The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-29
REDDING rs. THE SOUTH CAROLINA
RAILROAD.

A Plaintiff In Error-Going for the sa'
loon-Kssper-The Paa.enger Depot In
Confusion.
The result of the case of Redding vs. the
South Carolina Railroad seems to have been
an unpleasant surprise tothe plaintiffs hus-
band, who allowed his angry passions to rise
in very unseemly manlel.
A little before eleven o'clock yesterday
morning, William F. Redding, the person
above alluded to, proceeded to the passenger
depot of the South Carolina Railroad, Whlch
he entered BY the Line street door. Inside
| the depot he met the saloon-keeper, Charles
Walllug, an old man Of near sixty years
of age, who was filling bucket at
1.-THE cistern. Redding advanced with Dis
hand in his pocket, and Walling, catching
sight of the pistol which Redding carried,
called out for Mr.. Corcoran, who was some
\ distance up the depot. Mr.. Corcoran hastened
to The clstern and Redding saluted him, saying
..he was a gentleman" &c. Some further
uuIet conversation ensued, during which Wal
ling took up his bucket of water and moved
off up the depot He had hardly gone twenty
PAGES before Redding suddenly followed and
coming up within twenty feet, drew nVe
,barrelled whitney pistol, leyelled 1t at Wal'ing
and pulled the trigger. The cap exploded, but
the pistol did not 60 off, and Reddlng, advanc-
Ing still nearer, snapped another cap at Wallng,
The latter saw his danger, and fell forward,
ursetting his bucket Of water. The move.
ments of Redding had been 80 quick
that there was no time for Interference.
but NJ. Corcoran, at this juneture. got up to
Reddlng, who merely remarked to Wa!hng'
ssD-d you, If it had gone off would have
killed you.a he then put up his pistol, and
walked out OF the depot. He was followed,
and soon after arrested by policeman and
taken to the uptown Guardhouse. A pistol
was found upon him and taken away. 1t was
loaded in all five of the chambers, and is one
of the smaller-sized revolvers. Redding was
afterwards taken from the Guardhouse on
warrant from Trial Justice A. M. Mackey, and In
the afternoon was examined on-theI charge Of
assault with deadly weapon. After
thorough investigation, he was held to bail IN
the sum of one thousand dollars to appear for
trial at the next term of the Court Of General
Sessions. He was also bound over to keep the
peace. = =
Walling is the keeper Of the passenger
depot, whom Redding charges with having
violently expelled his wife from the South
Carolina Railroad Depot, and inflicted the
Injuries for which the action against the South
Carolina Railroad was brought.
Another Shooting ARRAY.
Between Elk and seven o'clock, yesterday
afternoon, Richard Yates and Monday Miller,
two. colored boys about. sixteen years Of age,
quarrelled over: some trivial matter on the
premises of Mr. Steinmeyer, In the lower part
Of Beaufain street. A scufle ensued, when
Richard drew pistol and fired at Monday,
who was within few feet of him. The ball
entered the lower part OF Mondays abdomen,
,nfictlng serious and painful wound. Rich
ard was promptly arrested by Mr.. steinmeyer
and turned over to policeman, by whom ne
was lodged In the Guardhouse. The ball has
not been extracted: from Monday, aud 1t Is un-
certain whether he will live. Richard will be
examined this morning.