Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-07-24
FRIDAY, JULY "a, 1914.

away, he cried, Now you won't bother
Collie tomorrow" or Now Collie won't
be bothered by you tomorrow" This
was said as the alleged assassin jump
ed a low wall Of the Presbyterian
church yard AS the man was running
away DR.. Mcintosh recovered suffi-
entity to pull his revolver out Of his
pocket and fire two shots at the re-
treating form and after an interval he
fired three more shots to attract atten-
ton. This statement was given to the
papers by DR.. Mcintosh and his father,
DR.. James Mcintosh.
The assailant was described as
white man, Weighing about l20 pounds
and wearing a dark suit and a dark
cap. The wounded man, however. Is
quoted as saying that he would not
recognize him II he should see him
again.
Immediately following the alarm the
penitentiary bloodhounds were sent for.
They struck a trail at the point Of the
hold-up and followed 1t a few blocks,
where it was lost, the supposition be-
ing that the would-be assassin had at
that point gotten into a waiting auto
mobile.
Subsequent examination of the
wounded man, showed that the bullet
had entered the center Of the abdomi-
nal surface, ranged across to the left
side, plowing through the flesh for
about five inches. 1t developed that
the bowels had not been penetrated,
and physicians gave the opinion that no
serious results were to be apprehended
except from blood poisoning.
A statement given out by DR., James
and published in the Spartanburg
Journal Of yesterday, was as follows:
DIR. Mcintosh left Knowlton hospital
about Is minutes to 2 o'clock this morn
ing. AS he was passing along Marion
street by the First Presbyterian church
man stepped out from behind large
tree and called, Hands up presenting
a pistol as he did so. Dr. Mcintosh
grappled the pistol and grappled with
the man, In the scuffie the pistol was
placed against DR.. McIntosh's stomach
gered and fell to the ground. Immes
diately the assailant left, crossed the
sidewalk and jumped the fence, saying,
Collie won't be bothered with you to-
morrow DR.. Mcintosh got his own
pistol out and fired twice as his assail-
ant got over the fence. An instant la
ter he fired the remaining three cham
bers to attract attention. The attack
ing party disappeared through the
Presbyterian graveyard.
DIR. McIHtosh has never been in the
habit Of carrying pistol, but being
suspicious for the last three nights that
he was shadowed he had taken his pis-
tol along with him.
THE bullet struck in the right side
just over the liver. The seriousness
cannot be determined until a thorough
examination has been made which Ia
now In process"
The shooting took on political sig
nificance because of its more or less
plausible connection with the Gus
Ritchey case. In Abbeville, Governor
Blease stated that Drs. Mcintosh and
Knownton had examined Ritchey in the
penitentiary and had made a report to
the effect that the prisoner was suf-
fering from paralysis from which he
could not recover under confinement.
The Columbia Record printed an elleg-
ed signed statement from DR.. Mcintosh
that he had made no such report, but
had said that Ritchey was taking pa
ralysis. At Greenville, Banker Nor
wood asked Governor Blease, What
about the Ritchey case" Governor
Blease replied that at Columbia he
would call Dr.. Mcintosh on the stand
and answer that question,