The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-10-03

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with Long and the rural policemen
returned to Wagner. However, re-
ports received here at $50 o'clock
this afternoon from that vicinity
state that all is quiet.
For while it was feared in Aiken
bv few that a mob would come from
! WAGNER and endeavor to retake
Long. but this is very remote pos
sibility, and certainly improbable.
Physicians hold out absolutely no
| hope for the wounded man and de-
clare that it is only a matter of time
before he will succumb to his
wounds. Seven physicians and two
trained nurses have been attendant
upon him.
Little Chance of Recovery.
The trained nurses and three ply
sicians came from Columbia last
night about 1870 o'clock. An exam
ination of the wound disclosed that
the bullet had not passed from the
body but had lodged in the bladder,
ranging in such a course that at least
seventeen distinct and separate per-
forations were made in the intestines
of the lower bowels. An operation
was performed, but the physicians
state that his recovery is physical
imopssibility. Dissolution is liable
to occur at any moment now.
In addition to Solicitor R. L. Cunt
er, friends of the wounded man have
retained the legal services of the
Messrs. Hendersons for the prosecu-
ton. It is understood that Messrs.
Croft & Croft have been engaged by
Mr.. Long.
DR.. Portwood and Mr.. Gunter in
tend to appeal for bond here this
week before Judge John S. Wilson,
who is presiding over court here. 1t
is not known what Mr.. Long will do
in this connection, but there is like
lihood that he will also ask for bond
unless counsel and friends advise
otherwise.
Report of Shooting.
Mr.. Long prefers not to discuss his
case with newspaper men, but he is
reported to have given the following
epitomized version of the affair. He
was tanding near the scene of the
trouble reading newspaper when
Mr.. Pickens Gunter accosted him in
hostile terms, and before he-Long
realized what was happening he
had been knocked or thrown, possibly
a combination of the two, to the
ground, his assailant on the top OF
him, whereupon he drew his pistol
and fired once, the shot missing; he
fired a second shot with his 3S-cali-
bre revolver as Gunter endeavored to
deprive him of the deadly instru-
ment, and this was the fatal shot
Mr.. Long appears to bear up we'll un-
der the trying conditions, but OF
course the harassments to which he
has been subjected by political enc
mics since his nomination to the
house of representatives are begin
ming to tell upon him, as he is in a
The details of the shooting of
Gunter are not obtainable, but it IS
said that Long was accosted by
Gunter on the streets here. The
meeting resulted in an alteration,
and it is said, while Long was upon
the ground, attacked by Gunter, he
fired the shot or shots which have
doubtless given a death wound to
his assailant.
All witnesses appear to agree that
two shots were fired. The first miss
ed, the second found it's mark, pene-
trating at the left and lower position
VI IuO u. 1uO "OopoA oSSt
was a 3S-calibre revolver.
Barricaded in House.
Long then hastened from the
scene, not going to his own house,
but to that of a neighbor, where he
barricaded himself.
Of the twelve or more persons in
terviewed on the matter all agree in
venturing the opinion that the diff
ference between the two men arose
from a peculiar and strained political
situation, which has been existing in
this county particularly in this Sec
ton for some time. Briefly: Two
men from Wagner, Hugh Long and
J. G.. Hester Busbee, were in the race
for the, house of representatives The
Lies were closely drawn in this i'm
mediate vicinity The factionalism
was bitter and personalities were in
dulged in indiscriminately The elec-
; ton of Long in the second primary
famed the hatred to an unbelievable
Soorpo and Long was sent numerous