The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-28
GIVES ACCOUNT OF ATTACK
DIR. James II. Mcintosh Describes His
Assailant-In His First Inter-
view.

The State, 26th.
DR.. James H. Mcintosh, in an in
terview yesterday at Knowlton's hos
pital. gave an account Of the attack
upon him early Thursday morning by
an unknown man.
"The man who held me up was
rather small in size, will weigh from
125 to 135, slender build, medium
height, and, think, was clean shay
emf" said Dr.. Mcintosh. "His features,
as we'll as I could see, were sharp. He
was dressed in dark trousers, dark
shirt and had a cap we'll pulled down
ever his face,'' he continued.
"As he went over the fence Me
turned and said with an oath, We'll,
you won't worry Coley tomorrow "
said DR.. Mcintosh.
81 was at home on Wednesday
night" said DR.. Mcintosh, July p,
from about $50 p. m. to l a. H.,
company being there most of this
time. / left my house at l a. m. ex-
pecting to so to the Knowlton nos
p;tal. crossed Bull street and as l
did so 1 became aware that some one
was breathing like man does after
an epileptic attack, somewhere along
the west sidewalk OF the 1900 block
Of Bull street. I turned and walked
down the sidewalk, and just at the
gate that goes into the Presbyterian
churchyard l found a man in an un-
conscious condition on the sidewalk,
/ Immediately returned to my off1ce
and phoned to McCormick's to send
an ambulance at once to this point,
and then returned to the unconscious
man. When the ambulance came, we
nut the man in the ambulance, l g3t
in with him and carried him to his
home. TIE ambulance went on back
to the store and I remained to help
put the gentleman to bed
Went to Hospital.
81 left this residence about 1:33 a.
m. and walked from there to the
Knowlton hospital arriving at the
Knowlton hospital about lao a. m. l
mad gone there to see Mr.. j. Arthur
Davis. Of st. Mattnews.MGo was in
room No. l of the South building, and
VIC is quite i'll with typhoid fever
[ found .,!r. Davis sleeping quietly,
and after looking over his chart,
left the hospital on my way home.
Just as | turned to Ie2ve the hos
pital 1 remember taking out my watch
and looking at it and remarking TO
the night nurse that it was IA mfn-
utes to ? and that l would get tc bed
about 2 o'clock. On getting cut OF
doors / pulled off my ccat and was
carrying it thrown over my lett shoul-
der. | walked down the west side OF
Marion street to the intersection OF
Washington and crossed Washington
street diagonally to the southeast cor
ner and started down the east side OF
Marion street. Just as l almost got
to the driveway entrance Of the Pres
byterian churchyard man stepped
out from behind a large tree with
pistol leyeled full at me, and in
rather low voice said, Hands up!'
Instinctively 1 dropped my coat and
Jumped for the man. My right hand
caught the muzzle Of the pistol and l
was trying to turn it to one side and
force it down. We strug-
gled for some several seconds for the
possession of the pistol and in the
struggle the man finally got the muz-
zle of the pistol resting against my
right side. He Immediately pulled
the trigger and the impact OF the bull
let knocked me off my feet. I fell on
my LETT side with my left shoulder
and head resting against the foot OF
the large tree just to the north of the
driveway. AS I fell the man wrench
ed his pistol loose and Immediately
made to the church wall. He climbed
this, l think, just at the juncture OF
the north side of the gate and the
brick wall. AS he went over the fence
he turned and said with an oath:
Well, you won't worry Coley tomor-
row.
Fired at Assailant.
SAfter I had fallen and the pistol
was twisted out OF my nand, I i'm
tried to get my own pistol