diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 98364be66..7ce881307 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-09-05 10:30  Matt Rice <ratmice@yahoo.com>
+
+	* Source/NSTableView.m: [NSTableView mouseDown:] removed code which
+	copied and subsequently DESTROYs dataCell.  This was causing a 
+	SIGSEGV.
+	
 2004-09-05 06:23  Matt Rice <ratmice@yahoo.com>
 
 	* Source/GSServicesManager.m: new method -activateIgnoringOtherApps:
diff --git a/Source/NSTableView.m b/Source/NSTableView.m
index 829146bba..e4b3d7e21 100644
--- a/Source/NSTableView.m
+++ b/Source/NSTableView.m
@@ -3460,9 +3460,7 @@ inline float computePeriod(NSPoint mouseLocationWin,
 	  
 	  // Prepare the cell
 	  tb = [_tableColumns objectAtIndex: _clickedColumn];
-	  // NB: need to be released when no longer used
-	  // Not sure if we really need a copy here.
-	  cell = [[tb dataCellForRow: _clickedRow] copy];
+	  cell = [tb dataCellForRow: _clickedRow];
 	  [cell setObjectValue: [self _objectValueForTableColumn: tb
 				      row: _clickedRow]];
 	  cellFrame = [self frameOfCellAtColumn: _clickedColumn 
@@ -3498,8 +3496,6 @@ inline float computePeriod(NSPoint mouseLocationWin,
 	  [cell setHighlighted: NO];
 	  [self setNeedsDisplayInRect: cellFrame];
 	  lastEvent = [NSApp currentEvent];
-
-	  DESTROY(cell);
 	}
 
       while (done != YES)