Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-16
ONE MAN is DEAD
AND FOUR WOUNDED
Gun Battle at Election Contest as
Outcome Of Democratic Pri-
maries in Charleston.
STATE MILITIA IS CALLED OUT

CHARLESTON. s. c., oct. H.
sidney ]. Cohen. a newspaper re-
porter, was killed and four men shot
IN a melee that occurred here today
Just outside the room where the dem
ocratic city executive committee was
TO meet TO canvass the returns Of the
municipal primary last Tuesday.
w. A. Turner was shot in the right
hing and seriously injured; w. E,
wingate received a serious scalp
wound, H. l.. Wilson wilensky was
nhot IN an arm and jeremiah oBrien
IN anAEle.
The committee was Just about 10 be
called 70 order 20 canvass the returns
Of last Tuesdays primary at which the
trossbIe was threatened. A fight started
in the adjoining room from that In which
the committee wes 20 meet. The cause
has not been determined.
The scuff1ing occAsioned by the fight
hardly had started when fusillade OF
shots was heard from the committee
room. This continued for several min
uses. as the committeeman and speeta-
nors made a frantic rush 70 set out
No Arrests Nfnde-
Policemen were stationed in the COM
nittes rvom adjoining. but no arrests
had been made two hours after the
shooting and AZ far as known az -
hour no one seemed 70 know who had
fired the first shot OF who kept II up.
The setting for the affair was ORA
matte. At the intersection Of King and
George streets, where n situated the
building In which the committee was u
meet, a large crowd had gathered The
aerneanor Of those there had led the
chief Of police 10 place . large num-
Der OF officers there. Up 10 the time OF
the shooting. however. this crowd had
rcmained orderly.
me democratic municipal primary de-
voioped into such bitter fectional fight
between the adhereuts OF Mayor John p
Grace and Tristman 7. Hyde. running al
the head Of the tickets. that serious
trouble was feared Representations made
TO Governor Manning by the sheriff and
members OF the democratic Legislative
committee resulted IN the governor order
ing four companies OF militia and thre'
divisions Of naval militia held at the ar
mories as a precautionary measure.
shown ~ Count.
The state adjutant general was hurrieS
10 Charleston from Columbia Monday aft
ernoon 20 take charge OF the situation
and to have the militia take over tn
business Of policing the city. had it beei
deemed necessary.
The sheriff swore In fifty extra deputsc
and had them ready for immediate action
Charges that the governor wes interior
ing with the primary in favor OF one fac
ton were heard and promptly denied
Those who made the charge pVinted I
the fact that there was no trouble Tuss
day or Tuesday night m standardization.
The militia was ordered TO report I
the armories at o'clock Monday Nigh
and was not dispersed until o'cloc
Wednesday morning.
The unofficial count showed that Hyd
had won by nineteen. votes. but NOR
than 100 votes were contested. The con
mittee met today to canvass the return
and settle the contests.
Governor Manning this afternoon oalle
four companies OF the Columbia battaiio
OF militia, under command OF Major Ma
chant, TO assemble In their armories an
await oventualities In Charleston. Late
the governor called the entire eecon
regiment OF the National guard und'
arms.