The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-21

The three Watson brothers being
together and one Of them having
twice commenced an assault on him,
Dr. Kerdau thought best, after his
knife broke, to secure his pistol. He
vent to his office for it, but Mr. Ag-
new closely followed him and advised
and urged him to stay in his Office.
which he did
Mr.. Watson's Statement
Dr.. Watson's brother, Mr.. Ashie
Watson was asked for a statement.
He said
"At II o'clock I received a phone
message from the train dispatcher's
Office at the union station, where
am employed as a train dispatcher,
telling me of the collision and that
Mr. Nelson, who has been an intimate
friend Of mine for several years, was
seriously injured. I went immediate
ly to the scene Of the wreck and was
| informed by bystanders that Nelson
had been taken to the Columbia hos
pital. I went to the hospital and
| found that he had been taken to DR..
| to the doctors Office but he was not
| in and I learned that he was over at
over there when I met DR.. Kendall
and asked him if Nelson was serious
| ly injured. His reply was that he so
considered him. I asked for pernis-
sion to sec Nelson, but was refused.
Dr. Kendall told me I could come
back the following morning. then
asked if he was in an unconscious
condition and the reply was that he
was unconscious.
81 then went to the Office of my
| brother, DR.. J. J. Watson, to see if
there was not something we could do
to see him and have him removed to
the Columbia hospital where he could
receive medical attention. He ad-
vised me to take the matter up with
superintendent Williams of the Sa-
vannah division, and obtain his per-
mission to see Mr.. Nelson. I did so.
but Mr.. Williams was not in 2 posi-
ton to grant my request. as it was a
matter entirely with the street rail
way company. then called up Mr..
Nelson's brother at Rock Hill o. n
the long distance /, and obtained his
permission to move Charlie at once,
but in the meantime Dr. Watson tel
ephoned for and received permission
from Mr.. Williams to see Nelson. He
went to DR.. Kendalls Office and was
permitted by him to examine Mr.. Nell
son. He found him in conscious
condition and was highly pleased
when he saw him. DR.. Kendall then
gave his consent for Mr.. Nelson to be
removed and my brothers, DR.. Wat
son and stanmore Watson. and I went
to McCormick's for the ambulance.
I'VE returned to Mr.. Agnew's resi-
dence, which is next door to DR.. Ken
dall's office, and as we started to enter
the gate we heard DR.. Kendall shout.
Stop there, stop there We immed-
lately obeyed his command and he
turned stepped in his Office, picked
up his hat and something else off the
table, I don't know what, and came
toward US remarking. Why don't you
stop?' DR.. Watson replied that he
had stopped. DR.. Kendall said, You
did no such thing, SIR in a very
abrupt manner. DR.. Kendall was ad-
vancing during this time and DR.. Wat
son dropped the end Of the litter he
was carrying and went to meet him.
| They began to fight. I rushed be-
tween them and managed to separate
them. Dr. Kendall stepped off two or
three steps and threw his hand into
his hip pocket and then shifted it to
his side pants pocket. I asked him
what he was doing and he replied:
Getting my knife, getting my knife.
| DR.. Watson, by this time, had re-
| turned to the litter, remarking, oh
we'll, it's all right I paid no further
attention to DR.. Kendall and d1is knife
believing that the little difficulty had
ended. Just at this time Dr. Kendall
made a second advance, at the same
time speaking in dictatorial man
ner I met him and begged him not
to talk that way and requested him
to go back to his Office, as we could
get the young man out all right. He
paid no attention to me and proceed
ed to within step of DR.. Watson and
shaking his finger in the doctors face