The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-03-21
"'Yes,' 1 responded, I am DR.. Nc.

tain Dawson entered my Office. As soon
as he was we'll inside he said:
"Dr. Mellow, you haYe been using
ungentemanly language to one of my
servants
"This denied. The Captain contin-
ued, T forbid you speaking to her. I
will speak to her when | please re.
piled.
"If you speak to her t will publish
you in the paper
eff you do I will hold you personally
responsible. I shall speak TO her until
you show me that you have proper
authority to prevent me-
"As soon as I uttered these words Cap.
tain Dawson, who was standing in front
of ME, struck nae staggering blown on
the chest, which caused me to fall back
over my lounge and strain my back.
II endeavored to get up, and while
struggling 10 do SO Captain Dawson gave
me a cut across my head with cane,
indenting my hat and causing me to
stsgger again.
"While trying to recover myself, and
seeing him in the act of aiming another
blow at me with his cane, I managed, to
go around to my desk and get my pistol,
self lfcocking FIVE shooter of 36 or 3S
calibre.
GAS soon as got the pistol in my
hand, and burning under the blows had
received by fist and cane, and especially
the latter, fred at Captain Dawson, and
I thought struck him somewhere in the
chest.
"He staggered and fell in Northwes.
terly direction on my Office floor, beside
the table, near by which he had been
talking. he fell heavily to the floor.
"He vas breathing hard when l leaned
over him and raised him up. My first
thought was to go out and call in some
physicians, and see the extent of the
wound, and, if possible, resuscitate him" ("
"How many shots we're fred?" inquired
the reporter.
"Only one. AS soon as he fell, I ceased
shooting.
"Did you leave your Office immediate.
ly?"
"No; in the excitement of the moment,
caused by the shooting, and remotely by
little unpleasantness I had just had
with my wife, I did not act at once.
"Not long after, however, [ got my
buggy to carry out the purpose of calling
in medical aid, and drove to the corner of
Bull and Rutledge streets. On arriving
there I saw Policeman Gordon, whom I
told had shot Captain Dawson.
"With the policeman I then drove to
Judge Magrath's and also to Mr.. Julian
Mitchell's. Neither one was in. I con-
cluded it was best, under the circumstan-
ces, to deliver myself to the authorities,
and went to the central station, where I
surrendered myself.
subsequently Judge Magrath called
and saw me. 1 engaged him as my
counsel, and shall also engage Mr.. Julian
Mitchell"
"Do you know where your ball took
efect?"
"No. I suppose, however, in the heart,
for it was nearly on level with my pistol
when I fred.''
"Had you ever had any previous words
with Captain Dawson?"
"None whatever; I scarcely knew
him."
"What did you suppose vas his pur.
pose, when he accosted you in the vesti.
bule Of your ofice?"
"I really did not divine. Being ply
sician, thought he might want to see
me. As soon as he entered the Office,
however, l saw he was in terrible state
of excitement, in fact was shaking all
over, and his voice, when be spoke low.
er, was very tremulous.
"This is all that occurred, and have
endeayored to state the facts clearly. !
regret the occurrence gre eatly, and as
greatly regret the necessity of what has
been done.
81 was deeply indignant that a mar
should come into my Office and strike
me; and worse, that he should undertake
to cane me. No man of courage woule
stand that
"Did you know the person you were
accused of talking ungentlemauly to ~
"Yes, somewhat; by practicing ant
living in the neighborhood.
"Had you ever conversed with her ?
"Only in a chatty way. She spoke
French, and I sometimes would appl.
some French phrase to her"
Anything Irregular"
''No, I only spoke in pleasant way.
While talking to the World represen
tatiye DR.. Mellow at times stood nea
the desk and then would walk off an
pace the floor.
His excitement vas very noticeable
and he was disposed to ramble in hi
conversation, and break the chain of tn
narrative.
He did not seem to mind the bio,
with the fist, but the canning part of tn
assault seemed to fire him up, and ever
now then he would stand up and descan
on the unmanliness that would broo
"such an insult" as he vehemently dc
nounced it. The reporter having rea
his notes over with the doctor, and b
having expressed his determination no
to say more on the subject until he coul
g advise with his counsel, the reporter with
drew.
BIOGRAPHY OF THE DOCTOR.
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