The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-12
AS IT REALLY WAS.
(Nawbern JOurnal.)

Nearly all the papers in the State
have had long accounts of the shooting
affair that took place in this city on
Tuesday night. The true facts had bet
ter be given. They would have been
published by the Journal Mt once, but
for the request of many prominent peO-
pie.
shortly after 10 o'clock Tuesday night
the people of Eden street were startled
by Il number of pistol shots fired with
great rapidity. \ moment after two
people came ont from the rear entrance
of a residence fronting ON George street,
ana Started north. This residence is
that owned and occupied on George
street by Mr.. r.. =. Duffy, and the
grounds run from George street back to
Eden street. On coming into Eden
street the couple went nip the street
short distance and then turned into the
first gateway. The man was half car
rie1 by his woman companion. The
neighbors followed them into the yard
,nfn the desire to shield the lady. q gen
tleman threw Il coat over her head and
she went back the way she had come
and re-cntered the residence by the rear
gate.
The identity of the man became then
established He was Tom Hill, young
man of good appearance who has been
engaged for IL year at c. ID. Bradham's S
drug store, and was known by all the
town. Mr.. Hill was badly wounded in
the right leg, it was at once seen. Car
ried by friends deep pools of blood were
left on the ground. He was taken to
the office above Bradham'S drug store
and Il number of physicians summoned
to care for lrim. Blue coated policemen
prevented the crowd surrounding the
stairway from going above.
An explanation showed that three balls
had entered the leg above the ankle.
Afterwards it was found that two shots
had passed through his coat sleeve. 1t
was thought that the leg must he ampu-
tated at once as the bone was badly
shattered. Mr.. HILL asked that mis-
father be sent for before it was done.
y special train was sent TO GOldsbOrO
which returned ut o'clock in the morn
ing with DIR. Thomas Hill, the father of
the injured man and a prominent man
Uf G0ldsborO of family Of high stand
ing. DIR. Hill decided to try TO save his
sons foot and he was removed To his
home on Pollock street Yesterday
morning the wounded man was carried
on cot to the A. and n. C. train, which
stopped at Pollock street for the purpose.
and he was taken to Goldsb0ro. Yester-
day afternoon he was reported as being
fairly well.
The story of the origin of the trou-
bic is as follows. Tom Hill is. related
by marriage to Il. s. duffy. His sister
married one Of the Duffy boys. Hill
his been visiting at the duffy residence
on George street but his visits were not
desired by the family. Mr.. Hill has
not acquired an enviabl9 reputation.
He has a wife living in the north, ana
could not be welcomed in any home
under such circumstances.
Mr.. Duffy notified Mr.. Hill that he
could not come to his home. However.
Mr.. Hill maintained that his intentions
were honorable and that when he OBJ
tained divorce, he wished to marry
Mr.. Duffy's sister to whom his atten-
tons were being paid. Mr. Duffy, how
ever, absolutely forbid him to come to
the house.
Last Tuesday the relations of Mr.. Hill
with druggist G. ID. Bradham were sew
cred. and he was to leave Newbern the
next day. He therefore planned n
clandestinc meeting with the young
lady. which took place in the rear of the
residence that evening after dark. This
yard is a handsome flower garden and
has a regularly used gate which opens
tbroueb high fence on eden street.
Mr.. Il. s. Duffy. however, returned
from HIS drug store while the tryst was
occurring in the garden and missed the
voung lady. He visited several houses
to find her but could not. He then went
| to the foot of Eden street, to the new
| Trent river bridge, surmising that the
connln were together and thinking they
/ might be found there. Not finding any