OBIT: W.C. Franks Shot by Horace Greenwell, Grant Co. Submitted by: WRFC71A@prodigy.com (MRS BEULAH A FRANKS) Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 08:37:39, -0500Subject: KY-F: W. C. Franks Shot A Tragedy At Erlanger Horace Greenwell, an industrious blacksmith of Erlanger, shot and killed his step-father-in-law, W. C. Franks, of Mt. Zion, Grant County, last Thursday afternoon. The shooting was in the Greenwell residence at Erlanger. A few weeks ago Mrs. Greenwell took her two children to Mt. Zion, and leaving them with her mother, Mrs. Franks, she went to Cincinnati where she obtained employment as a domestic. After an absence of several days Greenwell discovered where his wife was located, and visiting her induced her to return home. In a few days they agreed upon terms of a final separation and Mrs. Greenwell went back to Mt. Zion. Last Thursday W. C. Franks accompanied Mrs. Greenwell to Erlanger to assist in the division of the household goods, and during the progress of this business the two men fell out, and William Griffin, Greenwell's brother-in-law, the only eye witness to the tragedy, testified at the coroner's inquest, that Franks had attempted to remove some of the furniture, and when Greenwell remonstrated he became abusive and began striking at Greenwell, who retreated backwards. Franks pursuing and striking him in the face until they reached another room, when Greenwell discovered the door was fastened and he could not get out. At this point he drew his pistol and fired four shots, at the conclusion of which Franks was a corpse. One ball struck Franks in the mouth, and the others in the forehead, right breast and stomach. He says the men were clinched when the firing began. Upon Griffin's evidence the coroner's jury decided that the shooting was done in self-defense and Greenwell, who had surrendered to the proper authorities, was discharged from custody. Friday morning Mrs. Greenwell went before Esq. T. J. Childers and swore out a warrant charging the witness, Griffin, with being an accessory to the killing of Franks. Boone County, KY Recorder, July 25, 1900 Beulah A. Franks wrfc71a@prodigy.com ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************