Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-07-29
DIR. JAMES II. MCINTOSH SHOT.
His Wounds Not Thought to BE of
Very Serious Nature.
CThc State. July 23.)

NnOwn Columbia physician, was shot
and painfully wounded by an un-
Nnown man, who attacked him short
ly before , o'clock this morning as
rhC physician was returning home
along Marion street after visit to
1hC knOwltOn Hospital. According
10 statements by DR.. Mcintosh, the
asSailant, after a struggle, fed over
1hc wall Of the Presbyterian church,
NarA, shouting as he scaled the wall:
''Now, YOU won't bother Collie to-
morrow or "NOw, Collie won't be
bothered by YOU Tomorrow"
Dr Mcintosh recently has been
brought forward into the Senatorial
rampaisn, Governor Blease having
said that he expected to invite the
1oCtOr TO be on the stage at to-day's
meeting when he would answer the
question asked at Grccnville, as to
mis- statement regarding the condi-
zion Of II. A. Richey, who was pa
1oled by the Governor.
i mere Is no Gle" 10 tue lucntltN OF
Or. Mclntoshs S assailant. The wound
ed man describes him as being small,
about l20 pounds in weight, dressed
in dark clothing and wearing a cloth
Gap.
BlOodhounds, summoned from the
Denitentiary, arrived some time after
$he shooting. Bystanders had been
Kept away from the part OF the wall
Nhich the assailant had scaled in his
escape. The trail, therefore, was
relatively easy.
The dogs followed the trail through
the graveyard to Bull street and
thnnce down that street to the cor
aGr Of Bull and Pendleton streets.
There the trail was lost. about half
way across Pendleton street.
Statement of Father.
DR.. James Mcintosh, father Of Dr..
James Fl. Mcintosh, this morning
made the following statement, as re-
Qeated by his son when he reached
Knowlton's Hospital after being
shot:
"'Dc. Mcintosh left Knowlton's
Hospital about Is minutes to ,
c'or% this morning. As he was
passing along Marion street by the
l'lrst Presbyterian church a man
stepped out from behind large tree
and called, Glands up" presenting
a pistol as he did so. DR.. Mcintosh
grabbed the pistol and grappled with
he man. In the scunIe the pistol was
3Ihccd against DR.. Mclntosh's sto-
mhch and fired one time. DR.. McIn-
Josh staggered and fell to the ground.
5mmcdiatcly the asSailant left, cross
ed the sidewalk and jumped the
fence, saying, Collie won't be both
Hred with You tomorrow DR.. Nc
intosh got his own pistol out and
Sired twice as his assailant got over
the fence. An instant later he fred
the remaining three chambers to at
tract attention. The 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 |
3akcn his pistol along with him.
The bullet struck in the right side
just over the liver. The seriousness
cannot be determined until a thor
ough examination has been made.
which is now in process"
At l.%0 tnis morning it was an
Hounccd that DR.. Mcintosh had come
ont from The ether, which had been
administered for the examination.
The wound was found to be only
superficial and the doctors condition
was pronounced to be "splendid."
Among the first persons to reach
the wounded man were Dr.. r. A.
Lancaster, b. +. Auman, ]. X. Shep-
herd 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 at hand.
The physician was perfectly COM
posed according to those first at his
side, and at once described the affair.
TO DR.. Lancaster DR.. Mcintosh said
that he thought he had been followed
or shadowed recently and since he
had been impressed with this con-