GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC - News - 1892 - Slew His Father-in-law 

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The Weekly Constitution, Atlanta, GA. June 28, 1892
Greenville, S.C., June 20.--L. Washington Hipps, an old man about sixty years 
of age, was foully murdered by his son-in-law, J. W. J. Morgan, in Glassy 
mountain township, of this county, on Saturday last.  Morgan married a daughter 
of Mr. Hipps some years ago.  Another younger daughter has been living with 
Morgan and her sister.  Recently this younger daughter gave birth to a child 
and confessed that Morgan was its father.  Mr. Hipps felt the disgrace keenly 
and endeavored to have Morgan punished.  He also carried his daughter home with 
him, much against Morgan's wishes.  Morgan went to Mr. Hipps's home on Saturday 
last, and after trying in vain to persuade the girl to go back home with him, 
he went into the field adjoining and shot Mr. Hipps in the back with a load of 
buckshot from the gun he had with him, killing him instantly.  After shooting 
their father he went back to the house and told two of Mr. Hipps's daugthers 
what he had done, adding that he expected to hang for it.  He then fled to the 
mountains, where he is supposed to be now.  This makes the fourth homicide in 
the county within two weeks.