The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-21
Sl01 While SLEEPING.
AN INExPLICABIE CRIME ON
ExCELIENT MAN.
EEsr L. sheaicy. while Sleeping Was
Arsuscd BY Firing OF . Pistol, and
Food Himself Wounded.


young man Of this city. was shot ir
his room at the home of Misses Rey.
no1ds and McGhee. where he boarded
On Xerk street He was shot once
with . pistol. and the ball entered his
th1gh and lodged. His wound Is not
thought to be serious. but 1t Is ex.
ceedingiv painful. The shooting Is
one Of the greatest mysteries this city
has ever witnessed. and neither the
police. Mr.. sheaiey. nor the ladies OF
the house can offer a satisfactory
reason or solution OF 1t.
Mr. Sheaiey Is engaged to be mar
ried and Invitations were Issued a
day or two ago to his marriage to
1fiss Ruby Coward. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas w. Coward. who
reside short distance from the city.
last night MIR. shealey called upon
her. Miss McGhee attended dance
With Mr. william Murray. who also
h7ards there. Miss Reynolds remain
ei at home. but she had expected to
90 when Mr.. shealey left. and on re-
turning about IL o'clock Mr. Shealey
called to zee her home from the
dance. but fading that she did not
ot>ne to the dance. went home alone.
HIS Reynolds AYERS that she left the
mont DOOR open and light burning
ls the hail.
Whea Mr.. Shealey arrived at the
house ne found the front door locked
a1s6 No light In the hall. He first rang
ne Aeor bell and. as he was doing 80.
-, @ys ne heard some one walking
n his rsom up stairs. He thought. he
0ys. that u was Miss Reynolds trying
- naA;a match to strike light. but
unD Reynolds says II was not she.
Oe ~ not open the door. as she
a.0y she left Il open. and she thought
- was ssme one trying to obtain en-
sSance 60 the house. A colored wo-
nnan was sleeping In the house. the
Npok.
Vhsn nGr. Shssiey called Miss Rey.
noa1a she recognized the voice and
~ ~ aad opened the door. shealey
went 70 his room. and soon after re-
tired AZ about 13:l6 pistol shot
sweks him and he instantly arose
- wsst to the door. which he found
ooessd.
He called to Miss Reynolds and
1hoa felt the wound for the first time.
although blood on the bed shows that
no wsssd had been bleeding before
~ got ~. He says ne was asleep. ly-
Ag o. hls back ut the time. A care
ful search Of the room revealed moth
lng. NO one was there. nor could
any one bo found anywhere In the
h<'use. The colored woman and Po-
n<eman Busch. on his heat. heard the
shot No one else heard II. Mr..
DlseaIey says he heard no sound af-
ar the shot was fred. MT. Murray
ard Miss McGhee arrived from the
Gnce at 4 O'Clock.
His room door was shut The win
d<w. opening on a small porch. was
o1en. and ne believes that ne was shot
from the porch. Nothing definite
could be- found from tracks. When
nc came In rs room he noticed that
the window opening on the porch had
been opened. notwithstanding. he
ssys. that he shut II before leaving.
A physician was ummoned at once
and he is now resting WELL The ball
has not been extracted yet.
Some bureau drawers were found
olcen la two downstairs rooms. but
n,thing was missed. Nothing was in
hrfered with In shealey's room. Nc
motive can he ascribed for the crime
The shot was fred from toward hi.
head. ranging down. Mr.. Sheale,
s,,ys he does not know OF an enem,
I'm the world and he Is known to b,
nc exceptionally quiet and well-like,
young man. IL II was committed b,
robber. why did he shoot whel
Sheaiey was asleep. there being m
danger u the robber? The robber
theory Ia not believed generally. Blu
az IL was some one who wanted L
murder him. what was the motive?
Mr.. Shcsley Is a highly value
sniesmso Tor Powell Hardware Com
pany. ana ~ TO be married, hi
wounds. allowing. to Miss Coward o
the 2sth of this month.
IL Is hsfssins. and up to this tim
the police can find no clue upo
which TO offer any explanation.
sDeisy io taking Foiey's Kidne
Remeds N Won have hackachc kidna