The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-03
CLUBBED WITH LOADED CANE.
WILLIAM WALLACE's MURDEROUs
ATTACK ON CHARLES CARROLL.

Struck the old Man From behind
and Beat Him Into InsensibiIity
The Assault the Outcome of Il
NeiehbOrs' QuarrcI-Their Wives
The Cause of It-WaIInce Held
without Bail TO Answer for As
sauIt with Intent 10 Murder.
A man, gray with years, walking
peacefully along the street, another man,
younger and more active, though of slight
er build, creeping steaithily up behind
him, and without warning, striking him
to the ground, dealing fierce. quick blows
with a loaded cane. and as he fell leaping
upon his body. striking again and kicking
it, even as it lay in blood upon the side
walk was the scene presented to the gaze
of those who CHANGED 10 be in front of
the store of the Andrew Hanley Company
a few minutes after o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
The older man was Charles Carroll, and
his assaiIant was w. NJ. Wallace. They are
neighbors, residing at $50 and 554 Gordon
street, east, and both of them are married.
They have been quarreling for some time,
and Wallace claims that Carroll had ours
ed and abused his wife This story IS de
MED by Carroll who offers in rebuttal the
statement that both he and his wife have
been annoyed and vnlifed beyond meas
ure by Mrs. Wallace, and that for his own
protection, and for the protection of his
family he had been obliged to swear out
a peace warrant against her and require
her to give bond to the end that they
might be relieved of source of annoyance
that had become uncomfortable.
About O'Clock he went out in front of
his house and was approached soon after
wards by Wallace, who, he says, cursed and
threatened him and armed with the same
stick with which he afterwards committed
the almost fatal assault, attempted to
strike him. Carroll was game and offered
10 get stick of his own and settle the
matter then and there. He started back
into his house for this purpose, and as he
did so Wallace, 1t was said, drew a re-
Volver, and aiming it al him, offered TO
use il. Carroll got into the house before
his enemy could carry out his apparent
intention. and did not come out until Wal
lace had exhausted his rage In futile
threats and violent gestures, and taken his
leave.
Carroll started down town, intending. he
said, 10 get policeman and have Wallace
arrested. He stopped in the office of JUS
tice Bevans, to see about the
peace warrant that he had sworn out
against Mrs. Wallace, ard to his surprise
found that the man he was trying to
avoid had preceded him and was in the
office before he arrived. AS he entered.
wallace started for him with the stick that
ne seemed constantly TO carry, and was
only prevented from assaulting him there
by the interposition of Justice Bevans. who
sprang between the two men and Induced
Carroll to leave the office. For the sake of
peace be did so, and walked down Whita-
ker street, in the direction of Broughton.
He was in front of the Hanley company's
store. when Wallace stole up behind him
and without word being said before Chr
roll had seen him, struck him to the
ground. As the fallen man lay on the pave
heht Wallace struck him again and again
with the heavily loaded cane and leaning
over his body kicked him In the side. He
was restrained from completing his mur
aefous work, which was evidently his in
tention, by Mr. S. II. Oppenheim. who
also, with the assistance OF some of the
clerks IN the store, carried Carroll inside |
and bathed his wounds. The first blow
had rendered him unconscious and for ten |
minutes he did not regain his senses. His |
right ear was almost shattered and there |
were cuts and bruises on his face and the |
side OF his head and over his arms and |
shoulders. On the ground where he had |
Iallen there was pool of blood
Or. McGehee was summoned hurriedlv |
and dressed CAROLS wounds. The man |
had been horribly beaten. and il Is re-
markable that one of his age survived the |
snock. Though he Is 60 years old, he is
in robust health, and this probably ac- |
counts for the fact that the was not killed |
or fatally wounded. Wallace is very |
much younger. about 30 In appearance. |
The weapon that he used is a deadly one.
a cane two inches in diameter at one end |
and tapering almost TO a point. II ts |
loaded heavily and in the hands of a de- |
termlned man could easily have produced |
death. CAROLS escape from fatal injury.
under the circumstances, seems almost mi |
raculous.
Within few minutes after the blows |
had been struck the police were notified of
Inc crime and wagon and ambulance |
were summoned Patrolman Collins was
sent with the wagon and when he arriv- t
ed asked what had become of the man that
had committed the assault He was told
that Wallace had gone up Whitaker
street and Collins started after him. Wal
lace was found in the office of Justice
Vie ne was arrested Ten min |
utes after the assault he was in the sta
uonhouse and charge of assault with in
tent TO murder was against him. ON the
way 10 the barracks he told Collins that
ne hoped he had killed Carroll that no
intended TO do so, as Carroll had cursed |
his wife and he would kill any d-n
scoundrel that did so. He expressed no |
repentance, and had evidently worked
himself up to a high pitch of excitement
Efforts We're made TO secure bond. but
without avail, one reason being that the |
physician refused to give certIfcata
stating that there was no danger of death
1t Is believed however, that Carroll IS moi |
IN Immediate danger and that unless nm
foreseen complications ensue, he will |
speedily recover.