The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
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Upon arrival at the exposition hos.
pital tho second bullet wound was
probod. Tho wslla OF tho abdomen
were oponed but the bnll waa not To-
Dated. Tho incision was hastily o'osod
and aftor hasty consultation it was
dooided to remove tho patient to tho
homo Of President Milburn, This was
done, tho automobile ambulance being
used for tho purpose. Arrived at tho
Mllburp residenoo all persons outside
the modioal attendants, nursos aud the
officials immediately couoorDed, wero
excluded and the task OF probing for
the bullet which had lodged in the ab-
domon was begun by DE-. Roswell
Parko. When tho nows Of tho ciimo
was telephoncd to tho homo Of Pres
idcnt Milburn whore Mre. Mckinley
was resting immcdiato steps were
taken to spare her tho shook Of a pro
mature statomont of tho ocourror bo
fore the true condition Of the prosi
dent could be asoartained. Guards
woro stationed and no one WAS per
Inittod to approach tho house.
Whom it was deoidod to rcmovs tho
president from the exposition hospital
to tho Milburn residonoo the nows WAS
broken to Mrs. Mckinley as gently az
might be by mcmbors Of tho Mjlburn
family. Sho bore tho shook remark
ably we'll and displayed the utmost for
titudo.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
Whilo tho oundod pocsidont was be.
ing borno from tho exposition to tho
Milburn rssidenoo botwoon rows of on
lockers with barod hoads far diffor.
ont spectacle was boiDg witnessed
along tho route Of hin assailans Jour.
nty from tho scene of his crimo to po
lioo headquarters. The trip was made
SO quiobly that tho prisoner was safely
lanuod within tho wide portals Of tho
polioo station and the doors closed be
tor, any OIL was aware Of his plescnos.
The noWs Of tho attempted asf assin
alton had in the meanwhile boon sproad
broadcast by tho newspapers. Like
Wi!dfiro it spread from mouth to
mtnth. Thou bulletins began to ap
pear on tho boards along newspaper
routes and whom tho announcement :
was made that the prisoner had beon
taken to poliso headquarters, only two
blocks distant from tho newspapcs CO.
!icn, the crowds Sursod down toward
tho terrace eager for glimpse Of tho
prisoner. At polioo headquarters thoy
were met by o strong GORDON Of polioo,
which was drawn up across tho pave
mcnt on Posrl street and admittanoo
was donied to any but officials autho-
rizod to take part in tho examination of
tho prisoner.
La q few MINUTES tho crowd had
grown from tens to hundreds and the. Q
in turn quickly swelled to thousands
until tho street was completely blocked
with mass Of humanity. IL was at
this junolure that some one raised the
cry ef Lynch him" like a fl ash tho
CRY was taken up AMI tho whole crowd,
aa if ignited by tho single ma oh thus
apple d, reeohoed tho cry
'LYNCH HIMl" 'HANd HIMr'
oloaer the crowd surged forward
Dsnsor tho throng beoame as neg ar.
rivals sysollod each moment tho eway,
ing multitude. The situation was DO
coming critical when suddnly the big
doors were flung open and asquacd OF
reserves arrived with solid front drove
tho crowd back from tho curb, thon
scross tho street and then gradually
sucocoded Ia dispersing them from
abuurthe entrance tc tho station. y BY
this time there was probably 90, 600 peo
plo assembled in the Vicinity Of Pearl,
Soneoa, Eric streots and the terra 30.
The c;owd was SO grsat that it hcoame
nocosaary to ropo off tho entirs street
in front OF poltoo headquarters and at q
late hour tho polioo were still partoll-
ing in the streets in tho ncighbor hood
in tquads of three or fovr.