The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
IE AFFAIR
m WEIGHTS v HOTEL.
res Men Attacked mr. W. C.
Wright and Or. w. F. BoWe.
sersd Private Suite of Apartments,
Carsed a Lady and Used Obscene Lam
guage-lEr. Bowe Injured.

Izby, ". a. Aston and Ju-
I'm Sanders, all from the nelghbor-
hood ef Hagood, were arrested early
Yesterday morning and later carried
before Magistrate Moornan for pre-
iininary on the charge Of assault and
battery with intent to kill upon the
Derson of Mr. ". C. Wright, pro-
Erissor Of Wright's hotel, and Mr..
Bowe Of augusta. They fur
n5sned bond in the sum OF 500 60 ap-
rear at preliminary here, probably
a1ezt Tuesday.
me nature OF the occurrence which
led TO the arrest of these men is par
calarly unfortuuate, so it is ssid.,
according to the account given by
si,oss actiYe in the prosecution the
story runs thus:
Dout O'Clock Yesterday morning
ora Of the ladies who is 8 resident OF
t!le private suite Of apartments or Mr..
and Mrs. ". g. Wright IN Wright's
sI was aroused by the barking of
two little dogs which are kept as pets.
Spening the door the lady saw
Shrse men trying the door Of the 1in-
ng room IN the apartments.
Excnse me. she said, ehese are
private apartments. Yon have maee
nsissaiks
IS not an exceptions. thing for
gnests to wander back TO the private
nsrslnents by mistake, as the apart
nts open on q corridor OF the ho-
Always; previous to this time
7eonle who have gotten into the apart
uaanss by mistake have. turned and
efk when asked. Instead, one of this
trio responded to the lady'ss speech
sssh an oath. Seeing the condition
of The men. she again told them that
Eiaey had made a mistake, bit another
oaAh vas uttered.
By this time NJ. W. G. Wright.
awakened by the conversation. had
left his bed. He told the three men
shat they had made mistake and
asked them to leave. Curses and OBJ
scsne language were the reply made.
II. Bowe, Mr. Wrlght's
brother IN law, had cone from his
room to the hall, and as one Sof the
men raised a quart champagne bottle
sso hit Mr.. Wright, Mr.. Bowe struck.
efse slow aside. As it was, Mr.
Wright vas hi5 on tie shoulder, but
had the heavy bottle hit his head the
izIury would have been serious.
Persuasion had done little with the
Intoxicated men, and Mr.. Wright and
Er. BeWe hustled them out into the
hall and down the corridor toward the,
sseD. The lady who was FIRST awaken
cd lad Tung for servant, and coming
nto the hall saw one OF the men put
his hand to his hip booklet. She
seized az umbrella and went run
ming to tie assistance Of Mr. Wright
and mr. BoWe, bnt as she Beared
chem she saw the latter gentleman reel
and fall The men III their efforts to
gas cut fell down the steps.
Upon examination it was found that
Bows had teen cut with a knife
tse places. One OF the cuts was an
extensive flesh wound, probably halls q
yard long and running across the
chest and stomach The other cuts
wsrs on his left arm and shoulder.
Ii was not difficult to arrest Irby
and Aston, as they we're both known,
bus Sanders was found IN his room in
she hotel yesterday morning asleep
across the bed. He had not removed
his eveniEg clothes. He was identi-
Ned by the lady who saw him IN the
hall. Although ne at first denied that
ne had been there he stated yesterday
morning that be had been. When
found in his room his hands and cuffs
were blood-staiued.
Mg. Bo@e was attended just after
Esbs afsir BY Dr.. Frank z Darby,
Eho was guest in the; bosel. Later
DIR. j. II. McIntosh ard Dr.. LeGrand
saerry we're called in. Last night
Mr.. BoNe was resting as easily as
seonid be- expected under the crircum-
stances THE State, Oct. 80.