The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-08
CAPT. WILEY SHOT
 BY DIR. CROSSLAND|
Difficulty Occurred on Court SQuaft Last Night---YOung Officer Not
 Dangerously Wounded.

head with the butt end of 1t. Wiley grabbed the whip and struck Crossland with the lash and over the shoulder. Crossiand said. You have struck me with the whip and I will shoot you" and made a demonstration to draw his pistol. I ran towards him. but before I got to him he pulled 1t out and fired. Wiley stood without moving and I thought the shot had missed. Cross- land started across the street towards his office. Police Captain Taylor about that time came up and ordered him to arrest CrossIand. Wiley turned and went back to the bank corner"
 Captain Allen Interviewed.
 Captain C. A. Allen. IT,. was with Captain Wiley when the difficulty oc- cured. When asked for a statement Ce ptain Allen said:
 II was sitting on the steps of the Farley National Bank with Captain Wiley and saw Dr. Crossland ooming across the street from the direction of his office. As he got near I turned my head away and the first thing knew I heard q blow and turning saw Dr. Crossland strike Captain Wiley several times. Captain Wiley jumped up and asked what did you hit me for?' and began fighting back. They fought into the Square. Captain Wiley exclaimed that 1t was cowardly trick. applying an approbrious epithet. whereupon Dr. Crossland grabbed q whip off a hack near by and struck Captain Wiley with the butt end on the back of the head on the left side. Captain Wiley again used the epithet and grabbed the whip and struck Dr. Crossland with the whip end of 1t. Dr. Crossland then drew his pistol and fired at Captain A,,- r. across Dexter Avenue"
 Captain Wiley was seen at Dr. WiI- kerson's office and made a statement to an Advertiser representative after his wound was dressed. He said:
 Captain Wiley Talks.
 T was sitting in front of the Farley National Bank talking with Captain Allen and saw Dr. Crossland coming across the street from his office. [ paid no particular attention to him and thought he was going by and was not looking at him. Suddenly re- ceived a blow l the head and then several more licks with his fist before got up. I made what resistance could and endeavored to strike him and followed him down to the sidawaIh and out into the Square. When we got near a hack I said: What did you GtElhe the TUT, you - - ------t'' 1Jf. Crossland jerixed a whip out of the hack and struck me with the butt end of it back of the left ear I grabbed the whip from him and starting to him he said: If you strike me with that whip I will kill you struck him in the face with the whip and he drew his pistol and fred"
 Declines to Make Statement.
 Later in the evening an effort was made to get a statement from pr. Crossland as to his version of the dif- ficulty. Judge Winter and Mir. Rich ardson, representing him, said that they had advised him not to make a statement for publication at this time.
 The participants In the difficulty be- long to two of the best known families in Montgomery and both have numer- ous friends. It Is said that there was controversy between Dr. Crossiand and Captain Wiley several months ago but that 1t was understood at thae'' time that mutual friends had inter- vened and the matter was amicably adjusted.
 Captain Wiley is about A years old. For about year he has been conn., mander of the Montgomery Mounted Rffies but recently received an appoint ment as Second Lieutenant Tn the reg ular army for which position he is soon to be examined. In view of this ap- rtintment he resigned as Captain of the cavalry troop about a week ago.