The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-03
STATE CONSTABLE KILLED
ANOTHEK DI>PENSAKY TRAGEDY IN
COLUMBIA.
This Time 1t IL u Constable who In Shot,
and There Seems To Have Been no EN-
Cuse for the KiilinE-rhe Shooter
and tn" Mau Shot Were Friends,
and tho Cnsn StnrtlinEiy H.
Iu-tratcs the lsnd Bood
isuacd Among tho
pcrpl- by tho
DispnnEnry


Columbia, February 2S.--Dispen-
sury tragedies come thick and fast.
Tonight, Only tho third night aftor
the Stnar. Eiling, yourg Alex Cart
lodge, newly appointed disponsary
constable, Is dying at the Columbia
Hospital. He was shot by William
B. MeetZp, ,Ir., Il son of W. b. Meetzc,
who is most ardent opponent Of
the dispensary law, and always has
been. Th, atfray is directly to be
credited to the dispensary law, and
it is all the moro to be regretted be-
cause Of the fact that the principal
actors have heretofore been firm
friends, having boon members Of Com.
panv X, Of the lst South Carolina
regiment. The breach occurred over
the appointment of Cartlcdge as
State constable, and eliminated to-
night in the probable killing of Cart
ledge by his former friend and mill
tary companion.
There is little to be said about
the shooting There is little TO be
learned. Those who seem TO know
anything will not talk, and it is Il
hard matter to get anyone who knows
anything ABOUT the affair to speak.
The evidence seems to bo that
Meetzc, Charles Stonc and another
friend were walking up Gervais
street. Just in front OF the restau.
rant Of Tom Lane, colored, the party
met. Meetze, it is said, accosted
Cartledge and told him he had heard
that ho (Cartledge) had been APP
pointed "spy." Cartledge said he
was not spy. Meetzo said some
thing in reply and told Cartledgo he
was lying Cartledge returned the
lie to Meetze. The cursing pro-
gressed, and Meotze drew his pistol
and fired on Cartledgc Stone was
standing near by. Aftor the shoot
ing Cartledge pulled opon his shirt
and showed Meetze where he had
shot him. Meetze and Stone then
went through Tom Lanes store, and
alter bri"f talk Mcrtzo jumped
ovor the back fence and went direct
: " to Sheriff Cathcart's home, where
he surrendered himself. Mr.. w. B
Mcetze joined his son and the three
went to the Ill, where young Meetz,
was turned over to tho jailrr.
, Mr.. Joseph Daily, a son Of Chief O
Police Duiy, and Policemen Dowit
: and Strickland were among the frs
10 reach tho scene. Young Cart
ledge WAS able 10 talk in whisper
aud Policeman Dowie says no saie
that Bill Mcetze, Charlie StOno ant
Joe - (here he spoke so quietl,
u as not to DO undcrstood) came up
: They cursed him and Bill Meetz
shot him. Ho did no hing. Mr.
!. Joseph Daily. had Il lit Of paper will
him and here is what he has record
ed: bill Mee'zA, Charles Stone ant
Joe. They came up and cursed me
and then fired on me. Bill Meotz
did all tho shooting."
Cartledge, after tho shooting, wen
and sat down on bench, but di
not remain there moro than miuut
S; when ho got up and walked to
door stop, when he sal down agaiI
Then Policeman Dowie and Stricl
land wanted to take him homo in
hack, but MS soon as they started
move with him he cav"d in, perfcctl
limp. 1t was thought best to strctc
him out on the platform nearby al
II Policeman Bowie bathod his head.
Drs. Gibbcs, Knowlton, Earle an
,, Heise soon came up, and worked {
the wounded man. His breast wi
barred and gaping wound was n
IS tced in the centre of his breas
There was another wound ira II
abdomen and Il third in the rig
'e, wrist. 1t was thought til" &c won
die while on the platform. He loo
l., cd worry like dying man. The do
tors thought IT best to take him
the Hospital at once and tho Bla
Maria was used az an ambulant
he Just before Cartledyo wns taken
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