The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-25
MORE OFFRES
OF REWARDS
FOR THE ARREST OF MAN
WHO TRIED TO KILL DIR.
MCINTOSH
PHYSICIANS M AID
And Give Out Indignant State
ments Denying Stories That
Are Afloat
PHYSICIANS Nj AID
Especial to The Intelligencer)

(opeclai 70 Inc lntelllgenccr)
Columbia, July 24s-E.:ny wild rum
ors have been circulated in South Car
olina in connection with the shooting
of DR.. James H. Mcintosh. The talk
In many sections of the state is that
he was not shot or that he shot HIM
self.
Taking notice Of these rumors, ply
sicians Of Columbia in charge OF the
case issued statement showing con-
clusively that DR.. Mcintosh was shot
and badly hurt.
The Columbia medical society, at a
meeting today. authorized a reward
Of $500 for the apprehension OF the
guilty party or parties. The follow
Ing statement was issued:
This Is to certify that about a.
M. last Thursday morning. July %,
was called to the Knowlton hospital to
operate upon DR.. james H. Mcintosh
OF Columbia for wound of the abdo-
men. Immediately called Dr. g. E.
Harmon. also Of Columbia, to assist
me at the operation. When l arrived
at the hospital I found DR.. Mcintosh
In bed and examined him. found he
had pistol wound in the abdomen
and advised immediate exploratory
operation. As soon as the necessary
preparations could be made DR.. McIn-
tOsh was placed upon the operating
table and the anaesthetic was admin
istered by DR.. Edith Welborne of Co
lumbia. The wound OF entrance was
on the right side OF the abdomen. just
below the margin Of the ribs and was
surrounded by powder burn of con-
siderable extent The. wound of exit
was. ehout six inches aFom the wound
of entrance and about on the same
level with it. Upon incision, found
that the peritoneeum had not t.een
penetrated by the bullet. DR.. Mcintosh
had bacn instructed by me not to un
dergo the mental eXertion Of making
statement to the newspapers.
Signed: Geo. H. Bunch. NJ. D. ply
sician In charge"
II Of my, own personal knowledge
know that the facts stated in the
above statement are correct. t.-Sam-
uel B. Harmon, NJ. D.
The following physicians were pres
ent at the operation upon DR.. Mcln-
tosh: :.
certify that / was present at the
operation upon DR.. James H. McIn-
tosh and have read the statement OF
Drs. Bunch and Harmon and can af-
firm that the same Is correct-Wllliam
Wes .op M. D.; r. G. Blackburn, M. D.
DR.. blackburn IL an assistant ply
sician at the state hospital for the In
sane, appointed by Blease board of
regents. He is a supporter OF the
governor.
Misses Bertie E. May and Mary B.
Turpin. nurses at Knowlton's hospital,
signed statements that they are nurses
on the case of DR.. Mcintosh and that
he was shot.
DR.. George H. Bunch, physician In
charge of the case. said tonight that
DR.. Mcintosh would be sufficiently re-
covered tomorrow to give statement
to the press covering the details OF the
attack upon him.
DR.. r. A. Lancaster. the first person
to get to DR.. Mcintosh, has made a
statement as finding DR.. Mcintosh ly-
ing on the ground. after hearing the
shooting rnd calls for help.
Some time before the shooting Dr.
Mcintosh. happened to be passing the
First Presbyterian churchyard and
discovered man lying on the ground
In the SQaOOWS. i ub ItluA Wdo ut uuh
Dr. Mcintosh took the. unfortunate
man home and was returning along
Marion street when just as he came
within TIC glare Of the arc light In
front OF the Woodrow memorial chap
ell, a man darted out from behind a
tree and ordered hands Mp!"
For the moment DR.. Mcintosh. as
he told those who came to his assist
ance. threw up his hands. But as
quickly he came down with them and
grabbed tho pistol OF his assailant
and struggled with him. 1t was then
that the assailant fired the only shot
he did Ore; and the one which wound
ed DR.. Mcintosh. DIR. Mcintosh fell.
His assailant ran and was leaping the
the wall OF the churchyard when the
physician fred twice at him, and three
times Immediately after to attract at
tentlon. The doctor called for help
and fred once more. As his assaiIant
was going over the wall, DR.. Mcintosh
heard him call back: Nov you won't
bother Collie tomorrow" or rNow Collie
won't be bothered with you tomor-
row. r'S
holland; j. C. Hutson. Aiken: B. F.
HolIey, Aiken; DR.. J. H. Burnett,
Graniteyille; Thos. W. Davies. Beech
Island; John @. Chafee. aiken; L. J.
Williams, North Augusta, Aiken coun-