The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-01
a STREET IRA eEDY
DIR. o. b. Sally Shot by DIR. Joseph
Durr in Augusta, Ga. fls


de Augusta Chronicle says DIR. q 81
3 b. Sally "a we'll known phy stcfan re-,
sliding In West End was shot throuaht
the apex of the right lung Saturday
afterno Jon shortly after 3 o'clock md,
dangerously wounded, by DR.. "
DUR, also a phys clan residing in tblt
section OF the city. The scene OF the:
shooting was at the side gate OF Dr.. Z
Sally's residence, at the corner pfi
Greene and Milledge streets The
| side gate opens On. ito Milledgee street.:
Fjist back OF the east end of the erearl
piazza. he back yard into whieh3
the gate leads is incloSed by a high,
/ httewashed fence. An rdinaty.
man has to stand on tip toes to sse
over the fence. It was just at this
gate thab DR.. Sally was shot. $
Whent1 DR.. Durr walked up to the
lgatei DR.. Sally was on his rear piazza,
lhaYing just entered it from the back
yard. DR.. sDurr looked over the fence,
Esaw DR.. Sally, and called to him to
Icome to the gate, that he had some
lthing to show him. DR.. Sally de-
lclares that not expecting any trouble
with DR.. Durr and so far as he knew
i having no reason to expect any,
promptly answered the summon. He
went down the steps and walked over
to the gate. He opened the gate aud
lstepped Just outside of y 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
|.yilely and repeated his threats Or.
Sally again asked him to go on, that
he did not wish to have any trouble
with him, or any. other man. DR.
1 Durr then drew his pistol. q DR.. Sally
still thought that he could send the
man off without furtheri trouble
You G-d--s-b, am going tt
make you have trouble with me-" de
clared DR.. Durr, according to DIR
Sally and the other witnesses wht
were near enough to hear what passed
and leveled his pistol. His hand wa'
unsteady and the pistol wabbled
With his left hand he held the righ
hand steady as he pulleH the trigger
: AT the report DIR. Sally staggered
back to the gate, and a relative stand
:. ing on the back porch rushed to hi
side. Mrs. Sally and her children, wht
\ HAD heard the shot, rushed out on th'
Notwithstanding Others in the neigh
borhood quickly gathered. DR.. Sail.
no Q la.. :aGo the house and physician
:. telephoned, for. In few minute
several were at the bedside OF tn
4 wounded map. Or. Durr made NJ
, effort to fire but the one shot. I'll
used 3s calibre> Smith Wesson. Afte
! firing the shot haturned and Startet
towards Broad street. Witnesses sa.
he staggered and as he seemed careles
with the pistol, WHICH he still had IL
his hand, they gave him wide berth
FiremanJ. d. WilltNSfeHSn, sIaUlol'e'
at Engine Go. No. ar giie co,nei =
Ellis and Milledge strGeos, less Csan
SHOOTING. started acr bss the street, in
tendinp 'to Intercept DR.. Durr an,
stop him. Df. Durr saw his IN
tent tention and le3eling his pistol at Mr.
Villa mson on ca i'd. What In the b 20 -
have y a1J1' von TO- d. dd with it?'' Mr.. WI
I hanson confessed that he had rs l!.s;'
To- dowitn .l5isi Il; 81. at tiie J6rnery,
Ellis and Miledge streets DR.. Dis
stonned and told, Capt. Starnes, of En
|,gine Co. No. A, ,,;aim SnoG 0'taI ieiloN
hepoed that, physician be telephone
for % . Starnes rushed to th
sSD isrr passed on. Reach
= l'8E ''E|s Durr turne
| In the meas telephon
ed to the drug Or. J. P
, omitn' and asked tffs 9licemal