Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-02-20 | Page 1 | Wealthy Textile Manufacturer Shot by Rival

i i I II I I I I I Wealthy Textile I Manufacturer I 1 Shot by Rival Man Draws Gun Suddenly I and Fires Bullet Into Leroy Springs Spring's Head CHARLOTTE N. N C C. Feb 20 AP Leroy AP-Leroy Leroy Spring millionaire textile manufacturer of or Lancaster S. S C C. C and this city ity was shot inthe Inthe in inthe the head in a drugstore here today by Elred Griffith a cotton m merchant mer r- r chant An old business feud Is I. said Id to have been responsible Springs long prominent In tho the southern business and political circled circles cir cir- cled cles was taken to a hospital where It was said the wound was not believed to be serious Griffith was as placed under arrest and taken laken to the county jail to I await the tIling flung of ot charges Springs s In Is the tho father of ot Elliott White Springs of ot Fort Mill Mm 5 O. O who fought with the American nn and British aviation forces In tho the World war and later gained prominence through his magazine stories on the subject The victims victim's Is democratic national committeewoman for South I Carolina and was placed In n nomination Uon nUon for the vice ice presidency on the I Democratic ticket at Madison Square Garden In 1024 I Ju Just t how the Ue trouble between cen Springs and Griffith started is not notI clearly known The two men were standing in the doorway of ot a drug drugstore drugstore drugstore store engaged In conversation Suddenly Suddenly Sud Sud- denly it was said MId Griffith pulled a n. pistol and md shot S Springs In the tM head The wounded man lIt started r inning nning a acro across ro the tho street street begging I I r rt 1 t tn- tn il tt bd ert- ert ed Into v U U entrance ent 1 of ot another drugstore re on the opposite aide side of or orthe the street and came out on another another another an an- other street Griffith was in the middle of C the tho street his 1 pistol leveled lev Jev at Springs Springs' and a n. witness said mild had l pulled the trigger twice more when a n. crowd of ot men headed by hy George King seized and overt overpowered c eyed ered l him Springs rings was as taken to the CharIn Char Char- In He sanitarium where phy physicians said he was QS suffering from a n. scalp wound which was wu not considered dangerous