The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-12-11
Was It Accident or a
Cool Purpose?
THE ACCOUNTS DIFFER
Arthur Hodge Who shot CLYDE Jone-
in Stomach il Caught While
Running Away and Claims
Accident While One
SAYS Otherwise.

Of Marks Greek township lies in At@X
hospital with q pistol wound through
his stomach inflicted Yesterday af2 e.
noon by Arthus r. Hodge. another
YOUNG farmer Of the same township.
VINO claimed the shooting was aec-
dental while Jones says II was dellD-
crate. Immediately after shooting
Jones on Wilmington street young
Hodge fled eas, on Martin street
throwing his pistol away as he ran
but going straight into the arms 81
Deputy Sheriff Stell, while the man nc
had shot screaming with pam tottsfed
around the corner and sank on Il 0t.t
Of hay on the sidewalk.
na H@dgf 5,st;v was sa at once and la Van
committed to tail without bond
awaiting tho result Of zones IN
iuriee. ~n.Ie Jones was taken to Rex
hospital. Fortunately for him a ply
siclau, an. u. ;. McGeaChy WAS across
at his side quickly. At Rex hospital
it was found that the bullet, OF 81
calibre, nad entered the body abOu-
middleWay&, two inches below the
breast bone. and had ranged TO the
right, passing through the lower edge
Of the liver, missing the omac ana
lodging in the right side a little 10 the
! rear. The bullet was removed. an in
cision made and the liver seWed up.
1T first the man seemed doing we'll,
but at eleven o'clock he took q change
for the worse, the physician saying
there was little hope of his living.
Immediately after the shooting
which took place Immediately in front
of NJ. 7. Norris store on Wilmington
street at about quarter past five
o'clock. Hodge broke and ran swiftly
to the corner and last on Martin
street. he is a big fellow, perhaps
si;z feet tail. and as he ran with a
crowd in pursuit he knocked down
man after man. Near the corner OF
Martin II Blount streets he threw
away his pistol, which he had kept
in his hand. Just before ne reached
Parhams stables a little beyond Blount
street. Deputy Sheriff Stell came out,
having just gone in to send out notices
to the country about Ike by another
deputy, and seeing Hodge coming
with a crowd in pursuit, Hodge knock
ing men over, grabbed the man who
ran right into his arms. MI EFdrldge
Smith at once Joined him and follow
ed by an ever increasing crowd, which
soon sWelied to over q hundred, Hodge
was taken to Justice SeDark's office.
Here Justice SeDark at once order
ed Hodge to Jail without bond to
await the result of Jones' injuries.
To a reporter Of the News ana Dbscr-
yer Hodge gave the following account
Of the affair: 1T was an accident. | had
a pistol which | was showing to Jones,
who is a friend of mine and it went
off. Some time before this | was in
PaFham's stable and showed it to
another boy, whose name [ do not re
! member. He opened the pistol, I'M
l0adcd it and put it back in my pocket.
1t is a hammerieSS iver & Johnson
! pistol, new, and as l came along Vii
mingtOn street / saw Jones and start
ed to show it to him. We We're
looking at the pistol. which did not
think was loaded, and it went off, my
hand being hard on it. As | saw l
had shot Jones | was scared to death
and ran away, throwing down the
pistol. | am awful sorry it hap
pened for Jones and | We're friends"
4 few minutes after his statement
Mr.. Charles T.. Harris came in the
office, called Hodge aside, and by his
advice Hodge declined to make any
further statement.
a search was immediately after this
begun for the pistol by Keeper of the
Market MCRarN, who had been with
the wounded man. He learned that
Ed Scarboro, q printer, had found it
and eft it in the store of !. =. Whit
ley, corner Of Martin and Blount
streets. 1t was found there and taken
at once TO the sheriff's office. On be-
ing examined t was found to be q
five shooter, in il four unused cart
ridges and one that a been fired.
IN Hodges pockets were found many
cartridges. evidently those from
a new box from then number
Clyde Jones was working for Mr.. n.
3. BagWell, who has a farm in Marks
Creek and had just brought in a load
of wood for Mr.. Bagwell, who is q
salesman at the Klondyke Clothing
store on Wilmington street, Jones haV-
ing just left the store before he was
shot. Mr.. Bagwell was informed ct
once of The shooting and Wen to Rex
/ HnSnjrAl whore he wa : allowed r. see
Jones. who said, "Oh, Mr. BagWelI, 1
am ruined. Arthur Hodge shot me
and do not knO why. | was with
3esse Wal talking on Wilmington
street and Arthur came up. He
was a little rough and suddenly pull
ed a pistol from his pocket. Jesse
tried to make him put it back, but he
aimed it right at me and fired before
could speak. We had not ex-
changed a Word.'
Jesse Wall, a son of Bennett
WAN, who lives some two miles in
IN the country, had left the city be-
lore he could be seen, as had also two
other young white men said to have
negro who works for Mr.. NJ. T. Nor
rs, was close to the parties, n says
he heard the shot. the men being close
tosether. and that Immediately Hodge
ran WI1ie Jones. crying out OUCH
as IL IN great pain. was assisted to the
plIe OF nay on the Martin street side
walk, from which he was taken off in
. carnage Keeper Of the marke Nc
Itafy helped him in the carriage and
Or. McGeachy went with him to Rex
Hospital.
At TEX Hospital Jones also made a
slatement to DR.. r. S. McGeachy. in
NnIch ne said that the shooting was
hot a~ccidentally, and that Hodge. just
pt1oIe ne shot said TO him. This is
the way l do to men when thew Non't
60 as TO suit me" To a brother who
S9hle during the night he made the
/. edne statement. DR.. McGeachv at
GeNeh clock said that Jones' condi-
lon seemed to be growing worse and
mat there was not as much hone for
nIni as there had been at eight O'Clock
aaiit - Ihat he was in a very bad con-
Mon. At two O'Clock this morning
n : condition has not improved.
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