The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-10-10
Mr., ]. E. GAILLARD SHOT.
SHOT WITHOUT PRovoCATION
BY HENRY SMALL, A CIRCUS
NEGRO.
Mr.. Gaillard Is In the Sumter Hos
: pital In Very Serious Condition
Messrs Emile Burkett and Charles
Haselden Wounded BY Same Man
Negro Captured.

From the Daily Item, Oct. G.
One Of the most atrocious crimes
one Of the most malicious and unwar'
ranted attempts to murder was per-
petrated at Manning last night, when
Henry Small, negro in he employ
of Cole Brothers circus, shot down
and probably killed Mr.. J. e. Gail
lard, Of Sumter and painfully woun-
ded Messrs. Emile Burkett and
Charles Haselden, Of Sunmerton.
Mr.. Gaillard has for some months
past been engaged in farming at
Summerton. Yesterday he went with
a party of friends on a fox hunt, and
reached the depot at Manning while
the circus people were loading their
train preparatory to going to Bishop
vile, where the show is billed for
two performances today. Mr.. Gail
lard and his friends remained noun
ted on their horses and watched the
interesting sight Of a large circus get
ting together its large quantity OF
effects, as has proven an attractive
specticale to any number Of people.
Just as the train got under way
and started to leave the railroad
yard, a negro man on the rear OF
the last car shouted to the gentlemen
on horseback: what did you say to
me % and with the question and en-
tirely without provacation came a
volley Of five shots from a pistol in
the hand of the negro.
Mr.. Gaillard was probably fatally
wounded A ballet struck him in the
lower part of the abdomen and
ranged toward, and he is now lying
in the Sumter Hospital in al almost
dying condition. From what can be
gathered there is s;ttle hope Of his
recovery.
Mr.. Burkett received a slight
flesh wound in the arm, and Mr.
Haseldon was shot in the chest, the
ball ranging around the body.
Neither of these gentlemen
are wounded to an extent
that would warrant much I'M
easiness about their condition. The
first Information Of the shooting was
received in this city by the police Of
dcers about midnight, which was in
the form of a telegram stating that
Mr.. GaiIard had been severel wound
ed and describing the negro who
did the shooting. The officers i'm
mediately went to the depot to inter-
cept and search the train for the party
described when it passed through
Sumter en- route to Bishopville. The
officers got to the train as it was
about to leave the yard, but in time
to smuggle Officer Pierson into the
caboose. He went to Bishopville with
the show, and the success Of his trip
was made known to the local au-
thorities by a telegram stating that
he had the man and would leave for
Sumter on the first train. A white
man and two negroes have also been
arrested and held as witnesses to
the crime. Officer Pierson and his
prisoners will reach town this after
noon.
At 4 o'clock Mr.. Gaillard rallied
and regained consciousness. His pulse
was stronger and his condition gave
a very slight ground for hope of re-
covery. His wound is Of the most
serious nature and if he recovers 1t
will be a miracle. The ball perfora-
ted the bowels in thirteen different
places and landed in the muscles OF
the back.