The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-16
uIs BULLET WENT WILD.
TALIAFERRO TOOK A POT
u" suoT AT DIR. It. p. WARING.

III of the Physicians Had Been
,.,ending Their Patients-Caused
the Refusal of the MatrOn of
Telfafr Hospital, of which DIR.
-ino, Is superintendent, TO Adj
one of DR.. TaIIaferrO's Pa
.,a,ts-Dr. Warnings Attempted
,,natton of This Incident Led
90 the shooting.
..4aring from wounded pride and
ling with the pain of an abrasion or
occasional dignity, DR.. V. H. ITALIA
Aired a revolver shot at DR.. T. p.
ling in the yard of the Savannah Hos
..,3 Yesterday afternoon, with result
.., smoke better for his humanity than
.,r his craftsmanship.
mr. Waring is the medical superintend-
..of the Telfair Hospital and in this Of
s,al cspacity is vested with the right ana
o.u4r TO decide what patients shall be
untitled 10 the institution. It is under
.,,,5 that more than one element enters
nto the question of admittance or non-ad-
..i.tsnce and that sometimes it is COM
-lsr and difficult of solution. 1t involves
IN occasion the ethics of the profession,
..bev are understood by the medical SUI
r4rintendent, and some trace of this code
shows itself in the incidents leading up
IL the difficulty with DR.. Taliaferro.
A few days ago DR.. Taliaferro called at
The Telfair Hospital, accompanied by an
o,rer member of the profession, and ask
,io5mittance for one of his patients. Ac
cariing to the statements of those famil-
t- with the circumstances, this other ply
ssian whether rightly or wrongly, is not
erersona grata to the hospital authorities,
mar was the manner of DR.. Taliaferro, in
his conversation with the matron, such as
10 Justify her in taking to herself any
markedly beatific frame of mind. In few
words she told the doctor that there was
NOT a room in the house, and that, there
fore. his patient could not be admitted
Subsequently, the matron wrote to DR..
Wsring. recounting the incidents of DR..
Taliaferros visit and stating her reasons
for making the reply she had. 1t is I'M
derstood that DR.. Warning communicated
with Dr. Taliaferro and that some notes
passed between these gentlemen. DIR. Tai
i9ferro's patient was denied admittance,
however and the evident conclusion from
the attempt to shoot DR.. Waring, and the
incidents leading up to it, that he cherish
ed a measure of resentment and felt him
self entitled to an explanation.
Dr. Waring is on the regular staff of
the Savannah Hospital and DIR. Talia-
fsrro had a patient in that institution.
Yesterday afternoon they met on the
north veranda and DR.. Tahaferro intro
duced himself to DR. Waring and asked
"a 1f =, ~f 1,a ,af,
Of the Telfair Hospital in refusing to i'd
nit his patient. DIR. Warning replied that 1t
was a matter that he preferred not TO dis
c1ss in public and suggested thar DR.,
Talaferro should come to his Office or he
should go to DR.. Taliaferro's.
To tn suggestion the offended physician
would not give his assent and again de
mauded an explanation. 1t was refused in
50 many words A third time the demand
was rel Gated and then DIR. Waring ac-
QINsCvd.
IF YOU insist so determinedly on an ex-
panation, doctor, / will give it to you
he said My refusal to give it in this
public place was dictated solely by con-
si.eraton for you and not by any person.
al objection of my own. Admittance was
REUSED your ratient by the matron, first,
because of your manner in asking it, and,
second. because of your companion and
YOUR known intimacy with him. We object
10 him professionally and we must object
TO you as long as you make him your per
sonal and profess onaf intimate"
With these words Dr. Waring turned
on his heel and walked down the steps.
He united his horse, got into the buggy
and started to drive away. In the mean
time, Dr.. Taliaferro had followed him
down the steps, drawn a revolver from his
pocket, and when the buggy was perhaps
twenty yards away, ii is stated, fired. The
bullet whistled through the branches of
one of the great oaks that line the drives
in the hospital yard, cutting off an oc-
casional twig and sending down a shower
Of leaves, but doing no other and more
serious damage.
When Dr Waring stopped his horse and
turned around, DR.. Talaferro was stand
ing on the ground in front of the steps,
with the smoking revolver still in his hand
Dr. Waring called out to his assailant not
TO repeat the performance, and watched
Of, Taliaferro until he had put the re-
yolver again in his pocket Then DR..
aring drove away.
Driving south on Drayton street toward
Han DR.. Waring met Mounted Patrolman
Meldrim. to whom he told the story of DR..
Iahaterros attempt to shoot him, and
asked that his assailant be placed under
arrest. The officer rode over to the hos
NtaL but short distance away.
After some futile inquiries of the house
attendants who seemed to know nothing
OF the affair, Patrolman Meldrim saw the
mouse physician, DIR. Harmon who told
MN that DIR, Tallaferro was in the base
Ineht Of the building. He also told that
tne ooctor retained the revolver. Outside
vi 'he door of this lower room an interest
ing conversation ensued between Patrol
man Meldrim and Dr. Taliaferro, into
"ulcn Dr. Harmon occasionally inter
Je',eu remark, with the evident desire
SIYu intention of restoring peace The
.p'Ve OF the policeman's argument was 10
.ne eHect that DR.. Taiaferro must accom-
5auy MN to the station house, which the
Ioclor objected to doing in any other than
LIS own way A compromise agreement
was finally effected.
a., At provided that DR.. Talaferro should
49,. .der The revolver to DR.. Harmon. and
a. tna' ne should drive TO the station house
81 can, with the officer riding behind as
s1o'l' IBIS was carried out TO the letter.
So after the arrival of Patrolman Mel
Ia. nl and Dr. Talaferro DR.. Waring also
ir. M anu entered charges of assault with
IN Hl o murder against his assailant.
-0t di ,er his Or. Taliaferro was released
r" ooHd in the sum of 81 900, for his APP
VA ili@"ee IN Police Court this morning,
y,i was furnished by Messrs. John r.
T-D5 ana Charles #. Graham