The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-21
MYSTERIOUS CRIME
YOUNG MAN WOUNDED WHILE
SLEEPING IN HIS ROOM.
Upon Returning From Visit to
F'iaacee, is Awakened IN the Early
Morning By Pistol shot


Early Thursday morning Edsa.
L Saealey e prominent young man
os Aiken. was sho: II his room. 3:
the home OF Misses Reynolds and Nc
Ghee, where he boarded. on York
street. He was shot once With q
pistol. and the ball entered bis :h!sk
and lodged. HIS wound IS not
though: 70 be serious. but It IS ex-
ceed.ng!y painful. The shooting IS
one o. the greatest mysteries that
city has eve. known. and the police,
M,. Shealey. o. the ladies OF the
house can offer 20 satisfactory So
luton o: Il.
Mr.. Shea!ey IS engaged 20 De na.-
,ied and Invitations were issued day
or two ago to his wedding TO Miss
Ruby Coward. daughter OF A!. and
Mrs. Thomas " Coward. who reside
a short distance from the city 90
Aiken. Wednesday hight H7. S-s!ey
called upon her. Miss McGhee at
teaded a dance with M. William
Murray. who also boards there. Miss
Reynolds remained at home. but she
had expected to go. wien M. Shea
ley left. and on returning at abou:
II O'Clock Ar. Shealey called to see
her home from the dance. but and
ing tha. she did not come 20 the
lance, wen: oo home alone. Miss
Reynolds ave-s ;hat she lett the front
100. opea and l!gh: burning n the
hall! When Mr.. Shealey arrived at
he house be found the front doc!
'ocked and 30 light in the hall. He
3rst rang the door bell. and as he was
'oin9 so. he says he heard someone
walking In bis room upstairs. He
thought. he says. that Il was Mise
REYNOLDS trying to dud match to'
strike light. but Miss Reynolds
Says Il vas not she. She did not open
he door. as she says she left II open.
and she thought /: was someone try
ing 10 get entrance 20 the house. A
-olo,ed woman. the cook. was sleep
az in the house.
When Mr.. Shealey called Miss Rey-
no!ds recognized the voice and gos
up and opened the door. Shealey
yea. to his room and soon after
retired. At about quarter 10 J.
a pistol shot awoke him. and be IN
.tantly arose and went 20 the door.
which he found closed. H- called
20 Miss REYNOLDS and then felt the
wound for the a.s: time. although
blood on the bed shows tia: tae
~ouad had been bleeding before &c
30. up. He says be was asleep ly!cS
% bis back a: the time. A careful
search Of the room revealed notn-
ing. No one vas there or could any
one be found anywhere in tie house.
The co!o.ed woman and Policeman
Busch. OF his Beat. heard the shot.
No one else Beard Il. M.. Shealcr
says he heard 40 sound s:te. the
sho. was a1ed. AI. Murray and Miss
NcGhee arrived from the dance abou.
/ o'clock. soon after the shot was
a-ed.
The room door vas shut. The
window opening on small porch was
open. and be believes tha: be was
:ho. from the porch. Nothing de-
finite could be found from any tracks.
When he came into his room. be no.
iced that the window opening on the
porch had been opened. notw!thstand-
ing. be says. that he shut Il before
leaving. A physician vas summoned
at once. and ae is now resting eas!-
ly. The bal! has cot been extracted
yet.
Some bureau drawers were found
open In two Downstairs ROOMS. but
nothing was missed. Nothing was
in;e.fered with IN Sheaiey's room.
No motive can be asc:!bed for the
crime. The shot was fred from 20
wards bis head. ranging down Nr.
Shea!ey says he does not know o.
an enemy n :he world. and be IS
known TO be an exceptionally oair;
ane well-l!ked young man. II I; was
committed by roboe.. why di! ="
shoe, when Shealey was asleep. ana
there being 40 danger to the :oobe.!
The robbery theory is not believed
generally. But IL vas someone WHO
wanted 10 murder him, what vas tho
motive?
ILLICT STILLS on INCREASE.