The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-24
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(Frsm the B<A Frsnciscc Herald July Ii
An exc1hrg ehoosiDg affair took place yssterda,
afternoon, on Mont scmsIy street, between P.anl
Bsteman, growing out Of some structures In cha
Journal On The subje,vt of the prize drsma We nav,
heard many conflicting accounts Of II. eveu IRON
eyewitness and participants, who were doubtles
iabcgtDg unds! sxitsmeDs at thettme. The fo.lox
ing y one veriou:-Mr. 9cn3e, With friend 90
each SIDE, was passing along Montgomery skeet
hear t"e corner Of Clay, wVefo Mr.. Batsmau, Il
conpsDy With some friends, =. standing whea
was warded on b. one Of Mr.. SIS i5eads. Mr Bate
man tbercuI on drew . rsvolvor, ~ 8. doing like
wie ano had II presented as the latter when was
saugo. Dy ~. Wilson q byssandsr, and Ae shst went
two men, Who t,ked him TO tue ground. ureysnslnv
I'm from ahing his pistol; and while uc =. in tn,s
pdsihnn M. g. drs two or three tunes Waethsr
or Isl hs g. vas n aiming q Mr souas seems =. DO
the ground 10 his effort to seizs Mr. BIS pistol.
states tbat the latter Gieo the bsA,ce Of his sos
at BIN. The naMbtr OF shots that were 4 i lsllv
tired y vsiiousiy stated. Il appears that two were
h,eo by rti,iro party. II y miracle that nobody
was hurt By the random ard cuIpsblc shooting that
dc 'akc place. Ofscer BlItz Was Lightly struck "a
the thumb, snd tw0 other pc sons were struck ~
aDotM bst, receisiog Lo ether damags than erfo-
,atssn Of SONS portion Of their cl"thea Mr.. Blte-
Ma1r war aTreshd by Recorder Baker, wh) came no
at the time. and Mr. Soule was also afterwards put
updessarTest. The affair saturaiy csused consid-
eyabie degree OF cxcisement. aud much iudignatisn
was expressed at the attack msde up,n MI. 50uls.
The aborc, Is to ssy, II the versi0a givea
by the hieBos Of kh SvuIe. We learn that NJ,
B.teman gives another verdon, the particulars u
which wvnave not assertaincd Wa OF course await
the judciSf investigation Of tue affair before com
ing 10 any CUnclueion.
After the eUnclu ion Of the affair, q crowd as
sembled on Meptgomerv street and were addressed
ks,s. rl
diays loaccc wi'h goods, endeavoredio to make their
way through che crowd. but We stOpped, ami
laughabie scenc Of pulling and showing took place.
The drivers whh prd the hasses, but he crowd got
about them, pulled down their loads, and Tor scuac
time the greatest confusion prevailed. Everything
appeared, however :, TO BE- d0ne In good 7um1r add
no violence was rcaorted to. We one Fndiv idua
wAesc cart was appropriated By portion OF the
of Witnessing the performance, laying about nim
with might and mair aud as the lashes fell thick
anG teavy about the ears OF the intruders, chree
after cheer was given by the crowd. amt Ia q tcw
minutes the barcy driver remained the uudisputod
ma.teS Of his cart. After indulging for some time
In tlis species OF amusement, the carts were allowed
to pass On, and the crowd quietly dispersed.
More Msracrs.
TRAGEDY AT SrOcKTUN.-JOseph Mansfield, one
Of the pntsishcrs of the San Joaquin Ryubiic0s,
was shot n tee street 90 the morning Of tue 22d Of
JGne,. by John Tabor, edstor Of the St0okt0n
Jswv mall Mr.. MaDafieId met Tabor on the street,
upasued, o few words passed, when Tabor drew 3
pistol and shot, the ball stsiking Mansdrld abvut
mortal. Tabor was immediately arrested. and
LOGGED in the city prison. Great excitement pre-
vailed, and aisposition by the citizens to break
dawn the prison doors Was manifested.
