The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-05-12

To my rlgh; hand and called me
names which caused me to slap him
with the palm of my hand. He fell
to the sidewalk. While he was down
and trying to rise, to prevent nim
from doing me a.:y bodily harm, I
pushed him back and in pushing him
back | turned my back to the street.
\ pistol was fired from my back and
| realized in a few moments had
been shot at. turned and saw T. B.
Roach being held by John B. Rogers
and others
DR.. C. C. Stanley, when seen at is
residence, 1929 Banding street, last
night, gave out the following con-
cerning his quarrel with DR. Griffith:
The Fight.
81 met Dr. Griffith in front Of Alb
bolts cigar store, next door to the
Imperial hotel" said DR.. Stanley. 'We
had a conversation regarding his ad
vertisements in The State and The
Record as to-my saying that | would
be the next recorder I told him that
that was lie. We then got into per-
sonal encounter He knocked me
down. He hit me with his fist I had
no, struck at him, but had pulled of
my coat and laid it on the ground be-
fore I said he was liar, and just as
soon as I did that he struck me-
Several people came to separate
us. When ! was down there was an
explosion. I don't know whether it
was pistol or not have heard that
DR.. Griffith claims that somebody
tried to shoot him and had that been
the fact i. would have been impos-
sible to shoot DR.. Griffith by the man
he claims. A number Of people were
between DR.. Griffith and Mr. oRach.
Friends persuaded me to leave the
scene
With regard to what caused the
difficulty | arranged this morning for
ads in The State and The Record"
John b. Rogers, chief clerk at the
Columbia postoffice, was present at
the time of the difficulty. Last night
lie made the following statement:
81 went down stree; this evening
with my son. At the postoffice I
stopped to attend to some business
and told my son to go TO the Pastime
theatre. After remaining a the post
office about 80 minutes, walked down
Main street AID went 10 the Pastime
to get my son.
Il walked out of the theatre and went
into Abbo:t's uptown cigar store to
lo-k at the baseball re,urns. | only
remained in there about two minutes
and came out and started up street.
Just as got in from. of the imperial
h3tel DR.. L. A. Griffith was coming
5ut OF The hotel door He spoke to me,
shook hands and inquired about the
heal II O; my family. Gle was my
family physician for years. After
few words of conversation DR.. C. c..
Stanley came by and walked up to us,
who were standing at the entrance to
the MOTEL DR.. Stanley spoke to us and
made remark o Dr.. Griffith that
he had stepped on his tees in what
he had to say in the paper, but that
ne was comig back af er him. Dr.,
Griffith said: Well, that is your priv
ilege DOCTOR
The conversation for several min
utes bordered on the question Of Dr.
S anley being city recoT1er III case OF
DR.. Earle being elected mayer. The
conversation drifted on and became
more .teated and l remarked: You
Two genltemel should not have any
personal difference over the matter.
DR.. Griffith then told Dr. Stanley that
he did not wish to have any difficulty
with him whatever and that he would
hid him good night and go on his way
] WI stree. In he meantime DR..
S anley had throwA his Goa, and vest
the ground and then said to Dr.
Griffith that he did net want he job
OF ci y recorder and that whoever said
or told him that he wanted it old a
die Or. Stanley then said again
that it was a d lie anyway. Dr.
Grif h Slapped him with nis open
land ana Dr. Sran'e = fell % &c side
v...lh. grabbed Dr.. Griffith by the
oaa- sleeve with my left aand and
, .1.o5 I,;,o not 70 hi+ Dr St2ul lpV again