The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-19 00:00:00

Street Fight in San Francisco-,

There was a serious shooting affray in our principal
street (Montgomery), which resulted in the death of four
persons. The facts, such as are ascertained, are as folio")
viz. : —lt seems one Bill Davis' a noted gambler, who re-
sides at Yreka, was interested in and drove a horse raced
which came off at Placenvill©
on
" throwed" the race, making 4,500 tdhels 15th inst., an
by it. Hank
Stevens, Ball, Dutch Abe, and Span'sh
Bob, four "sports,"
backed Davis's horse and got broke; swore vengeance,
killing on sight, &cc. Oa the 18th they
yall came to this
city (except Davis), and publicly said weretheye goingt to
shoot Davis on sight, &c. On the 21st Davisca m and at 2 o'clock p.m. was sitting having his boots in town,
polished
in a black's adjoining the Fashion, when Ball and Dutch
Abe came to the door, and, looking in, exclaimed " Hero's
the dirty thief now," and, drawing their revolvers, com-
menced shooting. Davis jumped out of the chair with one
boot polished, and, drawing his revolver, fired, and Ball fell
dead across an iron grating. Davis then jumped out on
the sidewalk, laughingly saying " You've made a mistake,"
and fired at Dutch Abe, the ball taking effect in his right
breast. He fell, when Davis ran and caught the revolvar
from Ball's hands, saying, as he walked towards the door
of the Fashion, " Where's the rest of your murderers ?"
Blood was running down Davis's left hand from the arm,
also down the right cheek. As he was on the point of en-
tering the door he was met by Stevens and Spanish Bob,
when Davis raised the revolver in his right hand and fired
twica. Stevens fell, and Spanish Bob jumped over him on
the sidewalk and fired. Davis staggered, but, recovering,
they f(Davis and Spanish Bob) commenced in good
earnest, each striving 'to fire a deadly shot. Davis Is'as
laughing all the time. They then commenced firing at each
other, about 20 feet apart. After Davis had fired two shots
he throw the revolver at Bob, and, changing the revolver
he took from Ball into his right hand, ho raised it, and it
snapped three times ; the fourth time it went off, and Bob
fell. (Davis had fallen before this, and was lying on his
breast on the banquette.) Davis threw the revolve: into
the street, saying " Hell and furies damn the thing." He
then pulled a deringer, and both (only having one shot each)
began crawling towards each other on their stomacht;. When
about five feet apart they both raised partly up and fired

simultaneLusly, when Bob's head fell, and he remained per-
fectly still. Davis then said, crawling towards Bob, " He's
gone, I cooked him," and then partly turned on his side and
tried to rise. On examination, Ball and Spanish Bob were
dead, Dutch Abe and Stevens mortally wounded, the first
hiving been shot through the right lung, causing internal
hamorrhage, &e. ; the latter was shot through the left breast,
Spanish Bob had four wounds on him—two in the right
breast, one in the right arm, and one between the eyes. Ball
had a ball in his heart. Davis had six wounds—two in the
right leg, oac in the right breast, one in the left shoulder,
one in the left wrist (through), and one in the right cheek,
whore a bullet had struck the cheek bone and glanced off,
cutting out a piece of flesh of the size of a ten-cent piece.
Stevens died on the 24th, at 40 minutes past 10 a.m. ; Dutch
Abe died yesterday morning. Doctors say Davis will cer-
, tainly recover.—San Francisco Paper, June 24.