The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-10-20
A BLOODY CLIMAX
IN CHARLESTON
Young Man Killed and Four
Others Wounded.
MILITIA CALLED OUT
TO RESTORE ORDER
When Executive Committee Met to
Tabulate Votes Of Primary Held
Tuesday, SmaR Riot Results and
Wild Disorder Prevails. Details

HuesdGy, Smak Riot Results and
Wild Disorder Prevails. Details
Very Indefinite.
The last issue of The Advertiser car
ried an account Of Gov. Manning's ac-
ton in putting the militia in readi-
ness at Charleston to quell any dsor-
ders that might have arisen as a re-
suit of the election. Whether or not
the presence Of the militia tended to
preserve order is problematical, but
during the meeting Of the executive
committee Friday following, when the
militia was not present, trouble ensued
resulting in the death of one man.
Sidney Cohen, and the wounding Of
four others. The coroners inquest
was begun Monday and very little Of
definite details was brought out and
yesterday was still in session. Sher-
iff Elmore Martin has taken out war
rants for a number Of men for carry
ing concealed weapons and the Char
lesion police have charged two men
by the name Of Brown and Mcdonald
with responsibility for Cohen's death.
The account of the Friday tragedy,
as taken from The Columbia State, is
in par as follows:
Charleston, Oct 15.-Charleston's
turbulent municipal campaign result
ing in the Democratic primaries last
Tuesday being held while seven units
OF the State guard were held ready to
assume police duties, reached its
eliminating violence today in pistol
battle in a room where the Demo-
cratic city executive committee was
about to meet to canvass the returns.
When the smoke Of the fight had
cleared from the room on the second
floor of the thrcc-story building at
King and George streets. five men had
been shot, and others were bruised
Sidney j. Cohen, a reporter for the
Charleston Evening Post was shot
through the right lung and died soon
after. w. A. Turner, an insurance
agent, also was shot in the lung and
Is in serious condition. as is w. e.
Wingate, superintendent OF the city
chain gang. who Is suffering from
bullet wound in the head. II. l.. Will
ensky, city meter Inspector was hit
in the arm and Jeremiah O'Bricn. in
spector Of weights and measures and
a member of the executive committee,
was shot in the ankle. All the wound
ed are expected to recover
Six Men Arrested.
One Of six men arrested Max Gold
man, marine engineer, tonight is
in hospital suffering from a blow on
the head, administered 1t is said, by
a policeman when Goldman tried to
get out Of the committee room. Others
are II. ]. Brown, ice wagon
driver and former policeman; Edward1
stevcdore and former po-
liccman; ]. j. Hcaly, former police
sergeant; Conrad Slender, deputy
sheriff, and j. ]. secnkcn, keepcr oil
2 cemetery, No charges were pre-
iSllSu dSulll5J dly Ol LllcI.
Gov. Manning at Columbia, immc-
diately upon being informed OF the
shooting, ordered the Washington
light infantry. a Charleston company,
to the scene: Th" l.. Company, with bay |
Dnets fixed. quickly cleared the streets
outside the building where 1t was
feared trouble would develop. Later
the guardsmen aided the police and
special deputies in patrolling the
street and remained on duty late to-
night.
n s" Battalion In Readiness.
The entire First battalion Second
regiment. n G. s. G., located here,
was ordered hold at the armories
ready for cvcntualitics. Gov. Man
ming also ordered local dispchsarics
closed until further notice. There
was only small groups OF men on the
streets tonight and there was no out
ward evidence that there might be
more disorder
The military is under command Of
Col. p. M. Blythe OF Greenvllle, in the
absence Of Adjt. Gen; Moore. who Is
attending the rifle matches at jack
sonville. Col. Blythe came here last
night on instructions from Gov. Man
ming.
Charleston has been prepafed for