The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-17
LOOKS LIKE MURDER.
a Fatal Shooting scrape in Hasell
Street, Charleston, 8. G.
BULLET IN VICTIMS BACK.
The Dead Man Was Formerly
Dispensary Constable
and the Killer Ran q
Blind Tiger,

In Charleston George NJ. Caulaeld
was killed and Joseph G. Myers and
Hunter Sharp were wounded by j. P.
Carroll on Hasell street near the cor
ner OF Maiden lane Monday night,
June 8. about 10 o'clock, as result Of
difficulty previously had by Caulield
and Carroll on King street, In front of
the Academy of Music.
Caultield was shot in the back, af-
ter he had turned to run away from
Carroll, who was approaching him
with pistol, and Myers and Sharp
were probably wounded by the stray
bullets which Carroll continued to
shoot at Cauliield who did not fall to
the pavement until several minutes
after he had received the first bullet
tired by Carroll, although Myers said
Monday night that lie thought that
Carroll meant to kill him also. Myers
was shot in the left arm, just below
the elbow and Sharp was shot in the
right leg, midway between the knee
anc the top Of his shoe. The wounds
OF Myers and Sharp we're both flesh
wounds, which were dressed by DR..
r. S. Cathcart, Immediately after the
Shooting.
The trouble probably had its origin
in the reporting of Carroll for violat.
ing the diSpensury law. Carroll runs
a place on Archdale street, and 1t Is
said that some time ago, Caultield,
who was once on the diSpensary con-
Stabuary force, and who is said to
have since been an 'informer," in the
employ Of the constables, had given
| information against Carroll, causing
the enmity which existed and which
resulted in the shooting. At all
events, while Myers and Caulfeld
were standing in front Of the Academy
| Of Music talking, Carroll came up
and almost Immediately the two men
engaged in a iisticuir, finally clinch-
ing and falling to the pavement.
Caulilcld on top. The exact words
which brought on the difficulty can
not be learned. Myers said that the
thing happened so quickly and with
! the more serious trouble which fol-
lowed, further confusing his mind,
that he can net positively say just
what provOcation was given for the
fight. Myers pulled Caultield off
Carroll and just then, Hunter
Sharp John Murphy, Capt. James
F'latlcy and Capt. j b. Francis, who
bad previously been along with Caul-
tied and Myers, rushed up and gave
Myers their assistance in trying to
keep the men apartand to stop the trou-
bic. Cautield seemed disposed to listen
TO the advice Of his friends and on the
request of Myers, he started for his
home, on AnSOn street. Carroll was
left behind, as Caultield and the rest
Of the party walked up King street
and turned into Iiascll street. 1t
was said Monday night by one Of the
witnesses that just after the party
turned into Iascll street, Carroll was
seen to be following and was heard to
remark, / got him now whereI want
J him." The party was walking slowly
through lIaScll street, and discussion
Of the affair had in fact ceased, when
! the men crossed Meeting street. The
5 sire is particularly dark in this
block. Caultield was walking ahead
: Of his five friends and when within a
, short distance Of Maiden lane, Caul-
ticld, suddenly stopped, probably see
} ing Carroll lCOm up before him with
the pistol, and took step or two
back towards the party, when Carroll
opened fire. None Of the party seemed d
to have been paying any attention to
Carroll, and it was suggested Monday
, night that he had probably walked
: | n A., ! lr1 h,,N
) and Pinckey streets and Maiden lane
and in this way gotten ahead Of the
: party and come face to face with
Caultield. However this may be, Caul-
field was shot in the back, as he was
retracing his steps from Carroll and
Carroll continued TO shoot, until lie
, had cmptied the five cartridges OF his
pistol. The party naturally separated
rs the bullets began TO fly, backing up
against tho buildings on the south
5 side of the street. Caullicid vas near
est to Murphy. He remarked that
ne had been shot, 4 nOment or two
after the fire, and little later, when
The firing which had been done at
close range, probably within few
yards, had ceased, Caulticld fell into
| Murphy 5 arms and was laid on the
sidewalk. He had /. convulsion and
then expired, before physician could
be summoned, dying probably within
: three minutes from the time that he
+ was shot.
No attempt was made then to stop
Carroll who walked away quietly, and
vas arrested later by Scrgt Quinn at
a place on Market street, who had
} been ordered hy Chief Boyle to follow
: up Carroll and arrest him.
J The news Of the shooting spread
t rapidly and on account Of tue parties
to the affair being all well known
men, the shooting soon became gen
Cral topic Of conversation and several
hundred people assembled in the street
] about the dead man who was lying on
: the sidewalk, awaiting the verdict Of
the coroner. Everybody was asking
questions and eagerly gathering infor-
nation about the shooting. After
the wouT ds of Myers and Sharp had
been dressed by DR. Cathcart, all the
witness were arrested, being later re-
: leased until the inquest Tuesday
: a stated above, the parties are all
well Known. Carroll's place On Arch
dale street Is we'll known. Cauleld
who leaves a widow and two children,