The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-22
EDITOR, INJURED IN FIGHT WITH
 ASSOCIATES, LIVES
Edward Doty of Tuscaloosa May Recover, But Danger Not Past-Accused Men
 Issue Statement

Tuscaloosa, October 21. Especial. Edward Doty, prominent Alabama journal ist, who was the victim of a fight in his office Saturday with Washington Moody, Prentiss Blackwell, w. Percy Williams and Olin Young, members of the Tuscaloosa News editorial staff and stockholders in the News Publishing company, is re- ported Sunday night to have passed a satisfactory day and is resting quietly.
 The physicians attending MT. Doty state that it will be impossible for them to ascertain for several hours yet with certainty the extent of the editors injuries. MT. Doty appears to be injured internally, and it is pointed out if an intestine should be ruptured as result of the encounter, the con- sequences will prove most grave.
 SIGNED STATEMENT
 The fo1lnyvi,,p riU been made by Messrs. Williams, Moody and Blackwell. who are under arrest charged with the assault:
 The statement over the signature ot Mir Edward Doty as to the difficulty which occurred on Saturday, which is published in this issue of the News is not in accordance with the facts as they occurred. We do not deem that this is. either the time or the place to go into details as to our side of the contro- versy. but desire to emphatically deny that MT. Doty was either choked. kicked or struck by anyone. or that there was any threat made to do him bodily harm, ard at the proper time and place the public will be fully advised as to what really occurred. In the meantime we trust that the public will withhold their conclusion until they have been fully in- formed of all that took place.
 w. PERCY WILLIAMS.
 WASHINGTON MOODY.
 "PRENT1SS. BLACKWELL.'' The statement by MT. Doty referred to above is one made Saturday night in which is asserted that because he re- fused to sign transfer of stock in the News Publishing company he was kicked and choked into insensibility.
 That trouble has been brewing some time between the stockholders of the News and Editor Doty has been known locally Messrs. Williams. Moody and Blackwell, according to report. combined their joint ownership of stock in an effort to gain control of the newspaper and te oust MT. Doty. It is said that MT. Doty succeeded in purchasing from a small stockholder stock which, added to the stock he already owned, gave to him the controlling interest and that he thereupon advised Alessrs. Wi.liams and Blackwell that instead of his withdra wal from the edttorship of the News that he was In position to inform them that their services would no longer be re- Quired. It is said that the encounter re- sulted from an effort on the part of Messrs. Moody and Williams to force MT. Doty to retransfer an aSOo-block of stock 70 as to give them the control .fhis Doty claimed he refused to dO whereupop the fight started.
 DOORS WE'RE LOCKED
 People on the street ln front ot the News office hearing the struggle inslde. tried to force an entrance. but found the front and side doors to the News build in9 locked. Upon galning entrance at tho rear. they discovered MT. Doty un- conscious on the floor Of his office and Messra. Moody and Williams endeavorinx to revive him by dashing water in hiA face. Mir Doty was carried across tho street to the Druid City inflrmary. He ragained consciouaness and during the afternoon was abe to make to Circuit Solicitor Ormond the statement referred to.
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