Tbs Sun joaquin Republican, of the 29th inst.
says: "Mr. Mansfield was born in 3 ston, In 1925.
where he resided until the winter of 1885, with she
exception Of Two or three years he spent, while Q
boy, in tnc Of the West India klands. At the age
Of sfY h0 vvun nnn caA q nutk<
worth, printers, OF Boston, whom he served long
and faithfnly After the discovery Of gold In CslF
forDia, he was among the sss sdveatule,s vino Ics
Boston, in December 1s4s, tor the land of,gold aud
arrived At San Frsnrisco early in lsl9. Afer iesy.
ing San Francisco, he came 10 Stockton. where b.
resided until some time in the year 1850, when h,
went 70 the lower country the ncighborhood II Lo
ton In thespring Of 1851, and has remained pcsma-
Dehtly here ever since. Ihe deceased eAves Q
mother, sister, and tWo brothers, who reside In Med
ford, Mas>., to morn hs untinely loss. His funeral
was attsnoed yesterday by tho Masonic fraternity.
the various fire companies, and large oonooarss
Of ctixens."
HoRRID NcRDER OF A WIFE ny HER HUsDAND.--
The Sacramento Union Of the 9th OF June gives
lhe following account Of o horrible murder comm:t
Christina cPohn, from thirty ~ thirty ve years ol
lge, the wife of one Adam Spohn, butcher. lately
business Front street, was found lying
ipcn the bed 10 small frame building on Oak ave-
morning, valfering IN blood. An sxsmas-
lion Of tho body developed horrible cash in
he throat, CONNIE ncing Just above the or
liage, extcIcirg across the neck, severng the large
blood vessels upon tie left SIDE, and Q portion Of
those upon the right. Several mil marks were fouaA
upon tie right side Of the neck near the wound, as
also the inden,ain Of the ear drop on The lefs de.
nail mar b was also found upon the Left arm. A
seven or eight inch butcher ksiic and black patent
leather belt were lying under the body. and Que 0f
lhe eardrops had been broken Oh. The adAir wAa
irst discovered ny little girl VINO called In on
Ar. J. Keefer stating that The deceased vas iying
lpon the he'd with ber nose blce1ing, aud unable 70
peak. servant Was fmme dfateIy sent over, and
IN returning reported Ter dead; Spohn and de
,eased hsd been married about five years, bat Geo
siderable difficulty Lad recently ovcurred betwoea
hem in consequence OF the jealousy Of the former.
An inquest was held upon the body by Coroner
smith, at 4 o'clock, and resulted In vssdict that
he decessed came TO her desth BY wound indiess1
With sharp instrument In the opinion of the jary,
IN the hands Il her husband. The murderer escaped.
md Afterwards committed suicide by drowning.
H0NlognE AT ANGEL IsLAsp.-On the evening u
Wednesday, June 20, t~o men, named First aoa
'osmer shot tho latter ia the heat causing instant
Heath. Inrncdistely after .the occurrence, First
came over to this city and 6urrendered himself ~
The police. Coroner Whaling held an inquest 20
testimony sdduced went TO show that docoased aud
First had mot been good terms Of lxte, s0d yes
terdsy afternoon deceased went down 10 she bsscb.
whera Fist had his boa3 moored, aud cut her
adrift First askcd him what he had done Il Tor,
telling him that be had never done hin any harm,
and as that was the only bsse be had apd BY har 10
made bis living, he requested that he would mot cae
ber aArift again; Paine then commeocod TO thfeW
rotten fish q First, when Fine stSsck him anA .
scuf3e ensued, after which Palma went into tko
house, tock up q shotgun and An an. returned -
Rhsre the boat was lDing and commenoed - break
,sr up, threatening 70 shoot FirsA II hs caAe nsoe
lin. First then ufr - hia And Ard tQm
hots Il II ceased taking e6eoA N ths back sad =
he regisaf Of the harS, caueiDg. sl1oc inseene
ieash. vfro1ct "jukinabe hemlc1de-r Dscensp4
sss native Of 0cunecticut and ANyhys jean =
MrRpy1 IN Cc.,umBrA.-The Columbia CiI2w
asy. A minsr of Yankee Hill, BY nAne q JehA Il
Mshon, for1nexy of Van Ducn county, Arksa.As,
came 70 tvA On tho 17th Of June, and aStee being
4 the fan in1.ro and other places Of amussoenE,
brought n n the Exchange, where ho got Into .
oinicuts Nth ZEN PIN Ja. and sorne othsrs. TIE