The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-29
SHOT down in DARK
UNKNOWN man TRIES TO SLAY
DR.. JAMES A'INT0SH
WONT BOTHER collie"

W UAH OO AAAs SOGAA
As Physician is Returning From Hos.
pitaI Would-be Assassin Steps
From Shadow Of Tree, Throws Pts
tol at Him and in Struggle Which
Follows, Fires Shot.
DR.. James H. Mcintosh, we'll known
Columbia physician, was shot ano
painfully wounded by an unknown
man, who attacked him shortly be-
fore 2 O'Clock Thursday morning as
the physician was returning to his
home in Columbia along Marion
street after a visit to the knowlton
hospital. According to statements by
Dr.. Mcintosh the asss liant, after a
struggle, fed over the wall OF the
Presbyterian church yard, shouting
as he scaled the wall: "Now, you
wont bother Cole tomorrow, or
Snow, Cole won't be bothered by
you tomorrow
The shooting is believed to be d
result Of the issuance by DR.. Meln-
tosh last Thursday, July 1S, Of a
statement telling that +. A. Richey,
an Abbeville county man convicted OF
a grave crime and parSoned by Gov.
Blease, was feigning paralysis, and
denying certain statement OF Gov.
Blease. This signed statement was
issued after Gov. Blease, during his
speech at A5bevilie at the senatorial
campaign meeting had stated in sub
stance that reports OF commission
of physicians, Of which DR.. Mcintosh
was member, set forth that "Richey
is q paralytic and his condition would
Improve if released from confne-
ment-"
with the generally believed inten-
ton of contradicting these statements
OF Cor. Blease. Dr.. Mcintosh stated
that ..it is not true that the report OF
said committee signed by Dr.: Knowl-
ton and myself in any way recon-
mended pardon or parole for the
said r A. Richey, the fact being that
both Dr. Know,ton and fully agreed
that paralysis was feigned.
Bloodhounds, summoned from the
penitentiary, arrived some time after
the shooting. Bystanoers had been
kept away from the part Of the wall
which the assailant had scaled in his
escape. Thes trail, therefore, was rel
atiyely easy. The dogs followed the
trail through the graveyard to Bull
street and thence down that street
to the corner of Bull and Pendleton
streets. There the rail was lost,
about half way across PeHdleton
street.
Mrs C. Y. Reamer, whose home is
Just two doors from the corner OF
Bull and Pendleton street, said that
she happened to be awake at the
time of the shooting. A few minutes
before she heard the first shot, Mrs.
Reamer said machine drew up at
the corner. The engine continued to
run, she said, making considerable
noise as if in bad condition. A man
laughed, This was the only voice
she heard, she said. Then she heard
the shot A few more minutes pass
ed; and the machine left the corner
just before the city hall clock struck
2 o'clock.
DR.. Mcintosh was returning to his
home from Knowlton Hospital about
2 O'Clock in the morning when the
unknown gunman stepped fIom be-
hind a large tree as the physician ap-
preached and demanded that he hold
up his hands, at the same time hold
ing revolver>within few inches OF
the doctors abdomen. Instead Of
raising his hands, DR.. Mcintosh has
tily clutched the revolver and -crced
the barrel at an angle across his alb
domen as the shot W s fred. The
bullet entered about the center Of the
abdominal surface and ranged across
to the left side, cutting through the
flesh about FIVE inches.
AS the wounded man fell upon the
pavement, the assailant scaled the
wall Of the First Presbyterian church,
before which the shooting occurred,
and fed toward the southern part Of
the city. AS the man was Chamber
ing over the fence, DR.. Mcintosh pro-
duced his own revolver and fred
twice at the fugitive without known
effect. AS the unknown assailant
disappeared over the church yard
wall, he cried out. with an oath,
"Now, you won't bother Collie to-mor-
-ow."
DR.. Robert A. Lancaster ana ]. R.
Shepherd, with B. F Auman. were
the first to reach DR.. Mcintosh after
the shooting. The three men were
awakened by the first shot fired
They waited and in few moments
four or FIVE shots were fred in rapid
succession. They could seo the
flashes in the dark. Then came the
cry for help. Up to this time the
three men had hesitated. When the
cry came for help, however, Dr.. Ian
caster said that he could wait no lon
ger and the three men, with trous'
ers slipped on over nightclothes anc
in bedroom slippers, started in the
direction of the cry, which seemed tc
grow weaker. When the three mer
reached their front porch the las
shot was cred.
Running across the street Dr.. Ian
caster called out:
What IS it? Who are you?'
"Dr. Mcintosh came the reply.
''No, DR.. Lancaster" said DR. Ian