The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-04
WOULD AVENGE DYING WaMAN Calls Out .lysician at
 /awn. FREHz.sJ HUSBAND SHOOTS Doctors Wife Shields Him from Death. Another Woman in Jail With Physi- elan on Charge of Having Ad. vised Criminal Operation--Hus-
 hand is Released.
 
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Birmingham. Sept. s--(special.) "A midnight confession of a dying wife, a frenzied husband calling the incrimln- ated physician from his home at day light and attacking him with a pistol while the doctors wife. in night dress threw herself between the combatants the release of the husband on a small bond and the placing in jail. without bond. of the wounded doctor and a woman neighbor-- these are a few of the features of a case which has set all Birmingham talking.
 The story begins with a bedside scene at midnight, when Mrs. William c. Mcintyre. mother Of four chfl- dren, warned by her physician that her life was in danger. confessed that her suffering was caused by a criminal operation performed by Dr. F. [. Hag- Ter. At the confession were Mcintyre and J. c. Spent, of Atlanta. father Of the woman.
 Mrs. Mcintyre. sobbing, declared she had gone to pr. Hagler last June and had him perform for her criminal operation. She declared she was ure- ed to this course by Mrs. Sal4fe Wheel. CT. a neighbor. Following the opera. ton, serious complications set in and ever since that day she mad been con- fined to her sick bed. slowly wasting away. Tonight little hope is held out for her recovery.
 Husband Awaits Dawn.
 When the anguished husband heard the pitiful recital. he rushed to the door with the intention or finding pr. Hagler at once. but was restrained by others In the house. Until daylight he paced his room. and when dawn came, he left the house unobseryed and went to the Hagler home. To his ring, Dr. Hagler answered, partially clothed and at-once Mcintyre opened fire. Dr. Hagler grappled with the man and in a desperate struggle, suc- ceeded dn taking the pistol from his hands. Mcintyre. however, drew a second pistol and fired again, the bull let taking effect In Dr. Hagler's groin.
 In the meanwhile. Mrs. Hagler had rushed from her room in her night dress and threw herself between the comhatants. When Hagler was wounded she shielded his body with her own until the wounded man could make his way around the corner of the house. Officers arrived while Mo xnfyfe's pistol was yet sfa0lxinw ana he surrendered himself An ambulance took Dr. Hagler to; the hospital, but his wound was found not fatal and he was again taken home. The one bullet that struck him, passed entire- ly through the right groin.
 At the city jail Mcintyre swore out warrant for Mrs. SalIie Wheeler. on the ground that she had persuaded his wife to have the operation performed and had introduced her to Dr. HagIer Mrs. Wheeler was arrested and placed in jail without the privilege of bond
 Friends Furnish Bail.
 A short while later Mcintyre was relasej on a nominal bond of $20o many appearing to sign the bond so that probably ten times the sum could have been Furnished at once A war rant was then issued for the arrest ol Hagier on a charge of performing Ia criminal operation and officers sent to his home. He declared he was In no shape to be moved to the hospital of the city jail and demanded an exami- nation by the city physician.
 rMs. Mcintyre has four children ranging in age from seventeen months to seven years. No reason has been advanced as to why she would care to have the operation performed, except that she simply did not want any more children. Reputable physicians who were later called into the case declare the operation to have been a bunglinR piece of work and that the wonder is the woman has survived so long. They hold out little hope for her ultimate recovery.
 William Mcintyre came here about six years ago from Charlotte. N. c He had been married shortly before that to the daughter of J. c. Spent of Atlanta. pr. Haglsr has been in Bir- mingham many years. once before he was tried on a charge of performing a criminal operation. but was acquitted
 The trial of Mcintyre has been set for next Thursday. The trials of Mrs Wheeler and pr. Hagler probably will be set soon.