The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-12
R. P. CAMPBELL SHOT
SELMA MAN ATTACKED BY A
 COUNTRY NEGRO.
Elks Had an Enthusiastic Meeting. Mayor Mcleod Talks of Sewer Connections-0ther News
 of Central City.
Advertiser Bureau,

Another tragedy was enacted in Daiias County this morning and as result one of Selma,s most popular young men Hes at his home in this city with a couple of pistol balls through his arm. through a negro carrying concealed pistol
 The young man who was shot is R.. F. Campbell, who clerks in Tissler's store. Yesterday afternoon a negro went into Tissler's and asked to sec some pistols. MT. Campbell took down number of different makes of pistols and was trying to sell him one. Something attracted the attention of MT. Campbell to another part of the store and when he went back the negro was gone and one of the finest pistols that was being shown him had been taken away.
 MT. Campbell began hunting for the negro and finally learned that his name was Mahan and that he lived on the Stoudenmire place, near the line of Dal las and Perry Counties. MT. Campbell looked all over the city for him last night but failed to find him around any of the camp yards, but did find the wagon in which he came to the city.
 Early this morning MT. Campbell sad dled horse and started out on the Sum- merfield road determined to overtake the negro and recover the pistol. The wagon
  groes were riding was overtaken near Kenan's mill, some two and a half or three miles from the city. When MT. Campbell rode up to the wagon he cov- cred Mahan with his pistol and told him to hand him out the weapon that he had stolen the afternoon before: that he did not want him, but only wanted the pis- tol.
 Mahan said all right and started to reach around and take the pistol from his pocket, but MT. Campbell stopped him and ordered another negro to take the pistol out of Mahan's pocket and hand it to him. The other boy complied with Mr. Campbells order and reached around and took the weapon from the hip pocket of Mahan and handed it to MT. Campbell. Thinking that Mahan was then disarmed MT. Campbell became a little careless about keeping him covered with his pistol MT. Campbell had put the pistol that he had recovered in his pocket and the wagon had started off, when suddenly Mahan reached around in his other hip pocket, drew another pistol and commenced to shoot. MT. Campbell was taken off his guard by the sudden ness of the attack, but returned the fire as soon as the negro opened on him.
 Two of the negros pistol balls had taken effect in MT. Campbells right arm. one entering the wrist and the other grazing his breast. going through the coat just under the lapel, grazing the skin and entering the fieshy part of his right arm. At MT. Campbells first fire the negro tumbled from the wagon with a yell, but lit on his feet and kept shoot ing He made a breaK to run, but was kept from getting away by wire fence. Mir. Campbell kept shooting and just as the negro got through the wire fence he fired his last shot. At the crack of the pistol the negro whirled around and ran off toward the pushes lmping.
 MT. Campbell fired six times at the ne- gro as he sat on his horse and being left-handed he was shooting at the negro with his left instead of his right hand.
 MT. Campbell did not have any more balls in his pistol and could not have followed the negro on his horse on &C., count of the wire fence, hence he turned round and came back to the city and go- ing home sent for a doctor whso dressed his wounds. he Is painfully but not seri ously wounded unless unforeseen compli- cations set in.
 As soon as the wounded man arrived in the city and reported what had occurred several officers mounted horses and went out to the scene of the shooting to see If they can find the negro, Mahan.
 News has come to the city that Mir Campbell struck his antagonist three times. Mahan went in a wagon, not the one he was in, but another, and applied to a doctor to have his wounds dressed. One ball went through the palm of his left hand, another ball penetrated his left shoulder blade while a third ball struck the negro in the leg. There were five wagons, all filled with negroes. The negroes said MT Campbell rode up to the wagon and commenced to shoot.
 It is thought that the officers who are after Mahan will succeed in locating him and bringing him back to the city. The negro is seriously wounded, but 1t Is not thought he is shot fatally.