909-2002), Dacula, Georgia
Find-a-Grave: Samuel Hearst Meek (1908-1928), Powder Springs, Cobb, Georgia.
Find-a-Grave: Willard Hoyle Smith (1904-1928), Atlanta, Georgia

Census Records[edit]

1910 US Federal Census: James R. Gray and family, Buckhead, Georgia
1920 US Federal Census: "Geo Harsh Jr", 10, with parents, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1930 US Federal Census: "George Harsh", 21, prisoner, Fulton County Chain Gang, North Camp
1930 US Federal Census: "Richard Gallogly", 20, prisoner, Georgia State Penitentury
1940 US Federal Census: "George Harsh", 31, prisoner, Bellwood Prison Camp, Fulton County, Georgia
1950 US Federal Census: George R. Harsh, 41, book salesman for a publishing company

City Directory[edit]

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

Maps[edit]

1910 Sanborn Insurance Map: 584 Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee - home of the Harsh family

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]

26 Jun 1917 (Knoxville Sentinel): obituary of James R. Gray
1 Sep 1921 (Atlanta Journal): Mr. George R. Harsh, of Milwaukee, is Dead
2 Sep 1921 (Stoughton Weekly Courier-Hub): George R. Harsh Sr dies after an operation
7 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal): Two Grocers Shot Down in Pitched Battle With Robbers
7 Oct 1928 (Columbus Ledger): Two Men Are Shot in Atlanta Holdup
8 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Constitution): Obituary of S. H. Meek
8 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Constitution): Victim of Bandit Dies of Injuries
11 Oct 1928 (Macon Telegraph): Georgia Police Seek Dickerson
17 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal): 2 Thugs at Large Believed Slayers of Grocery Clerk
18 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Constitution): Dickerson Believed Man Who Shot Smith
19 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Constitution): Bandit Suspect Flees Amid Hail of Bullets
22 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal): Mr. Willard Smith, Slain in Store Holdup, Is Laid to Final Rest
25 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal): Convict [Bud Lampkin] Surrenders, But Finds HImself Facing New Charges
28 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal): Student Confesses to Two Atlanta Killings
29 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal): Two Youths Held in Holdup Killings
29 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Constitution): various articles
30 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal): Harsh and Gallogly to Face Trial Nov 13
30 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Constitution): various articles
31 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Journal): Counsel Busy Preparing for Boys' Defense
31 Oct 1928 (Atlanta Constitution): Separate Trials Planned for Gallogly and Harsh
1 Nov 1929 (Atlanta Journal): Counsel Hint Insanity Plea for Geo. Harsh
7 May 1929 (Atlanta Constitution): Mrs. Mary Belle Smith remarries
12 May 1929 (Daily News, New York City): What Was Justice?
26 Oct 1932 (Atlanta Constitution): Pardon to be South by Richard Gallogly
30 Nov 1932 (Atlanta Constitution): Dick Gallogly Attempts Suicide
6 Dec 1932 (Atlanta Constitution): Gallogly's Plea Is Heard by Board
30 Dec 1932 (Atlanta Constitution): Commission Rejects Appeal of Gallogly
8 Aug 1934 (Altanta Constitution): Gallogly Plea is Aim of Cohen Says Governor
30 Jun 1936 (Atlanta Journal): Gallogly Parole is Recommended
30 Sep 1936 (Atlanta Journal): Clemency Denied Atlanta Youths
31 May 1938 (Macon News): Gallogly Tells How Guards Struck Him
11 May 1939 (Columbus Ledger): Harsh Denies Gallogly Plea to Save Him
7 Jan 1942 (Altanta Journal): Gallogly Accused of Drunken Driving
9 Aug 1943 (Atlanta Journal): Gallogly Fined in Druken Driving, Speeding Case
29 Mar 1947 (Atlanta Journal): Divorced of Dick Gallogly

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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+|customer in the A&P
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+|Kirkpatrick, Tom
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+|clerk in the store on Oct 16
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+|Mahoney, William
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+|Riley, Dr. Julian S.
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+|attended to Harsh's injury
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+|Smith, Leon
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+|brtoher of Willard Smith
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+|Sutton, F. Morgan
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+|medical student
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+|Wright, J. D.
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+|Apartment were wounded Harsh was taken
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+|Boykin, John A.
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+|Solicitor General
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 * [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===
+* 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/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/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 ===
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 ===Newspaper Articles===
-* [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/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
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 * [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)
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 ===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/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