Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-07-22
LII, THURSDAY, JULY %. 1909
MYSTERIOUS CRIME
YOUNG MAN WOUNDED WHILE
SLEEPING IN HIS ROOM.
Upon Returning From . Visit to
Ffancee, IS Awakened In the Early
Morning by Pistol Shot.

Early Thursday morning Edgar
l.. Shealey "a prominent young man
of Aiken. was shot in his room, at
the home of Misses Reynolds and Nc
Ghee, where he boarded, on York
street. He was shot once with a
pistol. and the ball entered his thigh
and lodged. His wound is not
thought to be serious, but it is ex-
ceedingly painful. The shooting is
one OF the greatest mysteries that
city has ever known, and the police.
Mr.. Shealey. or the ladies of the
\ house oan offer no satisfactory So
luton of 1t.
MIR. Shealey is engaged to be mar
ried and invitations were issued a day
or two ago TO his wedding 10 Miss
Ruby Coward. daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. Thomas W. Coward. who reside
short distance from the city 20
Aiken. Wednesday night Mr.. SSGstey
called upon her. Miss McGhee at.
tended a dance with Mr. William
Murray, who also boards there. Miss
Reynolds remained at home. but she
had expected to go, when Mr.. Shea
ley left, and on returning at about
II o'clock Mr.. Shealey called to see
her home from the dance. but find
Ing that she did not come TO the
dance, went on home alone Miss
Reynolds AYERS that she left the front
door open and light burning in the
hall. When Mr.. Shealey arrived az
the house he found the front doc,
locked and no light in the hall HI
first rang the door bell. and as he wa.
doing so. he says he heard someone
walking in his room upstairs II.
thought, he says, that it was Miss
REYNOLDS trying TO find match to
strike light. but Miss Reynold.
says II was not she. She did not oper
the door. as she says she left It open
and she thought it was someone try
ing to get entrance TO the house A
colored woman. the cook, was sleep.
Ing In the house.
When Mr.. Shealey called Miss Rey-
noids recognized the voice and 20
up and opened the door Shealcy
weat TO his room and soon after
retired. At about quarter to
pistol shot awoke him. and he in
stantly arose and went to the door
which he found closed. He called
to Miss Reynolds and then felt the
gound for the first time. although
blood on the bed shows that the
wound had been bleeding before nc
got up. He says he was asleep lying
10 ha1 IL ~
search OF the room revealed moth
ing. No one was there or could any
one be found anywhere in the house.
The colored woman and Policeman
Busch. on his beat. heard the shot
No one else heard it. Mr.. Shealey
says he heard no sound after tn.
shot was fired. Mr.. Murray and Miss
McGhee arrived from the dance about
o'clock. soon after the shot was
fred.
The room door was shut. The
window opening on small porch was
open, and he believes that he was
shot from the porch. Nothing de-
finite could be found from any tracks.
When he came into his room. he no
'ASCo ShaN NuC Ou tue
porch had been opened, notwithstand-
ing. he says, that he shut 1t before
leaving. A physician was summoned
At once. and he Is now resting east
ly. The ball has not been extracted
yet.
Some bureau drawers were found
open In two downstairs rooms. but
nothing was missed. Nothing was
interfered with In Shealey's room.
No motive can be ascribed for the
crime. The shot was fred from to-
wards his head, ranging down Mr.
Shealey says he does not know o!
an enemy in the world. and he is
known TO be an exceptionally quiet
and well-liked young man. If il was
| committed by a robber, why dill he
shoot when Shealey was asleep. and
there being no danger TO the robber?
The robbery theory is not believed
generally. But It was someone who
wanted to murder him, what was the
| motive?
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