The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-10
EDITOR SY0T.
: Fellow in the West Gets = Bullet
for Biackguardism.

Fred Marriott. the publisher of tn
San FranciscI News Letter, was sho
three times and seriously wounded a
his home Thursday night in Sal
Francisco. His assailants were Thoma
II. Williams, Jr., president Of th'
California Jockey club, and Tuxtor
Beale, former United States ministe
to Persia and Greece and a we'll known
clubman Of that city. Neither vii
say who did the shooting, but Marriott
says it was Williams. The following
account of the shooting was given by
Marriott before he was put under an
aesthetics at the hospital:
IAN appointment was made by
Telephone for meeting BY Truxtor
Beale. About 9 o'clock Beale anl
Williams came to the house and
answered door myself. When reach,
ing to take their hats Beale struck me
heayey blow in the face and made
another slash at me with his fist.
Smash him, the d - cried
Williams. I retreated as the blow on
the forehead almost blinded me. then
started upstairs and Williams began
shooting."
The first shot fred shattered Mar
riott's left leg below the knee and he
fell to the steps: AS he rolled to the
bottom Ct the stairs TWO more bullets
Strucl, him. One cut through the
thigh, a few inches below the hip,
passing clear through the leg. The
other strucl; him in the right hand.
Mrs. Marriott, hearing the first Shot,
came to the head of the stairs in time
to see her husband fall. She started
down to him. Then, it is averred, the
revolver was turned in her direction
and two more shots were fired, One
passed within four inches Of her head.
Williams said: 1--WE consider it our
duty to punish Marriott for publishing
an artile last week rejecting on the
reputation Of young lady,
Bea!e said that although the lady's
name was not mentioned her Identity
was so plainly indicated that be felt
bound to resent the publication. After
the shooting, Williams and Beale went
to the Pacific Union club, where they
were placed under arrest. Marriott
will recover unless blood poison sets
in. Williams and Beale were released
on $40, 900 bonds each.
No affair in recent years has caused
such a sensation. Both Beale and
Williams have been prominent fnan-
cially and socially for years and they
probably are as we'll known In other
parts Of the country as in California.
Marriott inherited The News Let
ter, weekly publication, from his
father, who established the paper
many years ago. Marriott was also
publisher OF The Overland Monthly.
While the alleged slanderouS story
published by The News Letter which
caused the shooting cid not mention
the young lady'S name, it was gener-
ally known to whom it referred. The
young woman was heart broken over
the publication and appealed to Beale,
an old friend Of her family, for assist
ance. Beale asked tire advice Of Will
Jams and together they went to Mar
riott'S house. The shooting followed.
In speaking of the affair Beale said:
"The attack was made on a. Oartlcu-
larly warm friend Of mine, who lives
with her mother in San Raphael. She
is well known In society and not the
least word Of scandal has ever been at
tached to her name. The article ap-
peared In last Saturdays News Letter.
1t told of her playing tag in night
gown at Mount Tamalpais with a
party of friends. We felt perfectly
justified in taking the measures we
did. and we have nothing to regret"
Neither man would say who did the
shooting and each seemed perfectly
willing to shoulder the blame.