The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-05-15
HELD FOR FIRING
UPON CANDIDATE
T. b. Roach Accused of Shooting at
DIR. Griffith-Encounter Between
Mayoralty Aspirant and C.
c. Stanley Proves Ex-
citing.
Sundays State).

land county dispensary board, was ar
rested last night just before 10 o'clock
on the charge Of shooting at DR.. L. A.
Griffith, candidate for mayor. Charges
of assault and battery with intent
to kilP' and carrying unlawful
He was later released from the police
station on bond of $500, his bonds
men being Charles l.. Kelly and N. II.
Driggers. Mr.. Roach said last night
that he did not care to make state
ment at that time. He left the po-
ice station in an automobile.
According to statements by eye
witnesses of the affair, the shot was
fired just after DR.. Griffith had en-
gagged in a fight with DR.. C. C. Stan
ley in front of the Imperial hotel on
Main street. 1t was said that DIR.
Stanley took exception to statements
by DR.. Griffith, appearing in the press
of the city relative to the municipal
campaign.
The bullet hit the sidewalk close
to the feet of Ernest j. Stewart of
1918 Laurel street, who was standing
near the curb at the northwest corner
of the piazza of the Imperial.
Took the Pistol.
George c. Strickland of the Strick-
land Auto Transfer company, who
was standing near, took the pistol
from Mr. Roach and later turned it
over to the police. Mr.. Strickland,
speaking of the affair last night, said
that he asked Mr.. Roach for the pis-
tol and that Mr.. Roach gave it to him.
Mr.. Strickland said that he then
walked away. He said that he took
the pistol while Mr.. Rogers was hold
ing Mr.. Roach.
DR.. Griffith last night made the fol-
lowing statement: "I was talking
with Mr.. John B. Rogers when DR..
Stanley came up and in an excited
manner began to talk about my letter
in this mornings State. / don't re-
member the exact words that were
used, but the conversation became
quite heated. DR.. Stanley began to
pull off his coat. To show him that
I did not want row I turned my
back on him to walk away. He held
to my right hand and called me
names which caused me to slap him
with the palm Of my hand. He fell
and trying to rise, to prevent him
pushed him back and in pushing him
back | turned my back to the street.
A pistol was fired from my back and
realized in a few moments I had
been shot at, turned and saw T. B.
s Roach h, being held by John. B. Rogers
DR.. C C. Stanley, when seen at his
residence, 1929 Blanding street, last
night, gave out the following con-
corning his quarrel with DR.. Griffin:
The Fight.
II met DR.. Griffith in front of Alb
botts cigar store, next door to the
Imperial hotel" said DIR. Stanley. eve
had q fSnv, o,,l; l.
vertisements in The State and The
Record as to my saying that I would
be the next recorder. / told him that
that was lie. We then got into a
personal encounter. He knocked me
down. He hit me with his first. 1
had not struck at him, but had pulled
OF my coat and laid it on the ground
before I said he was liar, and Just
as soon as did that he struck me.
Several people came to separate
us. When I was down there was an
explosion. 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. it would have been impos.
sible to shoot DIR. Griffith by the man
he claims. A number of people were
between DIR. Griffith and Mr.. Roach
Friends persuaded me to leave the
scene.
with regards 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
he made the following statement:
II went down street 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 at the post
office about 80 minutes. walked
down Main street and went to the
Pastime to get my son.
81 walked out of the theatre and
went into Abbott's uptown cigar store
to look at the baseball returns. /
only remained in there about two min
utes and came out and started up
street. Just as got in front of the
Imperial hotel DR.. L. A. Griffith was
coming out Of the hotel door. He
spoke to me, shook hands and in
quired about the health of my fam
iiy. (He 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 hotel
LIZ. STANLEY spoke to US and made
a remark to DR.. Griffith that he had
stepped on his toes in what he had
to say In the paper, but that he was
coming back after him. DIR. Griffith
laid, "Well, that is your privilege,
doctor"
"The conversation for several min
utes bordered on the question Of DIR.
Stanley being city recorder in case of
DR.. Earle being elected mayor. The
conversation drifted on and became