The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-17
D'r. ''lT Bass Wounds Are Prob 'l:'lb:
ably Fatal. 558,5
TROUBLE HAD BEEN 4,
DAILY EXPECTED$
Differences Grew Out Of the Quarrel
1 Over Or. Bakers Hospital, and then
Came Street Fight and Hear lg%
ing Of Case in Court Alter 51$S S
cations and the Fatal
Shooting Resulted.

s8s55,. (specinl to Tho Times Dlspatch.) d. 9
RALEIGH, N. Co March 16--At Tar
boroE this morning about 0 clock DR. .iS
M. Baker shot and mortaly wounded DR.
II. T. Bass. AT 9 ocock tonight Dr. 81
Bass is reported to be dying. The shoot.
ing occurred In front Of the posto flee, and
was the outcome Of feud OF long stand .
Ing. The most reliable Information obs 81
tainable here IS that ia fist fight took #
place first; that DR.. Baker then turned 4
away and ram DR.. Bass overtaklng hinn.S
Then pistols were drawn, 4 and 1T Is not
clear who fired he first shot. II oyeyel,,s$sj
there was 6ne shot BY Bass and Il threeS
BY Baker, two bullets taking effect In Dr.
Bass stomach and penetrating the liver
DR.. Leigh, Of Norfolk. was brought $to
Tarboro on a special train to treat Dr.
Bass, and A DR. Tayloe, OF Washington ,$
and fDr, Moore, OF Elm City, came later
In the day. VI IN 5:$
Or. Baker gave himself UP to the sher-$
'iff,s and by agreement OF counsel was later
turned loose under S. 900 bond. sS
Drs. Baker and 81 ass a re the two 8lead-s
Ing physicians OF TArboro. and the shoot NV
Ing Is the outcome n feud Of mora than
a years standing, $t Dr. Baker Is IL SUPER
indendent Of the hospital there which
was established there by means of donfl.S
tions. secured by. DRY Baker. The differ
ences between DR.. Bass and Dr.r Baker
grew out1ofithe charges by Dr.. Bass Sses
that he and his patients We're discrlmt-
mated against at the hospital. Earl u II 81
tho syear the matter was stlgated. u.
and DIR. Baker was exonerated. Tho III
hearing led to- n personal altercation be.s
a csof ho Inv t{rnT.3
tlon. 4 Thon q few weeks la ter DIR. Bass #
again attacked Dr. Baker and knock ed y.
him down. Since then the people ,oe
Tarboro have daily expected seri,Ax out
breaks Of the feud. and It came to-day SS
Tho investigation and exoneration n or III
DR.. Baker early in tho yea ri was by
the Board OF Managers Of the hospital-..ss ~
Tarboro physicians: and Board OF County "
Commissioners Tho basis OF the charges ss
made by Bass ngaln5r Baker was founc.f8ss
to be the refusal8o of the hospital manage RI
ment to allow n negro woman. declared
by them incurnble to remain in the hos,8
pital, sending her to the county home s
instead a Is rs Az ssas "a 5asss
The physicians OF Tarboro servo gra fs3,s
ms county superintendent OF health, Il
ternating monthly, and as such officers 81
have power to order tients to the host
8pltal. Dr. Bass would ca q II Lime his term
came to be county superintendent order
tho negro woman from the County Homo #
( to the hospital, and the next doctor to u
become superintendent would order her 81
back to tho County Home. y DR.. Bnss u
charged their conduct to- Or. Bakers in.JJS
nuence. Dfterence grew and The inveAsfS ~
hgation. alterations and finally the
fatal shotting to-day have resulted.
Y Last summer there was a difficulty or
the street between the two men and DR..
Bass knocked DIR. Baker down. The ma to-
ter was later heard before tho Board Of KS
Trustees and the county commissio ioners. .
and Or. Baker was exonerated. During
the hearing both mon drew their pistols. y
but friends interfered, DR.. Baker Is a. Ks;
much smaller man than DR.. Bass, and s
is ten years his junior. being about
forty-seyen years Of age. Both DR.. Bass 8
and DR.. Baker are physicians lof flna4
standing In tho town and have manyj.6t