The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-22
shot At DEPOT
Mr. v. L. Fielder, Of s.. Matthews, Shot
By Express Messenger
WITHOUT PROYOCATI0N

From, the :-E:on Depot At Char
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\ special dispatch from CAa:!o;t"
= the Ccla..5!a Record says Mr.
W. /. Fel1e-. a Well known bus:-
49, .. :, sr.,,hews c.
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=, II: SoH'&s-s" .'aSseiise' s'''''o.'
mere TUESDAY :n0:n.2S o. .ia::!
Ion,S an ey3-css messenger.
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inS being SNcl oy e!'ae' Jones u
r..ae,. The shooting took place
a; go c!o 4 Tuesday morning.
s1o:,!y al;e7 TIE ar.iva! there OF
rain So. aad vas witnessed oy TWO
5tae- express messengers. who de-
2cI :av Eaow:eG-e OF the afaI:
a; ..s,. but afterwards ;olG a5ou;
/; a:;4- :hey were arrested. Fe.te-.
Tho IS net. !; is hoped. dangerously
wounded. IS IL the Presbyterian hos
p:;a;. jo2eS is il Jail. where he wi.i
BE held :o- th- preliminary trial.
The Record gives the following
particulars OF -. shooting:
The frs: person TO reach NJ. Fell
:.- was Cap;. =. 3. Fishburn OF
Coiumb!s. while Or. 4. 3. Know!toa
q Columbia Was also near and gave
,he wounded man prompt ued!ca!
attention. The shooting occurred a;
the Charlotte union station about
800 3 n. Mr. Fielder, as well as
Capt. Fishbuvne and Dr.. kaow!ton:
was z; TIE station expecting 10 come
10 Columbia on Southern railway
rain No. %, due 70 leave Charlotte
4, $50 a. n. While IN the lunch
-oor, Can't Fishburne had been talk
ny with Mr.. Fielder. but LEFT ard
vent i:to The combination baggage
car 20 lie 6owc.
NJ Felder it seems. walked up
- the door o. the express car.
~he-e the express messenger was
.heckiag I'd his express with the
negro porter. and {: Is said tha. Mr
IL
he car. as ~ passeoge. coachs had
not been o1eaed and /, was cola out
s;.e. waa, else passed between
hem is 10, known. except ;ha; NJ.
F.Iae- stared afterwards that be was
SIN. yi,haut warning from the e1-
,-..s car
c.D, E;shhr-ne was H-st 10 reach
no wounded man ana hav;a, seen
~ y,ow,.o, a. ~. station. sum.
,,o,et him. N-. FIELDER vas carried
20 the S;onewa!l hotel. a, the STA
,icn. until he could be takec TO the
Ios2i;a!. aod after some delay ;he
ambulance arrived and be was car
-iei 20 the Presbyterian hosp.tal.
:, Mr. Fe!de-'S request. Dr.. Know!
ION remained with him. returning TO
Columbia on No. 35 instead o; No
2g. and reaching Columbia at 1880
!. n. Wednesday.
M-. Fielder had been 20 High Po.2t.
Y. c.. 20 place an order for fugai-
cure. and was or his way home. He
Is ? member OF prominent family
in tae O-angebarg section.
nr. :, 3 Haow!toa. who was wi:h
IL. FeI3e- Just after be was shot
r; Charlotte early IL the morning.
Utterly criticised he Charlotte 20
il. department when ae arrive! in
Columbia. He says three officers
we're notice. and given all the facts
one after the o,5er immediately
,.:.- ~. saco.,og and after they
w-r. finally gotten 10 The scene act
- Ike 10, - dummies 4. could
-, .ha,, ~ 40 no.hi,r ia saws. and
:. mos. ;rpnor;.o, witnesses we-.
,bop. ~ disaop.a- when he ao-
-e,,as 70 Attorney Sb,ononhouse
who began 70 &c, results as soon
IS h. arrived
D.. Kaow,,on saws the shooting
vas MOS, waa,oa and iae.cussb!e
S.!!e- was thirty fee; away from the
.oach when fred upon. had never
5cen In The coach and was walking
2way when fred upon. NJ. Fielder.
Or. Kaowl;oc says. had been walk
!cc up and down the cen.o. hoor
.oee- n. sh.d h.,wee, me rrrit
stand and the first track. waiting
rc- ;-a;c 90. iie approached
eorple OF express coaches which
we're coming 70 Columbia when No.
q arrived and asked colo-ed man
n o:e i: K wo-,! be allowable TO |
II! the train arrived.
NJ. Fe?'er SAWS the colored man |
81! HIN that this would be against