The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-25
DR.. ]. 1. M'|N10sA SHOT.
Seriousness Of Injury not Yet Asccr.
tained-After Struggle Assailant
Flees with Shout snow You Won't
Bother Cole Tomorrow''-Physi
clan Fires at Man as He Scales
Fence.

Fence.
Columbia, July 23.-Dr. James II
Mcintosh, we'll known Columbia ply
sician, was shot and perhaps serious
~ wounded by an unknown man, who
attacked him shortly before 2 O'Clock
this morning as the physician was re.
turning home along Marion street af,
ter a visit to the Knowlton hospital
According to statements by DR.. Nc.
lntosh the assailant, after a struggle
hed over the wall of the Presbyterian
churchyard, shouting as he scaled the
wall: Nov, you won't bother Collie
tomorrow" or Now, Collie won't be
bothered by you tomorrow"
DR.. Mcintosh recently has beer
brought forward into the senatorial
campaign, Gov. Blease having said
that he expected to invite the docto,
to be on the stage at today's meeting
When he would answer the question
asked at Greenville, as to his state.
ment regarding the condition of r
A. Rtchey. who was paroled by the
governor.
There is no clew to the identity OF
DIR. McIntosh's assailant. The wound.
be man describes him as being small
about 12O pounds in weight. dressed
In dark clothing and wearing a cloth
cap.
Bloodhounds, summoned from the
penitentiary. arrived some time after
the shooting. By-standers had been
Kept away from the part of the wall
which the assailant had scaled in his
escape. The trail, therefore, was rel.
atively easy.
The dogs followed the trail through,
the graveyard to Bull street and
thence down that street to the cor.
ner OF Bull and Pendleton streets.
There the trail was lost, about half
way across Pendleton street.
DR.. James Mcintosh, father OF
DR.. James H. Mcintosh. this morning
made the following statement, as re-.
peated by his son when. he reached
Knowlton's hospital after being shot
"Dr Mcintosh left Knowlton's hos
pital about Is minutes to 2 O'Clock
this morning. AS he was passing along
Marion street by the First Presby-
terrain church a man stepped out
from behind large tree and called
Hands up presenting a pistol as nv
did 80. DR.. Mcintosh grabbed the
pistol and grappled with the man. In
the scuffle the pistol was placed
against DR.. McIntosh's stomach and
fired on time. DR.. Mcintosh stag
gered and fell to the ground. I'M
the assailant left, crossed
the sidewalk and jumped the fence,
saying. Collie won't be bothered with
you tomorrow DR.. Mcintosh got his
own pistol out and fired twice as his
got over the fence. An in
stant later he fired the remaining
three chambers to attract attention
rhe attacking party disappeared
through the Presbyterian graveyard.
'Dr. Mcintosh has never been in
the habit OF carrying a pistol, but be-
ing suspicious for the last three
nights that he was shadowed he had
taken his pistol along with him.
"The bullet struck in the right side
Just over the liver. The seriousness
can not be determined until a thor
ough examination has been made
which Is now in process"
DR.. Mcintosh was taken to the
Knowlton hospital, and there he was
given medical attention. A preliml-
nary examination led to the an.
that it was probable tina,
the wound was flesh wound. only
and that hts recovery was likely.
Among the first persons to reach
the wounded man were DR.. r. A. Lam
caster, B. F. Auman. ]. r. Shepherd
and a number Of others who hurried
to the spot from their homes. The
shots and DR.. McIntosh's cries for help
alarmed the neighborhood and in a
few minutes many persons were al
hand.
The physician was perfectly com.
posed. according to those first at his
side. and at once described the af.
fair. saying he had been to the
KnOwlton hospital and was returning
home, walking on Marion street be.
tween Washington and Lady. Ir
front Of the First Presbyterian
church. his statement continued, a
man with leveled revolver sprang
from the shadow Of a large tree and
called on him to hold up his hands
He grappled with his assailant and
struggled for the possession Of the
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