Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-01

A Serious A6raY-One Man Proba-
bly, mOrtsIlY Wounded.

Yesterday afternoon, about quarter to six
O'Clock, difficulty occurred in front Of a
bar room on Broughton street, near East
Broad, which will, in all probability, result
in the death of one of the parties concerned.
From one Of the witnesses Of the affair the
following particulars are learned: james
H. McCathrine. in company with two young
men, were proceeding down Broughton
street, when the former proposed that they
90 into a bar room near the cor
ner of East Broad and get a drink. The
proposition was accepted, and as they near
ed the place, they saw standing by the
rear gate through which they would have
to pass a young man named A. NJ. Talbird,
who went inside aud closed the gate. As
the party came up Talbird opened the gate
and walked out. McCathrine, with his
friends, started to enter, when Talbird, 1T is
stated, interfered and attempted to prevent
the passage of the former, but told the
others to go in. Some hard words passed
between Talbird and McCathrine as the lat
ter endeavored to force his way in,
and a struggle ensued, during which it is
alleged that McCathrine struck at Talbird
with a stick he had in his hand. Another
witness denies this and says that McCath-
rine only tried to push Talbird aside, in or
der to enter the gate. The difficulty lasted
only few minutes, when Talbird drew his
pistol and fired twice at McCsthrine. the
first shot missing him and the second strik
ing him in the right side near the back and
lodging In the abdomen. McCathrine fell
at the second shot, and in falling, managed
in some way to draw his pistol, and fired at
Talbird, the ball hitting him in the heSd,
passing through the scalp, without inficting
any serious injury.
The reports of the pistol, in rapid success
sion, created great excitement in the neigh
borhood, and in few seconds large crowd
had collected around the place. On the
sidewalk was stretched McCathrine, with
the blood oozing in large stream from the
wound in his side. The ball made a very
large hole, the weapon used by Talbird
being a five barrel English derringer, or
"Bull dog" of the Smith & Wesson style.
Talbird, after the shooting, crawled par
italy under the stoOp of a house near by,
and # was at first thought that he was Sc
rousy wounded, as the blood was trickling
from his head.
Policeman LaDgbell reached the scene in
a very few minutes, and dispatching mes
senger for physician, took Talbird in Gus
todY. Meanwhile the police wagon had
been sent for. On its arrival McCathrine
was placed In it and carried to the barracks.
1t was then found that he was very seri
ously wounded. and he was conveyed at
once to his residence on Taylor street, near
Price, where he had attention from DR.. j.
T. Mcfarland and DR.. q. H. Stone. In the
opinion Of the physicians the wound is very
serious, and the chances of recovery ex-
ceedingly slim. His condition last night
was reported very critical, and 1t was not
thought he would survive until morning.
Talbird is held in custody at the barracks,
and one of the young men who was with Nc
Cathrine was arrested, and is detained as a
witness. McCathrine and Talbird are carpen-
tiers, and are employed IN the car shops of the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
1t is stated they had some previous Difficult
ty in the morning, but the cause Of it could
not be ascertained.