The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-10-21
ONE is KILLED, ) INJURED.
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committee, said: '|In the midst of
the shooting, Chief Cantwell dashed
into the room with a drawn pistol
and when he got into the room he
raised it and I believe fred
Mayor Grace, it is said, had been
s'out of the city," and Henry P. Will
liams, alderman, directed, as mayor
pro tenn, the police dispositions for
dispensing the mob that had been at
tracted by the shooting. The mayor
appeared within about 20 minutes.
Knife and Pistol.
Joseph A. Black, chairman of the
city Democratic executive committee,
5 is positive that the first shot was fir
ed in the ante-room. ION seeing
s pistols fourished there" he said, Il
hurried to the telephone to notify
Sheriff Martin of the trouble. Some
man, quite an old man, cut at me
with knife l lodged and he slight
ly wounded my left arm. Capt.
Black said he then appealed to Police
Sergeant Quinn to restore order, but
the sergeant's reply was to draw a
revolver on him.
ssSome man in the crowd called
out, Here is the - - =, Ill get
him. and he threw his pistol up at
me. Thinking was in for a shot,
I tinstinctively put my arm before
) by face. At this moment shot was
fired from the direction from which
this, man was coming. Then l saw
! the young newspaper man (Sidney
3 J.. Cohen) on the floor at my feet.
tsI pulled away and at that time
some one else was yelling, There
4 goes the - we want
q saw Chief Cantwell at the window
with pistol in his hand as though
he were going to shoot some one who
was bending over at the window. l
= cannot say whether he shot or not.
B I have made it a rule to go unarmed
all the time I have been serving as
chairman of the executive commit
tee. I am a strong Hyde supporter
every chairman is strong sup
porter of one side or the other-but
II have dealt fairly with both sides.
Some of the best men in the city are
s on my committee and though dissen-
sion developed early, we could have
got on pretty we'll if it had not been
for trouble from the outside"
Can't Tell of Start.
s.'sWho or what started the shooting
ST do not know and cannot say saw
I anybody actually shoot anybody
else,'' said Nath. B. Barnweli, a mem
ber of the committee. Mr.. Barnwell
has served severals terms in the low
er house. of the general assembly as
"a member from Charleston. He lis a
lawyer. "A commotion started in
! the ante-room, Mr.. Barnwell said,
and from where I was. sitting it
looked as though a fight was going
!. on. + heard Goldman's name men
i toned. / heard a pistol shot in the
ante-room and the crowd came break
ing into the committee room.
1.-THE only man / recognized was
We. Wingate, who had been stand
ing in the doorway and who came
I in at the head of the crowd. The |
policeman in the doorway was swept
aside. As the crowd surged in the
shooting started, a regular fusillade, |
apparently from several pistols. Ip
the midst of the shooting Chief Cant |
well dashed into the room with pistol
drawn, and when he got inside he |
raised it and, ] believe, fired, al
though the scuffie Of people trying |
ITO get out prevents me from being |
positive as to this. did not see Mr.. |
Cohen shot and did not know until
9dlt0i .WdIu aIudt uO was Suoe. "eSS 1
unarmed. When left several men
! were on hehoor. recognized among |
them only w. E. Wingate. There
were in the building amply sufficient
policemen to prevent any disorder,
!, but when the shooting started they
were conspicuously absent from the
committee room.
IS 81 had suggested to the chairman
that it would expedite matters to
have the witnesses in the ante-room
and he told the police that he want
ged. no one allowed in the committee
room, except the members Of the COM
mittee and the attorneys and no one
in the outer room except witnesses.
4 then went with Capt. Black and
assisted in breaking the seals and
opening the door into the committee
room. When the door had been
opened the crowd came in, including |
committeeman, policemen and others.