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d.)r-)rtcdnsMini-\st li-*CAUSE OF TEE SHOOTING.McGuire and Rees are brothers*in-law. McGuire married the sister of Rees and Rees married McGuire’s sister. Mrs. Rees diedseveral weeks ago at Kush la.It is said that the possession of certain property, claimed by eachnoheDAUPHIN STREET MERCHANT of thc lnon' caused them to becomeI sheIr.fchormIdFIRES AT BROTHER-IN-LAWunfriendly, and it is further saidthat McGuire has made several attempts of late to have Rees incarcerated in the state asylum for thei nsanc.The deputies at the sheriff’sioffice say that only yesterday he made two visits to that office be-!j Shoot inedisuvto111•SiV*.xterlie1«Tthe Outcome of a fore the shooting occurred. OneDisagreement About Proper visit was for the Vuv»oso of SGein«ty,—Rees in a CriticalDeputy Sheriff Humphries to se-Condition.—Mctiuirecu*c his service, it is said, in getting Rees sent to the asylum.Sent to Jail.Mr. Samuel D. Rees was shotand probably fatally woundedabout 2:110 o’clock yesterday after-* tnr2 kD-II.11Stmnoon by his brother-in-law, Mr. William J. McGuire in the storebulletof the latter, at No. 1158 Dauphin s t rce t.Rees was shot twice, oney~ I taking effect in the...1 nI:■e-1. a-isThe other visit was made to tinsheriff's office by McGuire about1:15 o’clock yesterday afternoon.•7 •/He stated to thc deputies that liewas looking for Rees and pulling up his coat exclaimed excitedly, “See, 1 haven’t got anythin and left the oflice. About three-irquarters of an hour later Rees was shot by McGuire. It is said thatleft shouldernear thc collar-bone and the other,entering the left side and lodgingnin the abdomen.a- A 32-calibre pistol was the weapon used and the firing was doneat close range, while the men wereRees had gone to McGuire’s storefor the purpose of seeing McGuire Rees was unarmed I,McGuire is said to have statedhe was only sorry that lie did notget to shoot Rees five times andtthat lie would have done so had hegrappling with each other.McGuire Tired three timesnot been prevented. His handI1lJwas slightly hurt, he saying thatatRees, one of the shots going wild,two of them takingeffect. Aftersbeing struck by the bullets, Reesit was done by the pistolbeingwrenched from his hands.Rees is said to have stated after(1wrenched thc pistol from McGuire’s grasp, w’alkcd out of thcahe was shot that it was a pity God w'ould let a man live whoi1would do such a deed as that.IMrs. McGuire was almost pros-constore and to Hauer’s drugstore,distance of about half a block, and |trated ovcr the sad an'air and isleft the weapon there.under great mental and nervousa1J1Rocs then walked to thc ollico of s,rain- Shc was ,0° overcomeDr. G. H. Fonde, on Claiborne «ive a vorsi° of •« altair fort, I publication. McGuire is quotedto I rtirstreet, a short distance fromwi drug store, and applied for medi-as saying that he intended to kill1cal attention, which was renderedRees.iby Dr. Fonde.After being sent to the infirmaryCF clThe hospital ambulance was telephoned for and Mr. Rees was re-Rees progressed very nicely until pinearly nightfall when his pulse ^moved to Providence Infirmary.beganto rise and about' 7:30After shooting Rees, McGuireo’clock it was 120. The patientsIleft his store and drove in a buggyto the sheriff’s office. Ho ran al-condition became alarming and Dr. Fonde summoned in consultationmost into the arms of Deputy Dr' Rhe“ They perfor-Sheriff Norton, who was standingmed an operation upon Rees aboutin the doorway which separates the J ^ ^ ° tdo(di t() tdose two perforatesiclPiJuJcAsheriff’s oflice from the court house I *'ons which were discovered inatcorridor. Blood was on and he appeared very much excited, saying as he approached“I shot him, I shot him; get ine some brandy. ’ ’ Deputy Norton did as McGuire requested.While in the sheriff’s office, MecaJrNorton,his faceltllc larf?e intestines.“ The perforations wero closed,as Deputy I that was the only hope the physicians had that Reeswould re-uuGuiro made disconnected statements about 'the trouble betweenhim and Rees which resulted inthe shooting.Chief Deputy George Holt, inthe absence of Sheriff McLean,sent McGuire to jail, in charge oftwo deputies, on the charge of assault with intent to marder.cover. The operation was effective1* 2 . i (2IIin bettering tho patient’s condi-tion, but4at 2 o’clock this morning Dr. Fonde said that Rees wasin a critical condition and wouldprobably die.WANTED IMMEDIATELY.ci tforspcThlt;RoiIefitUHSTwo experienced Whi te Wai tresses at Star Restaurant, No, Iff, South ,JlfRoyal street.238-fftcure
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Mobile Daily Item
Mobile, Alabama, US
Sun, Sep 03, 1899
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