The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-04-17

: rcntly drinking. That was the last see
OF him until he was found uucVnsciou
and dying in the room. About 3. |
O'Clock Maj. Evans came down int
huller's grocery below aud uscl tn
phone, saying that man had beer
hurt III the bun ding, and calling VI
several doctors. Finally he got Dr
GlDDcs over the wire and asked him t,
come.
Omiting for the present DR.. Gibbes
trying experiences, this summary o
what he found is given: There was
pool of blood on the floor some fee
nom the foot of the bed, and The foot
board was smIdrCd on the outside will
blood: IN the bed, with the head rest
ing naturally on the pillow, about tcl
icei nom the blood pool, was the dyiu,
FORM u Capt. Griffin. Doctors sa,
he couldn't have gotten there by him
sell. Ills shirt front was saturated
with blood. On the corner of the table
most distant from the bed was Tho
pistol Il ii-calibre Colts, with on,
empty chamber. Near was Capt.
Grnia's hat, derby, With ,hr crown
lndcnted as if struck by suck. Some
eight or ten feet from the bed, near
the corner angle of The building, lay a
walking stick, smenrcd with blood.
On the table sat Il pitcher containing
com whskCy cocktail, and glass
nearby contained Il stin drink. on
Capt. Grllin's face and forehead there
were number of bruises, and later
examination showed powder burns on
his br EAST and on the back of his rIyhl
hand. In the farthcSt corner of the
room was kcy of corn whiskcy cock.
tail.
1t seems that no one heard the shot
The first intlmation OF anything wrong
was when Maj. Evans came down into
Mullcr's store TO use the phone III call
ing a physician to attcrd some one
who was hurt, giving no names and
not stating the trouble
Dr. Glbbcs was finally reached at
his Office. He answered the 'pbonc
himself and when he asked what ,be
character of the case was he was told
to wait till he came; it was no matter
then. When DR.. GiDbcs got to the
building he could iud no one about.
lie went down to Mullcr's, where he
was told that Maj Evans had been
'clcphonng for Il doctor. Knowing
where Mr.. lvaos, 'oom was. he wen,
there and Knocked. lie went into the
room, finding no one but Maj. Evans
and Capt. Griffin therein, the condi-
tons being as described above. He
was told by Mr.. Evans 70 "do what
you can for him, doctor" Mr.. Evans
seemed to be under the influence of
liquor. Mr.. Griffin was breathing
heavily. DR.. Gibbcs felt his pulse
and realized that he was dying. He,
however, gave him hypodermic in
lection; IL doing so he broke his needle.
When Maj. Evans asked what the
doctor thought, DR.. Gibbes told him
that Mr.. Griffin was dying. Mr.. Evans
said that " ii was d N lic;" that DIR.
Gibbes was like all other doctors. and
as the doctor expressed it, seemed to
become madman. DR.. Glbbcs passed
over the abuse with the remark that
he would attend TO that later, but now
he had To attend to the wounded man.
DIR. Glbbes, believing the situation
dangerous, then attempted to get clear
the room Tor a few moments by throw
ing his broken syringe IN the iircplacc
on the other side of the room. and
saying he would have TO get another.
Mr.. Evans told him he could not leave
The room. DIR. GIbbcs then felt the
pulse of the sufferer again and rcitcrat
ed his statement that Capt. Griffin
was dying. Mr. Evans then in a
Ircnzicd manner said that the man had
shot himself. Then he accused DR..
l;ibbcs of killing him. He ordered the
doctor not to touch him again. DR..
l'lbbcs finally went near The fireplace
10 get the broken syringe, hoping to
get closest to the pistol on the table,
hen covered with piece Of chamols
skin.
Finally he coolly faced Mai Evans,
-old him he was gong out, and went.
He went direct to police headquarters,
and came back with Officers James
Dunning and Willingham On the
way, Judge Ernest Gary, cousin of
Mr. Evans, who rooms next, was met
and informed OF The tragedy. The
officers, headed Ivy judge Gary, and
by DR.. Gibbcs, went TO
he door. judge Gary Knocked. Mr..
Evans opened the door. He told all
10 stay out, and would not listen to
anyone. Finally Officer Dunning walk
ed up to Mr. Evans and told him he
had 10 come in, and was going TO do
so. lie had out his club. Mr.. Evans
then said "all right and the officers
entered.
Mr. Evans, when DR.. Gibbes started
in, ordered both the doctor and Judge
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