The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-10-21
ONE is KILLED, ) INJURED.
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back, saying: Stop Then there was
a fusillade of shots fired and l saw
one man in a window on the east
side of the room with three or four
men crowding him. While this was
going on I saw Chief Cantweil come
up with his pistol in his hand and fire
a shot at this mans head. In the
confusion\I did not recognize the
man. I saw no. pistol in his hand.
Why the man was not hit | do not
know. So far as I know it missed
him. While l was watching this,
some one struck me on the head with
a club from behind. l was dazed
somewhat and subsequently had to
20 to my home, but just remember
seeing Policeman Lafourcade come
up with pistol pointed and l grab
bed his hand and said: Man, for
Gods sake don't shoot I scarcely
remember any more, being in some
what a dazed ondition. I went home
and lay down.
John ]. Healy said that he was at
the executive committee room, King
and George streets. 81 was there as
a watcher he said, lin Mayor
Hyde's interest, stationed there with
several others. was standing at the
door between the two rooms, when
Capt. Black ordered everybody ex-
cept committeeman to get out of the
front room. Renters came out with
Maxy Goldman behind him. Willie
O'Brien started to strike Maxy Gold
man and Renters told him he was
too small for him to strike. Then
Renters and O'Brien started to get
into an argument and Frank Hogan
started to argue with him. William
Wingate then caught Renters from
the back with his arm around Rem
tiers neck. I caught Wingate's arm
and told him to turn Renters loose.
When Renters turned around Harry
Wilenski took a pistol out of Rem
tiers back pocket and they all holler-
ed, arrest him and Sergt. Quinn
took him off, Then the commotion
started in the door. Fosberry and
Frank Hogan started to abuse me
and in the confusion Chief Cantwell
took pistol out of my pocket. I
had the pistol as deputy constable,
appointed by Sheriff Martin.
Says Chief Shot.
1.-THE shooting started in the door,
and Chief Cantwe1l and Mr.. Turner
Logan came in with drawn guns
pointing inside. I begged them not
to shoot. Mr.. Logan put his gun
down, but Chief Cantwell fired shot
at Henry Brown, while several were
holding. Brown. I think Mr.. Robson
grabbed Chief Cantwell's hand with
pistol and begged him not to shoot" ;"
He said that two hours later he was
ordered under arrest by Mayor Grace
and Chief CantweH for carrying con-
cealed weapons. Healy put up cash
bond of $40 and was released late
last night.
Joseph D. Hiott was present at
the meeting of the executive commit
tee to testify in behalf of his brother,
George A. Hiott, whose vote had been
challenged.
Mr.. Black, the chairman" said
Mr.. Hiott, asked the police depart
ment to see that everybody was put
out of the room except the executive
committee. stepped just outside of
the doorway back into the room from
the executive committee room. My
two brothers were with me. AS I
did this I saw young man from the
navy yard, named George Renters;
two men were cursing him. One was
big Wingate. They grabbed hold of
him and then a policeman grabbed
him about the neck and they arrest
ed Renters. I never saw Renters
rise. They carried him out of the
room. A minute or so later the.
shooting began. The shooting was
in the room. I cannot say who the
men were who shot, but | did see
policeman in uniform shoot. He
shot four or five shots through the
doorway into the committee room.
After that there were so many shots
that I and my brothers went out. In
trying to get out some one hit me-
Only city policemen were on guard
at the executive committee hall on
King street when the fatal shooting
occurred. Governor Manning had on
the night before instructed Col. e. M.
Blythe, of Greenville, First infantry,
to proceed to Charleston and take
charge of the several companies that
had been ordered to be in readiness
for duty. Sheriff Martin had large
number of special deputies sworn in.