The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-15
LOOKS LIKE MURDER
4 Fatal Shooting scEape II EASEL
Street, Charleston, S. c.
BULLET IN VICTIMS BACK.

Dispensary Consta Bile
and the Killer Ran
Blind Tiger.
n Charleston George NJ. Caulield
~as killed and Joseph G. Myers and
Hunter Sharp were wounded by J ?,
Carroll On nasell street near the cor
ner Of Maiden lane Monday night,
JuGe +. about 10 O'Clock. as result of
4 difficulty previously had by Caultie?d
and Carol! on King street. in front OF
the Academy Ct Music.
Cauifeld was shot il the back. a..
ter he haG turned to run away from
Carroll. who was approaching h:m
With a pistol, and Myers and Sharp
were probably wounded ty the stray
bullets which Carroll continued to
Sheet at CaulieiG who did not fall to
the pavement until several minutes
after he had received the first bullet
fred by Carroll, although Myers said
Monday night that be 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
anG the top OF lis shoe. The WOUNDS
OF Myers and Sharp were both flesh
wounds, which were dressed by Dr..
r. S. HaShcart, Immediately after the
shooting.
The trouble probably had its origin
in the reporting Of Carroll for violat-
ing the dispenSary law. Carroll runs
a place On Archdale street, and it is
said that some time ago, Caulheld,
who was once on the dispersary con.
staoulary force. and who is said to
have since been an "informer.' in the
employ OF the constab,es, had given
information against Carroll, causing
the enmiuy which existed and which
resulted in the shooting. At all
events, while Myers and Caul6elo
were SANDING in front of the Academy
of Music talking. Carroll came up
and almost Immediately the two men
engaged in iSticuf. finally cllnch-
ing and falling to the pavement.
Cauiheld On top. The exact WORDS
which brought oo 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 not positively say just
what provocation was given for the
tight. Myers pulled Caultield OF
Carroll aud just tEen, Hunter
Sharp, John Murphy, Capt. James
FlaJley and Capt. J. B. Francis, who
had previously been along with Caul-
led and Myers, rushed up and gave
Myers their assistance in trying to
keep the men apartaDd toStop the trou-
Die. Caulield seemed disposed to listen
70 the advice Of his friends and on the
request Of Myers, he started for his
home, on Arson street. Carroll was
left behind. as Cauiteid and the rest
OF the party walked up King street
and turned into Hasell street. 1t
vas said Monday night b. one Of the
witness that just after the party
turned into HaSell street, Carroll was
seen to be following and was heard to
remark, L got him now where | want
aim" The party was walking slowly
Through Haseil street, and discussion
Of the affair had in fact ceased, when
the men crossed Meeting street. The
sire is particularly dark in this
block. Caulield was walking ahead
# his I've friends and when within
short distance Of Maiden lane, Caul-
field, suddenly stopped. probably see
ing Carroll ICON up before him WITH
the pistol, and took step or two
back towards the party, when Carroll
opened fire. None Of the party seemed
to have been paying any attention to
Carroll. and it was suggested Monday
night that he had probably walked
around the block, bounded by Meeting
and Pirckey streets and Maiden lane
and in this way gotten ahead Of the
party and come face to face with
Cau.ield. However this may be, Caul-
feld was shot in the back, IS he was
-etrac;ng his steps from Carroll: aud
Carroll continued TO shoot, until be
cad emptied the five cartridges OF his
pistol Tie party naturally separated
as the bullets began to fly, backing up
against the buildings Oh the south
side Of the street. Caulield was near
est to Murphy. He remarked that
he had been shot, a moment or two
after the fire, and little later, when
he firing which had been done at
close range, probably within few
yards, had ceased, Caulheld fell into
Murphy's 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.
10 attempt was made then to stop
Carroll who walked away quietly, and
was arrested later by Sergt Quinn at
2 place on Market street, who had
been ordered by Chief Boyle to follow
up Carroll and arrest him.
The news Of the shooting spread
rapidly and on account OF the parties
to the affair being all well known
men, the shooting soon became a gen
eral 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. Every body was asking
questions and eagerly gathering infor-
nation about the shooting. After
the wounds of Myers ard Sharp had
been dressed by Dr.. Cathcart, all the