Case File: Harsh & Gallogly

Locations

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

Gallery

• Harsh & Gallogly Gallery

People

	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)
Investigator & Lawyers	Arnold, Lowry		Defense lawyer for George Harsh
	Arnold, Reuben		Defense lawyer for George Harsh
	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

Burials

• 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

• 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

City Directory

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

Maps

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

Military Records

• 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

• 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
• 12 May 1929 (Daily News, New York City): What Was Justice?

Passport Applications

• 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

• 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

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

Vital Records

• 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

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