The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-30
a STREET TRAGEDY.
Dr.. 0. Z. Sally Shot by DR.. Joseph
Durr in Augusta, Ga.

DR.. y. fs. SatlS SAOt DS Di. 1oSePi
Durr in Augusta, Ga.
The Augusta Chronicle says DR.. O.
=. Sally, we'll known physician re-
siding in West End. was shot through
the apex of the right lung Saturday
afternoon shortly after ) o'clock and
dangerously wounded, by DR.. }. +.
Durr, also physician residing in that
section Of the city. The scene of the
shooting was at the side gate OF DR..
Saily'S residence, at the corner OF
Greene and Milledge streets. The
side gate opens on to Milledge street,
just back Of the east end Of the rear
piazza. The back yard, into which
the gate leads is inclOSed by a high,
whitewashei fence. An ordinary
man has to stand on tip-toeS to see
over the fence 1t was just at this
gate that Dr.. Sally Was shot.
When DR.. Durr walked up 10 the
gate DR.. Sally was on his rear piazza,
having just entered it from the back
yard. DR.. Durr ooked over the fence,
saw DR.. Sally, and called to him to
come to the gate, that he bad some
thing to show him. DR.. Sally de-
clares that not expecting any trouble
with DR.. Durr and SO far as he knew
having no reason to expect any,
promptly answered the summon. lie
went down the steps and walked over
to the gate. He opened the gate and
stepped just outside Of it, on to the
sidewalk. He was bareheaded. AS
he stepped out DR.. Durr, with an
oath, declared: Now I've got you,
dam you. and I'm going to kill you. )"
DR. Sally advised DR.. Durr to go on
and behave himself. DR.. Sally de-
clares that at this moment he recog-
nized for the first time that DR.. Durr
was under the influence Of liquor.
DR.. Durr again cursed DR.. Sally
vilely and repeated his threats DR..
Sally again asked him to 90 on, that
he did nog wish to have any trouble
with him, or any other man. Df.
Durr then drew his pistol. DR.. Sally
still thought that he could send the
man off without further trouble.
You G-d-s-b, l am going to
make you have trouble with me-" de-
clared Dr.. Durr, according to DR..
Sally and the other witnesses who
were near enough to hear what passed,
and leyeled his pistol. His hand was
unsteady and the pistol Waooled.
With his left hand he held the right
hand steady as be pulled the trigger.
at the report DR.. Sally staggered
back to the gate, and relative stand
ing on the back porch rushed to his
side. Mrs. Sally and her children, who
had heard the shot, rushed out on the
porch screaming. Others in the neigh
borhood quickly gathered. DR.. Sally
was led into the house and physicians
teiephoned for. In few minutes
several were at the bedside of the
wounded man. DR.. Durr made no
effort to fire but the one shot. He
used 3S calibre Smith Wesson. After
firing the shot be turned and started
towards Broad street. Witnesses say
be staggered andas he seemed careless
with the pistol, which he Still had IN
bis hand, they gave him a wide berth.
Fireman D. Williamson. stationed
at Engine co. No 4, at the corner OF
Ellis and Milledge streets, less than a
hundred yards from the scene OF the
shooting, started across the street, in
tending to intercept DR.. Durr and
stop him. DR.. Durr saw his in
tention, and leyeling his pistol at Mr..
Williamson, said, What in the h
have you 70 do vita it," Mr.. VIII
hanson confessed that be had little
to do with it, and backed out OF the
way OF the pistol AT the corner OF
Ellis and NIi!ledge streets DR.. Durr
stopped and told Capt. Starnes, OF En-
gina Co. No. i, I shot that fellow
Dr. Sally, damn him. Some one
begged that physician be telephoned
for, and Capt. Starnes rushed to the
telephane. DR.. DUR passed on. Reach
ing Broad street Dr.. Durr turned
east.
In the meantime some one telephon-
ed to tine drug store of DR.. ). Z.
Smith, and asked that the policeman
on the beat be notified. Officer J. IL.
wilkins was standing near, as was al
so officer Holtzlaw, who was not on
duty. The two officers rushed towards
the scene Of the shooting, going up
Ellis street. When they reached the
engine house they were notified that
DR.. Durr had just turned Gown Broad
Street. They followed quickly, over
taking DR.. Durr midway the square,
in front Of the old Welsh house. lie
made no resistance when haulted and
willingly threw up his hands to be
searched. He made no statement
further than to say that ne had shot
DR.. Sally. The officers say he was
drunk or under the influence OF some
thing, what they could net say.
At the police barracks DR.. Durr re-
fused to make a statement to the
newspaper reporters present. The
officers on duty there, also declare
that he was either under the influence
Of liquor or drug. For this reason
they made no effort to talk to him
about the shooting, and shortly after
be was sent to jail, on the charge OF
assault with intent to murder. So
far as can be learned DR.. DUR made
no statement to any one as to
why he slot DR.. Sally There is a
report current in West Fad that
sometime earlier in the day DR.. Dnrr
declared 5hat it was his intention to
shoot DR.. Sally, alleging that DR..
Sally had used underhand methods to
injure him with his patients, and to
secure his dismissal as attending physl-
cian. DR.. DUR is said to have: made
such statements to Mr.. Ware and a
Mr.. Swearingame. These gentlemen
could not be located for a confrma-
tion of these reports.