The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-15
Sydney J. Cohen, Innocent By
|. stander, First Victim of
Duel Between Friends Of
Rival Candidates.
GOVERNOR MANNING
CALLS OUT MILITIA
Whole Second Regiment Or
dered to Duty in Charleston
w here Serious Trouble
Seems to Threaten.

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Charleston. >. c., oct. A. sydney
J cohen. newspaper reporter. was
killed and four men shot in a meicc
that occurred here today iust outside
the room where tho DcmArratie city
executive committee was 10 meet to
canvass the returns of the inuniiptl
primary last Tuesday.
w a Turner was shot In the rlghf
lung ana seriously injured W E
WiuEate received serious scalp
wound, Il. l.. WnenslSy was slot ia
nn arm. ana Jeromiah O'Ericn WAS
shot In an ankle.
The committee was Just about To-
De called to order 10 canvdg the re-
turns OF Yesterday primar, az which
The trouble was Threatened a night
started In room adjoining that in
which the committee was "a mcri.
The cause has not been determined.
Tho seuaiihg occnsisped by the
light hardly had started wfon 8 rus
ilade of shots was heard from tsr
| committee room, THIS continued Tor
several minutes as she committeeman
and spectators made a frantic ruth to
| get out
Policemen were stationed In the
committee room adioin!ng. but no ar
rests had been made two hours after
| tho chooting and as far Is known 81
| that hour no one seemed 10 know who
hnd fired the first shot. or who kept
| IL up
The setting for the snair was dra-
matte Al the intersection of King
and George streets where is situat "a
the building in which the conmifteo
was 10 meet. large crowd had
| gathered The demeanor Of thnse
there had led the chief % police 10
| place q large number ~ o.Hccrs there
| Tp io TIE time of the shooting. how
ever this crowd had remained or
derry
Tho Democratic municipal primary
developed into such q bitter factiunai
hsht between the adherents of Ma
jor John T.. Grace and Trisman r
hyde running "a; the head nf the
tckrts, that serious trouhic wag fe1r-
Cd. Representations made 20 Cover
nor Manning hp the sheriff aud me- r-
hrra of thc Democratic executive corn.
miuer resulting iH the governor or-
dcrug four companies uf militia and
three divisions ~ nstnuti militia hold
az rrc armorlos as precautionary
measure
Il The state adiutani general was hur.
riod tu Charleston FROM ColuaAia
|, Monday afternoon 90 take hharsr oi
tho situation and to have thc mliitia
uhr over c 1us ness of policing the
ulg huuij t Doe deomcd necessary
, The shcrin swure In nfiy extra dep.
, ufics and had them ropdy Tor mWe
diate action Chnrgcs hat tho gov
crnrr was interfering with the pri
mar iu favor of one faction wer'
, hoard and promptly denied. Thos'
, Whr ,pade The charge pointed 90 th'
, lsa that there was nN trouble Tues
dag or Tufsial night a. substantial
, ton Tte militia wis ordered 90 re
, rort to the armeries "a S o'clocE Mon
day ni iht uu1 was not Dispersed pn
, az O'Clock Wednesday morning
The InoWcial count showed 7he
!, hyde had won hy nineteen votes bti
I. more than 700 votes we're contested
:. The committee met to-day 20 canvas
) the returns ana settle the contests
Al The crowd had gathered io ret frs
! news ~ tho decision of the comnitse