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S. L. Clemens.Charles McGinnis Shot by Bill Smithen for Refusing to Treat.The southwest end of the city, know in common parlance, as “Briartown,” furnished its usual weekly sensation last Sunday afternoon 111 the shape of a shooting affray, in which a negro named William Smithen shot Charles McGinnis, white, in the right breast, producing a painful, and what was at first thought, a latal wound. The particulars of the melee, as far as they can be gathered, are about as follows: Itseems that a number of negroes and whites had congregated at Decker Holmes’ Saloon, at the south end of Scioto street, where they were engaged in drinking, gambling, and various other sports not suitable for the Sabbath day. Smithen was in this crowd, and had been drinking considerable, soallompa’taiCO!arcis ■whstilanwrallpieselimmemepo!aniit y thiealt;Forqumuch so that the etfeets of the liquor ba!wlinunMwlbecowere plainly visible. About half past three o’clock, McGinnis came in, whenSmithen asked him (McGinnis) to treathim. The former objected, when Smithen began cursing, and saying I ni that he considered himself good enough I c,e to drink with McGinnis, and treated the hitter’s refusal to “set ’em up,” as a personal insult. One word brought 011 another, until Smithen drew his revolver, but was asked to put it back in- ce to his pocket, which he refused to do, tli saying “he would not be imposed on.” 1 B McGinnis then left the saloon to avoid . in a fight, but Smithen followed him out, | tl shooting him just as he passed through ! the door. McGinnis staggered back, h saying “he has shot me,” when he was J w cared for by some of the bystanders, j rt and taken in a carriage to Dr. A. H. tc Shadier, for treatment. Smithen was j ai soon after arrested and lodged in the i n:City Prison. pThe ball entered McGinnis’ breast, ^ between the collar hone and second rib, j, and lodged just below or near the lat- ^ ter. Repeated probings failed to dis- ;l cover its exact whereabouts, and it has not yet been extracted. The wound e | prostrated McGinnis completely and a |fatal result was at first apprehended,but an examination revealed the factthat 110 vital part had been touched by the bullet, and he is now slowly reeov-r.d2-1es,hd1-Vering.er-I nSmithen had a preliminary hearing before Mayor Todd last Monday evening, who bound him over to answer ato /November Term of Pickaway Common Pleas in the sum of $500, in default of which he was committed to jail.c11U«1c
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Circleville Democrat and Watchman
Circleville, Ohio, US
Fri, Sep 19, 1879
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