The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
SHOT
BY AN EDITOR
Clarence E. EdwOrds Wounds
C. II. Harwood in Dispute
in a Newspaper Office
BULLET is DEFLECTED
Buckle Turns Missile Aimed
at Newspaper Mans Heart
and His Life Is Saved

Clarence E. Edwords, assistant city edi-
tor of the Chronicle, shot c.. H. Harwood.
reporter, In the editorial rooms of the
Chronicle last night. The pistol was
pointed at Harwood's heart, but sus-
pender buckle caused the bullet to glance
off. making only slight wound.
Shortly after midnight Edwords surren-
dered himself at the Hall Of Justice and
was released on $1,000 bond.
/ There has been some bitterness between
the two men for three years. Last night
Harwood went into the Chronicle office to
write some special matter that had been
ordered by the sporting editor. Edwords
saw him. at desk and sharply ordered
him to leave.
Il will when finish this story replied
Harwood.
Il, ordered no story retorted Ed
words. II am in charge here
..The sporting editor ordered It," said
Harwood. I'm turn 1t in and then you
can do as you please"
'tGet but of here or will put you out, -
shouted Edwords. Harwood continued to
write.
Edwords then rushed into an adjoining
roori and took a revolver from a desk
Fl. A. French, a copy reader, and w. E.
Bowles, reporter, tried to- stop him.
Edwords brushed by them and ran down
to where Harwood was sitting.
Now, will you get out?' shouted Ed
words Get out, - your
Harwood rose and spread out his arms
to show that he had no weapon. ''Shoot
If you want to- he replied. II am un-
armed
Edwords quickly raised the pistol and
pulled the trigger. Harwood stag
gered back and Edwords raised the
weapon, apparently ready to take another
shot. BY this time French and Bowles
had seized him and the revolver was
taken from him.
Thinking that he might be dangerously
wounded, Harwood hurried to the Central
Emergency Hospital When his clothing
was removed 1t was found that the
wound was-a slight one. The suspender
buckle that had turned aside the bullet
was jammed into the flesh and there was
a liNid streak where the bullet had
grazed Harwood's chest.
Harwood proceeded to the Hall of JUS
ticc, where he swore to warrant for
Edwords' arrest on a charge of assault
with intent to commit murder.
Bowles and French, who saw the shoot
ing, declined to say anything about it
last night.
Harwood said: There is an old grudge
between Edwords and me. 1 had not
spoken to him for. three years l would
not have spoken, to him last night IL 1
could have avoided 1t.
II was sitting at a desk writing some
thing that had been ordered by Mr.
French. Edwords came IN and ordered
me to leave. / told him that would go
when had finished the story. He SAID
that he would put me out and went into
another room.
Thin 1 heard a scuffle and somebody
said: Don't do 1t, Doc Edwords ran
down to me. pointing the weapon at me.
saw that was up against cinch game,
so I said: Shoot; L am unarmedt When
he saw that l was defenseless he fired
point blank at me.. Then French and
Bowles took the revolver away from him
] thought that was badly wounded, so
l hurried to the hospital. l had as close
a shave as 1 ever want to have He would
have fired again, but French got the pis-
-tol away. from him.
After his release Edwords said:
'i,The shooting was purely accidental
l. saw Harwood, who is a discharged re-
porter. in the office and / told him to get
out. He would not go, so got pistol
to frighten him. / was very much ex-
cited and the weapon was accidentally
discharged. | had no intention OF shoot
ing Harwood. 1 am glad that he Is not
seriously hurt
Edwords was formerly employed In
Kansas City. He has been member OF
the Chronicle staff for nearly six years