The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-17
A Fullsade Of Shots on colum
Streets.

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The case against William Sheppard.
for contemps Of court, for selling whis-
icy 10 violation Of an injunction issued
by Judge Townsend. was concluded
yesterday, in Columbia. aud Sheppard
vas sentenced to serve eight months in
the penitensiary aod pay fine Of 5000.
The order for Sheppard's arrest and
commitment vas turned over to Dis
peosary Constable Speed for execution.
The result is told in the State as fol-
lows:
5000 it became known that the force
Of constabies were out in the western
portion Of the city. and intended to
surround the place where Sheppard
was supposed to be. Although Shep-
pard bad been advised by friends to
leave the city aud State early in the
morning he remained. He vas foally
found in the place of business kept BY
his brother on Gervais street. formerly
his own place of business. About 6 p.
m. q telephone message reached TAe
State office to the effect that perfect
battle was raging in the ueighborhood
of Sheppard's place. A representative
Of The State fastened there. to see the
street filed with people OF both sexes.
all more OF less excited, to see a wagon
moving of on Gates street, watched by
a very large crowd of people; to 6Od
the door of Sheppard's place of business
closed, aud to get at the facts of the
case.
All OF the civilian witnesses tell prac,
sica!ly the same story Of the affair.
The story told BY Mr. Davis Miller,
given below, is practically the same as
that told by all these witnesses. All
agree that some fifteen or more shots
were fired. Sbeppard's pistols, when
taken from him by Chief of Police
DAILY, showed that he did not fire more
than four shots, for only four cham
bers we're empty, two iu each pistol.
Inside the store 10 the partition there
are eight bullets that can be seen.
MR. N1LLER's. STORY.
Mr.. Davis Miller says that he had
been standing by Sbeppard's store
door and was talking to William Sbep.
psrd when a negro came along and
told Sheppard that the coustables were
coming. Sheppard said "Ail right. }"
and stepped back in the store. Miller
walked off short distance. Then
Speed and one other constable came
along. and stopped at the door. Jen-
kius and Martin came across tie street
from toward the Hill House. Speed
stepped up Into the door. jenkins on
coming up. whipped out two pistols
and said to Sheppard. Throw up your
hands," aud fired. Then be repeated
this and fred again. Once more he
fred, and still! 90 Ere had come from
within. None did come. Miller says,
Till jenkins had fired three times. Mil
Ter says jenkins stood there and fred
Eve or six times. lie heard two shots
come from inside. Speed and Sheppard
we're in there. He could not say how
many times they fred. Chief Daily
came up with two policemen aud the
chief called tc the men to stop shoot
ing. that he could get Sheppard With
out shooting. The chief a, first could
not stop jenkins from shooting. Final
ly the chief had to step aside to keep
from getting shot himself. and then
jenkins stopped. The chief went in
and took charge of Sheppard, who had
a flesh wound through one leg, had his
neck cut by bullet aud knuckle in
iured By another They brought Sbep-
pard out. all the coussables coming
along, and took him up to the corner
where they got wagon and drove off
with him. Miller says further that
Constable Martin ran down to the cor
ner below about half block with his
pistol 10 his hand. Holloway was with
jenkins, aud fred three or four times
into the store. The officers with Chief
Daily were Corley and Sheppard. He
.hought about fifteen shots we're fred
CONSTABLE SPEEDS STATEMENT.
State Constable Speed gave the fol-
lowing statement of the affair: "Thls
evening aboat s o'clock the warrant
for the arrest of Sheppard was placed
in my hands. sent my men dowu on