The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-07-17
Hot Duel In a Gore.

COLUMBIA, s. c., july IA few days
ago the State authorities began to apply
to ex-liquor dealers section Of the State
dispensary law, which provides that q
Circuit Judge can eDjoin any man from
selling liquor and, in case he violates
It, permitting him to be jerked up for
contempt of Court; that the judge can
then, on almost any kind of q showing,
declare him guilty and sentence him to
the penitentiary, doing away with the
Constitutional right Of trial by jury,
In accordance with this policy, William
arrested here yesterday before Circuit
Judge Townsend. His attorney made q
brilliant fight for the preservation OF the
constitutional right. This afternoon,
about O'Clock, the Judge rendered his
opinion, overruling the objections Of
Sheppard g attorney, adjudging Sheppard
guilty of contempt and sentencing him to
eight months imprisonment in the State
penitentiary and to pay a fine Of $500.
Before the sun had set, pistols were
cracking at rapid rate on one Of the
principal streets of the city-Gervais
street t-and Sheppard was being carried to
the State prison with blood streaming
from his garments, there being wounds
in his legs and neck. The warrant for
arrest and commitment was placed in the
hands Of liquor constable-Speed-for
service. He got his force of men out and
they surrounded Sheppard's place Of bus
mess. No one was in there but Shop
pard.
Fifteen or twenty shots were fired alto
gether. Civilians and city police wit
nesses say that Constable Jenkins started
the fusilade, firing in the store upon
Sheppard three times before another re-
port was heard.
The constables say that they called on
Sheppard to surrender; that he refused
to do so; whipped out two pistols and be-
gan to fire at Constable Speed. Speeds
hands and neck were grazed by bullets.
Constable Jenkins, who was also using
two pistols, had his neck grazed by bull
let. Chief of Police Daily, who was close
at hand, had difficulty in getting Jenkins
to stop firing, he says. Constable Hollo-
way fired four or five shots into the store,
too. The bullets are imbeddeGl In par
tition in the store near which Sheppard
was standing. Chief Daily finally got in
side and Sheppard almost shot him be-
fore he saw who he was. Sheppard stated
that he would surrender to him, but to
nobody else
Sheppard was taken out into the street,
placed in wagon and carried to the State
penitentiary, where his wounds were
dressed. The constables tell different
story Of the battle from that of any of the
other witnesses. Speed said that he went
inside and called on Sheppard to surren.
der. Sheppard told him he would not
and pulled two pistols, firing at him twice
before he could get his own pistols out.
Then he says that Sheppard dodged he.
hind a screen and kept up his fire. Jen-
kins and the others fired in from the out
side. When Sheppard fell he walked out
and as he was going out sheppord fred
at him again. Jenkins tells story
agreeing with Speed In essential particu-
lars. Sheppard two pistols, when taken
from him along with a razor, showed
total OF only four empty chambers.
Sheppard is an old liquor dealer here,
but the evidence adduced at the hearing
yesterday was to the effect that he had
given up the business as soon as the IN
junction was passed upon him.
His brother was arrested today for vio-
lating the dispensary law. Considerable
excitement was occasioned by the shoot
ing g-44tlanta Constitution.