Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago Aug. 8, 1923 A dramatic story of how a woman with a with no thought of her own safety stepped in front of a loaded gun in an effort to save the life of her husband and brother was told at the preliminary hearing of John Harper, yesterday, in Columbus. Harper is charged with first-degree murder in connection with a melee and fatal shooting of the brother, Charles Fleming, at his sister’s home near Treece on May 13. One of the longest vacation trips to come to the notice of Pittsburgers this year is that of A.